Things of what to do, and what not to do!
First undo the two bolts connecting the front pipe to the catalytic converter... as you can see I have a special high flow
cat... Note: this is just a racing pipe used for on the drag strip, I have a fully functionaly
highflow cat that i bolt up every time i come home from the track.
Now undo the nuts that connect the dump pipe with the turbo. The yellow circles
indicate the appropriate nuts... Note: That red residue all over the gearbox
housing is due to my water line for the turbo springing a leak, i fixed this
with two clamps and a high pressure hose
This is a shot from underneath the car and the yellow circles indicate the
appropriate nuts to remove.
Finally gone the dump pipe wont bother us anymore! Just dont start the car like
this at 10pm like i did! hehehe... Note: I also attached the nuts back onto the
turbo studs so they dont get lost...thats just me though
Next step now is to drain the oil, alot of people suggested you didnt need to do
this as well as draining the water, and perhaps you dont. However I did it to
make the job less messy and i regret not draining the water lines as well!!!
Now I am removing the oil return line from turbo to sump. The clamp is circled
in yellow to make it easier to identify. This was easy to remove the clamp
however it was a bit tough to slide off the actual metal barb that comes off the
turbo...
Stupid me forgot to take more photos, but wat eventuated was, u put the new
thermostat into the engine. Attatch the self adhesive gasket to the thermostat
housing. Then you attach the housing so it looks like this.
Okay, this next picture looks a little weird, but this is the water drain line (i
think) in the middle of the turbo between the exhaust and compressor housing. I
have also started to remove some of the nuts that hold the turbo to the manifold
as well as taking out that ("banjo bolt" i think its called) draining the water from the turbo back to the motor...
Just disconnect any intercooler piping you have now as we are almost ready to
take out the turbo......
As you can tell by now i have fucked up! This is what NOT to forget....dont
forget to remove the bastard OIL FEED!!! its best to disconnect the oil feed at
the motor as its very easy to get to. And thats basically how to remove your
turbo and dump/front pipe...
but if its good for u to do it its fine and keep it up
