Twin Turbo removal - pictures

[TonyBlair]

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[TonyBlair]

Oil, oil everywhere... but none in the sump :confused:

[TonyBlair]

Box of tricks.

[FD3UK]

Excellent write up and very clear pictures. I have recently removed my twin turbo pack, I dont have to remember how to put it all back though as I have gone single  

May I sugest that you also remove the LIM and change the gasket while you have the turbo pack out. The early models had a paper gasket, which has a habit of blowing. The gasket is now made of metal.

[jonrx7uk]

Good Work Mr Tony Blair

I dropped my engine at the weekend, and it took about 25 mins to take the turbos and manifold off with the engine out of the car.

I agree with FD3UK about the Lower Intake Manifold, however it is a bi**h of a job even with engine out.  Mine was the old type gasket and had cracked in several places!

Take lots of pics if you do to help me remember when i put mine back together:p

Good Luck
Jon

[TonyBlair]

Originally posted by FD3UK
May I sugest that you also remove the LIM and change the gasket while you have the turbo pack out. The early models had a paper gasket, which has a habit of blowing. The gasket is now made of metal.

Thanks for the good advice guys. Sorry about this... but can you tell me what the "LIM" is? Also, which gaskets are the paper ones, all the gaskets I took off were metal.

My terminology of car parts is poor. That\'s why I didn\'t put too much of a write-up on each of the pictures. I would have ended up loads of notes saying "Put the black thingy back on the square twirly thing before you remove the thingyamig".  :rollin

[BenC]

I think you should do a write up like that, i\'d understand it perfectly:rollin

[FD3UK]

LIM = lower inlet manifold, its just above turbo pack and is the link between rotor housings and plenum chamber. This can only be removed with turbo pack off. If the turbos have never been off car from new,  it will also not have been removed and will still have the paper gasket. New metal gasket is about £25.


Cheers

Kev

[TonyBlair]

Thanks mate... I think I know where you mean. I\'ve attached a picture with some arrows pointing to where they are??

[andyrose]

v.good
I had to replace my gaskets (between the turbo and manifold)
bitch of a job (had been quoted £1000 foir labour alone) did it myself over a weekend.

Now up and running but i\'ve got to do it again as my engine to turbo manifold gasket has gone!

Oh the fun and games

PS I managed to get my pack off with out touching the actuators, i only disconnected the vac lines. It was a bit tight tho!

AndyR

[TonyBlair]

Hi guys,

Thanks for the positive replies  

Got a question for ya... any pointers or tips for putting the turbo\'s back? Someone told me to turn the rotors over once everythings back in, but to leave an EGI fuse out, thus allowing oil to circulate back into the turbo\'s before the engine starts up - any truth in this?

Cheers
Jon

[asp]

u all ways do that on turbo cars,its a good idea to get oil though 2 every where b4 it fired up..proper set of pics u have here,

[Tintin]

Noticed from the earlier pics you\'ve got the same wheels as I used to have , don\'t need any spare ones do you ? unfortunatley ones buckled and no where will fix it , hence I bought new rims

[TonyBlair]

Hi mate, thanks for the offer. All my wheels are in good condition, so I don\'t need any spares. If I had the spare cash I\'d take you up on the offer just so I had a spare, but I\'m far too poor at the moment.

Cheers anyway.

Thanks,
Jon

[mattmaclennan]

Use new oil gaskets all round. Defo change the intake gasket! If you didn\'t mention it before, it\'s always a good idea to mark the steering joints before disconecting them. If you have an engine crane handy, you can get a lot better access by raising the engine a few inches.

My 2p

Top man for the pics!