hi
ive just taken a turbo off an engine whilst it was out of the car.

now the question is, is it as easy to change it on my car whilst the engine is in situe ???

it came of relatively easy, but like i say the engine was out

any help greatly apreciated.

my turbo which is on now seems to make an very fuked up whirring noise when spinning up
so ill change the turbo and stick it on the rolling road if the problem is still there

thxs guys n gals

 

Dave,

I changed mine in about 2 1/2 hours recently and that took longer because I was fitting a different size (VF23) and had to fiddle for ages with the oil feed before I got the thread started squarely. The down pipe has to come off and that can be a bit of a sod but apart from that it's pretty straightforward. Have a big bolt handy to plug the coolant pipes when you disconnect them (you'll get the size from your new turbo) and use new gaskets and copper washer on the oil feed union. Remember to top up the coolant when you've finished and don't worry too much about fumes and smell after you start up again (all else being well) because spilled antifreeze takes ages to burn off - I stopped in the middle of the road in panic when I saw 'smoke' coming out of the scoop

 

Raymond, just read your reply. Made me chuckle about the smoke pouring out from the bonnet. I too **** my pants when this happened but I was calmed by my trusty mechanic (awsome lawson!) that was in toe...
Must look like your cars on fire to the innocent bystander

Norm.

 

Yeah ditto that, And that Thread what a nightmare. My sick sadistic friend stood an watched for 4 hours

 

What one did you remove ? I'm looking for a good second hand TD05 i.e the one with the right angle intake

 

im not sure which one it is
ill let ya know once its taken off