You should probably do a search on this one. This has been discussed a zillion bazillion kazillion million times.
PS - Pull the head.
PS - Pull the head.
Yeah, I guess I should have added that I had to bust out about every wrench in my inventory to get the job done. racheting wrenches are a must in my opinion. I just pulled off the turbo, and not the whole manifold. I found that my long pattern wrenches gave me the added torque I needed to get the bolts loose without killing myself. for the upper bolt on the drivers side, I found that it was much eiser to use about a 6" extension and a standard 12pt. 15mm 3/8 drive socket to remove it, as it is about impossible to get a wrench in there. Heat from my map gas torch was a great help in getting the stuck nuts on my omni loose.ourturbovan said:Thanks, cordes. Any list of tools to use to make life easier? Did you pull the exhaust manifold at the same time?
cordes said:Once you get them loose
Also doing a turbo swap from Mitsu to Garrett on my Daytona. Attempted to do it without taking off the head....then I started swearing......Not enough room to get in a long enough wrench to loosen any of em...and have no torch to help me.....Time to pull the head....cordes said:Once you get them loose the space is not that bad
pulling the head makes that easier than usual?Alberta_Daytona said:Atleast It makes a nice opportunity to install a 180 degree thermostat.
If the torch does not get them loose, then you have bigger problems than a turbo swap.lebaronguy2001 said::rolleyes2
famous last words....