arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 17y 2m 15d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 07/03/18 01:03 PM Share Posted 07/03/18 01:03 PM (edited) On 3/3/2018 at 3:30 PM, joffa1 said: I did bottom out the car car a little while ago on an unknown road but not sure if that’s got anything to do with it as no visible damage under there. It could be the joint between the front pipe and the dump Edited 07/03/18 01:06 PM by arronm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joffa1 Member 143 Member For: 7y 5m 29d Posted 08/03/18 06:04 AM Author Share Posted 08/03/18 06:04 AM Ok I might get another chance to investigate on the weekend so will check that too. Went past my exhaust guy this arvo and he had a quick listen with his stethoscope and confirmed around the turbo/dump area, but I already knew that! Said he will have to do some dismantling to find it and car was too hot to work on so will have to drop it off one night next week so he can look at it the next day. It continues... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Trust me bro... Gold Donating Members 16,045 Member For: 9y 11m 12d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 08/03/18 06:07 AM Share Posted 08/03/18 06:07 AM May as well chuck a gen 2 gtx on there if you've got the turbo off ay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joffa1 Member 143 Member For: 7y 5m 29d Posted 08/03/18 06:49 AM Author Share Posted 08/03/18 06:49 AM I wish... bike build taking up all the funds at the moment. When she is running spot on its plenty quick in stock form... for now anyway! if I were to have another look at this leak on the weekend and wanted to take the turbo off to free up some space is there much to it? Simply a matter of unbolting everything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joffa1 Member 143 Member For: 7y 5m 29d Posted 08/03/18 07:45 AM Author Share Posted 08/03/18 07:45 AM Did a bit of a search... turbo removal doesn’t sound too difficult. Although I’ve literally just done an oil and filter change so not keen on changing the oil again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Trust me bro... Gold Donating Members 16,045 Member For: 9y 11m 12d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 08/03/18 08:03 AM Share Posted 08/03/18 08:03 AM It's not that hard but I guess it depends on how handy you are. You wouldn't need to change your oil after a turbo swap. You would need to top up the coolant though. 1 hour ago, joffa1 said: if I were to have another look at this leak on the weekend and wanted to take the turbo off to free up some space is there much to it? Simply a matter of unbolting everything? I've gotta cook dinner now but the info is on the forum here and there. If you undo it all (turbo, dump etc) and put it back together properly you will more than likely fix the leak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,128 Member For: 16y 9m 1d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 08/03/18 08:27 AM Share Posted 08/03/18 08:27 AM You won't spill much oil at all in removing the turbo if it's cold. The only part that drips oil is the turbo feed. Plug that up with a rag and you'll be fine. Coolant can be a pain, though... Drain it first to avoid issues. Everything else just takes a bit of care. Realistically you shouldn't need to remove it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 17y 2m 15d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 08/03/18 08:28 AM Share Posted 08/03/18 08:28 AM Dont remove turbo. Spray around possible leak regions to identify . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Andrew Gold Donating Members 2,036 Member For: 9y 8m 19d Gender: Male Location: Canberra ACT Posted 08/03/18 09:47 AM Share Posted 08/03/18 09:47 AM Nah engine out I reckon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Trust me bro... Gold Donating Members 16,045 Member For: 9y 11m 12d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 08/03/18 09:50 AM Share Posted 08/03/18 09:50 AM Haha but seriously you shouldn't need to take the turbo off as a first step to finding the leak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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