bluprinturbo Donating Members 605 Member For: 16y 7m 29d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 03/01/12 10:37 AM Share Posted 03/01/12 10:37 AM (edited) The car is completely stock, only thing done to it is tinted windows.If it is a turbo/manifold leak, what do you mean by probably need doing anyway? Gasket? Or the bolts need tightening?Is there a way to check if it's the clutch? And is there a gearbox level indicator?Cheers.the turbo/manifold bolts come loose all the time, tighten them up. common problem stock or not. definately worth the check. Edited 03/01/12 10:38 AM by bluprinturbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrBlitz Member 19 Member For: 15y 10m 23d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 03/01/12 10:40 AM Author Share Posted 03/01/12 10:40 AM Problem Solved turns out a bolt was missing on the turbo shroud, I think, ill take a picture and post it up tomorrow, so I just replaced it with an 8mm x 20mm gal bolt with a flat and spring washer, did it up reasonably tight (not too tight) and started her up and bingo, no noise.I believe there was exhaust gases escaping out of were the bolt holds the housing together creating a small backfire..maybe lol.Anyways im smiling again and can sleep easy tonight.Thanks for all the input to guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrBlitz Member 19 Member For: 15y 10m 23d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 03/01/12 10:41 AM Author Share Posted 03/01/12 10:41 AM the turbo/manifold bolts come loose all the time, tighten them up. common problem stock or not. definately worth the check.lol, you must of been writing the same time as I was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluprinturbo Donating Members 605 Member For: 16y 7m 29d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 03/01/12 11:50 PM Share Posted 03/01/12 11:50 PM sweet, fixed her up. keep on top of them mate. check them every service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrBlitz Member 19 Member For: 15y 10m 23d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 06/01/12 10:38 PM Author Share Posted 06/01/12 10:38 PM I thought I would post up a couple of pictures to show you what bolt was missingIt's now been replaced with a high tennsile bolt, only 50c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1600dave Donating Members 872 Member For: 13y 11m 30d Posted 06/01/12 11:19 PM Share Posted 06/01/12 11:19 PM You'll probably find theres cracks in the housing that's why it came loose. Common problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riptide Member 733 Member For: 13y 11m 22d Gender: Male Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posted 06/01/12 11:41 PM Share Posted 06/01/12 11:41 PM I have cracks in my housing and so do people I know. Is it a big deal? We just assumed it's normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrBlitz Member 19 Member For: 15y 10m 23d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 06/01/12 11:51 PM Author Share Posted 06/01/12 11:51 PM I have cracks in my housing and so do people I know. Is it a big deal? We just assumed it's normal.^^ some thing I would like to know about as well, were abouts exactly would the cracks be? I might take the heat shields off and have a look around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riptide Member 733 Member For: 13y 11m 22d Gender: Male Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posted 07/01/12 12:02 AM Share Posted 07/01/12 12:02 AM (edited) I can't remember exactly but I remember not thinning the metal too much in that area when doing the porting. eg: more visible with the turbo removed. Edited 07/01/12 12:03 AM by riptide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1600dave Donating Members 872 Member For: 13y 11m 30d Posted 07/01/12 04:21 AM Share Posted 07/01/12 04:21 AM Yeah most wil be cracked and people wouldn't even know it. What it affects down the track, I wouldn't know.They crack more around the gate port after being ported I believe, have seen some with cracks around the 6 bolt holes that hold the housing on, would cause the bolts to come loose.Can really only see the cracks with the turbo off. Give it a good clean with throttle body cleaner and the cracks become more visible.FG are less prone to cracks, apparently, I got a 2nd hand FG ported housing from ebay for $350, no cracks.Got a price from procharge turbos for $550 for a Garrett housing including porting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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