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Hi

As promised here's an update on my blown turbo. It finally started to blow oil as I neared home after being out of town. Fortunately I got back in one piece.

Thje oil feed line had failed near a join but I'm not sure if this is the root cause of the turbo problem or not. The turbo was well stuffeed and is now being re-built.

Will update when I get it back. I'm considering a freeflow exhaust and wonder if this is recommended by people here. I'd kinda like a more throaty growl and improved performance that this may yield.

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despite the mechanic's belief that the turbo could be removed, engine in situ, a stubborn bolt on the turbo heat shield proved this theory's undoing

Whoa.... damn that's a lot of work because of one bolt... damn. Checkout the size of the cat (assuming that's what it is?)!! Didn't know you could drop the whole front suspension and engine in one go like that, that's cool.

hahahaha surely he could have cut the bolt with heat, a drill or a grinder.

LOL lmao

with the turbo, definately get it highflowed !!!!

you'll be after a 3" exhaust from the turbo back, free flowing.

but remember once done your boost will raise a little, check the afr's on a dyno.

install a bleed valve, a panel hiflo air filter, and get that little 'tune' done

a safc might be very well worth while as well.

good luck with it all champ, end of the day it all comes down to budget.

but fact is you can do a hell of a lot of mods on a cheap $$

holy snapping duckshit batman!!! :D

that is a huge job! Good luck with it man, I hope you get it all back together with the results you are looking for.

Is it just me, or is that the longest gearbox assembly EVER??

Ouch, that looks to be a hell of a lot of work, even if you do say it's just six bolts to get the engine dropped.

That exhaust looks really restrictive, and is that a muffler in the middle or a ridiculously large cat-converter?

Hope all goes well...

holy snapping duckshit batman!!! :yes:

that is a huge job! Good luck with it man, I hope you get it all back together with the results you are looking for.

Is it just me, or is that the longest gearbox assembly EVER??

I'm pretty sure most of our cars would have a gearbox assembly around that long, Dale - the transfer case adds what looks like a huge length to the box.

yeah its dead easy to drop the whole subframe on all skyline chasis, but I'm pretty sure its 12 bolts not 6 :) and of course you need a hoist - we did it once without (used the engine hoist to lift the whole car off the motor) but it was a real pain.

and yes the motor/gearbox/xfer case look about the same size as the 32-34 as well

yeah its dead easy to drop the whole subframe on all skyline chasis, but I'm pretty sure its 12 bolts not 6 :P and of course you need a hoist - we did it once without (used the engine hoist to lift the whole car off the motor) but it was a real pain.

and yes the motor/gearbox/xfer case look about the same size as the 32-34 as well

usually the easiest option for awd cars... will be fun when mine needs the timing belt done :)

i was hoping there was more than 6 bolts too, seeing as the top hats and upper control arms had 6 between them :P

Yeah I was also going to call bullshit on only 6 bolts as the first thing I counted was the strut tops there are 6 there alone. I know its not difficult to drop the whole front subframe but still nuts to that to just get a turbo off. I mean its one bolt on a heat shield...and people winge about Z32 300ZX's being tight.

Yeah I was also going to call bullshit on only 6 bolts as the first thing I counted was the strut tops there are 6 there alone. I know its not difficult to drop the whole front subframe but still nuts to that to just get a turbo off. I mean its one bolt on a heat shield...and people winge about Z32 300ZX's being tight.

6 bolts on the engine and 4 on the trans and it's out

  • 2 weeks later...

so today I get the call to advise that the turbo has been reinstalled and tested and they discover that something or other is not right and it has to come out again and be sent back to the dozy pricks who overhauled the unit

the car has been inoperative since two week before I posted this thread

I'm getting really pissed off with so-called professionals

so today I get the call to advise that the turbo has been reinstalled and tested and they discover that something or other is not right and it has to come out again and be sent back to the dozy pricks who overhauled the unit

the car has been inoperative since two week before I posted this thread

I'm getting really pissed off with so-called professionals

Whoa, damn - not good news! :P Hope it doesn't take them as long *this* time around!

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