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Old 12-02-02, 12:13 AM
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need help with getting stock turbos off

Hey if any one knows how to get them off and can help me atht would be great i looked at old post and couldn't find anything. i just got a new turbo for my car and need to get the old ones off so any help would be great
Old 12-02-02, 12:19 AM
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Old 12-02-02, 12:21 AM
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The Mazda Workshop manual has all the details. Bascially, you just remove stuff until you can get it out. You need to remove the intake hoses and the y-pipe first, and then unbolt the turbo unit from the manifold and finally remove the manifold.

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I have a question.....can you remove the turbos with the engine still in the engine bay?
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You can definitely remove the turbos with the engine still in the bay...I did this when I went non-seq years ago. Well, actually Jim and Justin did most of the work while I watched.

There are some pics of this event on my site at:
http://www.micromanx.com/goble/rx7/p...eq/nonseq.html

You will need to remove your downpipe and the air intake piping to each turbo. I don't think you need to remove the UIM (but we did since we were also removing the rats nest).

I hope this is somewhat helpful for you. Good luck.
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cool, thanks for the info. I just need to check the turbos to see if they are still ok and everything is connected right.
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You pretty much just need to remove the skid plate, down-pipe, y-pipe, and all the intake hoses. The oil and coolant lines are all a pain to get to. After everything is disconnected and un-bolted the turbos are a really tight fit to get out so finding somebody else to pry the motor toward the drivers side can help alot. Have fun putting it back together, those oil lines are really something to get bolted back on.
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why are you removing them? Are they bad? If so how do you know they are bad???

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hey guys thanks for the help can't wait till i get them off and get my new on this winter.
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spOautos who are you asking whos are bad mine orrx7spiritr
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I need to check mine to see if they are bad. Cause I'm having serious driving/boosting/power issues. Something came loose or something happened to where something screwed up casue it was driving fine the other day and then all of a sudden it just doesn't start, or drive very well, can barely go up the hill in 2nd gear and it only revs to 4-4500RPMS with no boost. maybe some or a little but not a whole lot.
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oh yeah i had a hose come off on mine just sent the 2nd turbos boost righ out side i never when over 7psi. hope its nothing wrong with anything eles on yours
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Hey Bickmack000,

Just remember to use some type of lubricant such as WD-40, rustbusters, etc. on the nuts and bolts on the downpipe and turbos a night prior to uninstalling them. You can easily strip the studs from the turbos and exhaust manifold. It is a very tight squeeze to try to get the turbo off while still on the engine but it is possible.
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thanks for the advise singel 7. that would ahve sucked if i striped them
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heh or if you had broken a stud.
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Originally posted by RX7SpiritR
I need to check mine to see if they are bad. Cause I'm having serious driving/boosting/power issues. Something came loose or something happened to where something screwed up casue it was driving fine the other day and then all of a sudden it just doesn't start, or drive very well, can barely go up the hill in 2nd gear and it only revs to 4-4500RPMS with no boost. maybe some or a little but not a whole lot.
I would check vacume lines before removing the turbos.
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Originally posted by bigmack000
spOautos who are you asking whos are bad mine orrx7spiritr


I was asking you. Just wanting to make sure what ever symptoms you have couldnt be coming from somthing else.

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stephen no i just need to take them off cause i got a new to4e t60 1.00a/r turbo hoseing and .75 a/r compressor side i am doin most of the work myself so i just needed to knwo how to get them off
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there are a few bolts that need to be removed. this pic helped me

https://www.rx7club.com/forum/attach...postid=1267315
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After everything is disconnected and un-bolted the turbos are a really tight fit to get out so finding somebody else to pry the motor toward the drivers side can help alot.
Pry the motor? Are you kidding me? They're not THAT tight. I was able to pull mine out with no problem once everything was removed.

RX7SpiritR: Calm down. Your problem is not bad turbos. Your car would be running much better than it is if it were the turbos.
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They is very little room to work around in there. You have to slide them out very carefully. They are heavier than they look when you first pull them off so be careful The pic is there and I have a page, if you all email me I will send it to you, that shows just about everything that needs to be done in order to pull them off. I could name it all off now but I am too lazy
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