What all is going to get in my way if I pull my turbo out from underneath? I am getting my exhaust clip changed .. I am trying to think of the easiest way to take apart as little as possible.

thx

 

I had that turbo and I could not.

 

ahh ****, don't tell me that! what was in the way? did you pull the motor mounts and jack the engine up a bit?

 

Fug it, I'm giving it a go ... Just fired up the coffee pot, I'm gonna feel like hell at work tommorow, but a addict has gotta do what an addict has gotta do. I will be in the garage if anyone is looking for me 209-401-2101 wish me luck

 

I dropped a stock turbo out of the bottom. I had to. Full emissions and ABS.

James

 

Thats my problem .. pretty much full emissions (minus the cat) I was just under the car for the last hr or so, damn gonna be a bitch. Those heat shields, I should have never put them back on, I cant even get to the bolts until i get them off.. and they are not cooperating either

 

Couple questions .. How necisary are the turbo head sheilds? If I cut these fuggers out is that gonna be a big deal later? Damn turbo is so close to the rubber motor mounts though it seems.

also, is the oil feed line above gravity level of the oil? or do i need to drain the oil?


thx.

 

I have run without my heatshields for a year. I wrapped any wires I had in the area. Yeah, the heatshields are there for a reason but it's not an absolute must. I'd try and stick back on the shield between the intake and the turbo though.

You might get a couple of drops of oil, but no need to drain it you'll be fine.

 

When i took my stock turbo out of my TII i went through the top. It seemed to me that there was a hell of a lot more room going up from the top then going down. I had to drain my coolant and take off that large lower radiator house to do it but it made it a lot esier.
I also do not have an air pump which helps. I would think judging from what room there is that you should go from the top but you must seperate the turbo from its manifold first.
Just my experience.

 

I agree there is more room going out the top, but I do have the smog pump installed, all my IC piping, my BOV, my TID, etc .. etc .. there is just some much more **** I will have to remove going out the top. I am trying to do this as easily as possible. As far as I can tell I 'might' have to take off the pasenger side motor mount to get it out the bottom, otherwise it looks like it should fit fine. To me it's alot easier to pull that then it is to pull all the other crap on top.

I got the DP off, the oil lines, and the lower heat shield so far .. I should know tonight, or tommorow if it's gonna make it through or not.


-Robert

 

I would recommend going through the top. You'll have to remove your acv etc as well as heat shields, possibly the air pump but it's not that difficult to do all that. I have gotten to the point where I can remove the turbo in about 30 minutes (if that), however I'm running with no emissions and everything is blocked off. Good luck.

-David Guy

 

When we swapped my turbo motor into the GTUs, we left the turbo heatshields on, but did away with the downpipe heatshields. I don't have ABS, but even with ABS, it's a helluva lot easier to remove the downpipe this way. And there are no ill affect eithers. You can at least get rid of that heat shield for sure.

Steve

 

I would say leave the heatsheilds. And next time use anti sieze on those nuts!

James

 

Well, I fell off the wagon tonight instead of working on the car. But Saturday it should be a done deal either way ... now I just gotta hope I make it up for work in another 4 Hrs.

-Robert

 

drinking rocks!

 

Yes, yes it does my friend, but it makes for **** poor turbo pulling productivity

 

Well, I decided it's easier to get head from a Nun then it is to pull it ou tthe bottom. I went to plan B .. it's out, but it came out the top.

 

Without the cat, the air pump and ACV are pretty much dead weight. Why don't you just take them off and leave them off?

 

California emissions just easier to bolt my cat up for the smog test, and have everythign else still in place.