adamr2

My Turbo Coolant Line ( the steel line that runs on top of the turbos) Is leaking.
How hard and what is the process to change this line out.

Thanks

jspecracer7

It's not too hard...just be creative!

jspecracer7

wait...are you talking about the oil line or the coolant line?...either way, they're both easy.

adamr2

It is the coolant line.
The shop that it is at, is complaining that its gonna be 7 or 8 hrs to change it out.
Removing the turbos .....
I agree it does look impossible to get to.

Scrub

iTrader: (25)

Ummmm, i think there trying to rape you in the anus on that one.

Redrotor

I changed mine(both) less then an hour.

Fd3BOOST

iTrader: (7)

Yea they are a little tricky to reach but not anything that you couldn't do yourself for free.

RonKMiller

Remove the stock intake (if so equipped), remove the smog pump, you now have access to the 2 coolant lines.
They commonly need to be replaced and are the source of MANY undetected small coolant leaks.

Buy a pair of curved, long, needle nose hose pliers (I got mine at Pep Boys for $11.00.) They have a bulge in the tip to make it easy to grab hoses around their circumference.

Take out both of the old hoses, notice how they have turned into stone. Replace both with OEM, you have no other choice because of the special curves involved. Big deal, they are about $8 a piece. Drive happy.

Even a novice mechanic with the above advice can do this in two hours, max. It's really easy, all though you may have to struggle a little bit to get the hose clamps on/off properly. Get good lighting in there so you can see it all. A set of regular, long, curved tip needle nose pliers is helpful in setting the clamps. With the right tools, anything is easy.

Tell the shop because you have friends that don't want you to take it up the

They are *********. IMHO.

adamr2

Is it gonna be this easy to change the Hard steel lines?

DamonB

I think everyone is missing the boat here. Typically when we say "turbo coolant line" we think of the two little rubber hoses under the air pump. If it in fact is one of the coolant hardlines on the turbos themselves that are leaking, that will require a lot of work to get to them. I haven't looked to see if it's possible with the turbos on the car or not.

The little rubber hoses only bring coolant to the hardlines on the turbos, not the turbos themselves. A problem with a leaking hardline would be a tough job.

RonKMiller

No, but are you sure that's what is leaking? It would be pretty unusual. VERY unusual.

adamr2

Thanks DamonB I was beginning to think I was crazy.
The steel line is spraying under a pressure test.

Now that we have the problem Identified.... What is a reasonable amount of time for a shop to change this out?

DamonB

If the turbos are required to come off (which I am not sure, I have to look closer) the labor could easily be 8 hours. Replacement of the line itself is simple, it's just the access you need to create in order to do so.