windom

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How the hell do you remove the rear most line on the turbos? I got the bottom nut off, but the top one is wedged between the turbo and transmission. A socket or wrench is impossible to fit on it. I searched but couldn't find anything.

Thanks.

dgeesaman

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I've only been able to remove them with the turbos off the car. To get the turbos off I detach the coolant lines at the hoses, and the oil lines at the fittings.

windom

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Thank you for your reply. Doesn't the rearward oil return line bolt from the block to the turbo itself though?

dgeesaman

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That's true. Both the front and rear oil drain lines are held with a pair of 10mm hex head bolts. It's the top side that has the tubing fitting.

Dave

windom

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My question is then - how does an individual go about removing those 10mm nuts? A socket cannot possibly fit in there, neither can an open ended wrench. Maybe I am just an idiot but I find myself mechanically inclined. I am really stuck at this point. Maybe it's the heat and I'm not thinking clearly.

At the rear of the turbos, a hard oil return line bolts from the block to the cartridge. I am going by memory so I may be wrong. This in turn holds the turbo assembly down to the block.

dgeesaman

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I had little troube getting to those bolts using a flex-head 10mm socket on a 3" long 1/4" drive extension on a 1/4" socket wrench. That little jig can get to a lot of annoying spots in a hurry.

Dave

windom

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I suppose I just don't have the tools then. I suppose a smaller 1/4" wrench would be able to fit in there. Thanks for the input.

dgeesaman

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The next time you stop by sears, buy these:
3" long 1/4" drive extension
10mm flex-head socket
12mm flex-head socket

I use these constantly, and they're so versatile I don't have to constantly switch between tools.

Dave

Razerx

having done this for the first time two weeks ago.

i found that i could only remove one set of the 10mm bolts on the oil return lines, both of them where they mounted to the block, i left them connected to the turbos when i removed them.

putting the gaskets on will be a nightmare i am guessing.

Tom93R1

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I am not 100% on this but I think I remove the bolts holding the drain tube to the turbo instead of the one you are going for. It has been awhile so I could be mistaken on that.

rotoober

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You do have the downpipe off don't you? These were a pita, but I replaced both gaskets last Christmas.
I found that the front one was way way worse than the back...