Help My Turbo Is Not Well

[shanoplata]

I like the look of the valve on ARRONM's car but If I ever had an ignorant police officer check under my bonnet I would be willing to bet 70% of the police around here would say it must be a big aftermarket B.O.V and defect me. I don't even know if my Plazmaman pipework is legal.

[arronm]

Probably, and trying to explain the difference between the two intended functions of the valves would be a waste of time. Better luck talking to the brick wall

But that's OK when I pop my bonnet the cops are so impressed with my blue RACING rad hose they dont even notice anything else, and say how cool that is and let me on my way.

[ms700]

look

it is a impressive top hose.

credit where credit is due.

[shanoplata]

I spent the last few hours removing my turbo, I have it out now but can't seperate the exhaust housing to send it off. I have looked everywhere from this site to google and can't find any info on seperating the turbo. Does anyone on here have experience rebuilding the gt35??? any info would be gold right now.

[arronm]

Sometime they are really stuck together. You do mean separating the compressor housing from the turbine housing right. You left the exhaust manifold on the car Yeh.

Which state are you in

[shanoplata]

I'm in Port Lincoln SA. Yeah I left the manifold on the motor. I have undone the 6 bolts that hold the exhaust side housing brackets and the housing is stuck solid.I really don't want to hit it hard with a hammer in fear of damaging something internally. If you think this is too dificult I might just send the whole turbo off I think they only charge an extra $30 to seperate it I just wanted to avoid all the extra weight in freight. Do you have to fit the turbo/exhaust manifold studs after the turbo is back on because the bracket that comes up from the mount and is bolted to the bottom 2 turbo/exhaust manifold looks like it has to stay on. Thanks for the help I really appreciate this I was a light engine mechanic 10 years ago and have just started playing around with the hobby again but have no experience what so ever with turbo's and honesly the thought of doing something wrong, leaning out and destroying the engine scares the s#$t out of me.

[Wenier]

If destroying the engine scares you why did you ever load a generic tune into, as you said in the OP it is russian roulette.

[shanoplata]

I loaded that tune so the car would run with the new injectors and I could drive the car up the car trailer im using to take it to the tuner 3 hours away, I couldn't resist taking it down the road and back though after spending abit of time and money on it

[arronm]

read this.

http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/43547-removal-of-turbo-in-preperation-of-porting-and-valve-mod-part-ii/

Studs may have 2 different thread pitch.

Fit the new studs then slide the turbo on. I think the nuts have to be put on as the turbo fits on as I think if it bottoms the nuts wont go on.

There is no gasket on the turbo to manifold.

Just send the whole turbo to Nizpro and get them to fit an actuator at the same time. How many Ks has the turbo done. Have you removed the STD inline turbo filter

Fit it back together and get the AFRs checked and maybe get a new tune.

Edited 11/08/13 09:30 AM by arronm

[shanoplata]

I have a new oil feed line with an Earls filter coming in the post, Turbo and car have done 90,000kms.I have a 12psi turbosmart actuator already that I will fit when I get the turbo back. Once the turbos back on will trailer it to get a dyno tune. The Nizpro kit manifold stud set comes with a s/steel gasket for turbo/exhaust manifold so I might put that on when I refit it in the hopes that I get a better seal.The car has exhaust, big intercooler, x3 flash tuner, Plazmaman intake pipework to pod filter, big cat and will have ported turbo with 12psi actuator. I'm holding off on valve springs untill I can get some funds going so will be happy with 260-270kw at the wheels for awhile.