I removed them because I upgraded my turbos to full non - seq and suspected an exhaust leak in my LIM gasket which there wasnt.
I'm just wonderng if theres anything I should do while i've got them off like maybe clean the exhaust ports up? clean all the surfaces? if so , what should I clean them with?

also - how important is it to get the tightening torque of the bolts adzactly right on the LIM and the Turbos and exhaust manifold? I dont have a torque wrench so I'm a bit worried I'm gonna guesstimate the tightening ( very tight but not overtight) only to have to remove a whole heap of crap cos I didnt do one bolt or nut up tight enough

 

port your wastegate.

 

I already did that, I was meaning the surfaces on the side of the engine where the LIM and exhaust manifold meet the block.

 

You converted your turbos to non-sequential, not upgraded. Non-sequential is not an upgrade.

 

Dance the funky chicken cause that's a bitch of a job to remove all that stuff.


You really need to beg, borrow or steal a torque wrench. It's not how tight you get the nuts, it's how uniform the torque is. By feel alone you will over torque them .

I guaranty you will pull a stud from the motor (or strip one of them). The torque is critical.

You think you have an exhaust/intake leak now? Wait till you hand tighten that nut & the stud pulls free (with all the threads full of metal)....................

 

get everything ceramic coated including the LIM...Help lower the temps in your engine bay

 

sweet. My inlaw is gonna lend me his torque wrench for a week so thats all good.