i need to do some work on the passenger side turbo, i have heard that you can do this by lowering the engine...

 

i have..

 

removed the front suspension, dropped the subframe, undone the gear box mountings and the nut inside the centre console near the gearstick as well as taking off the intercooler pipes..

 

 

i have looked around and cant see any reason for it not to drop down, but it goes down about 5 inches and gets stuck!!

 

please help me?

Apparently the passenger side turbo can be accessed by removing the battery and tray.I don't think the engine will drop down in the compartment much as the plenum and associated components are wider than the chassis legs. I think you may have to take it out through the top.

Yes you can get the left hand turbo off with the engine in and by just removing the battery. Some people lift the engine out as this can be done quickly with practice. I am doing my left hand turbo at the moment and i am doing it with the engine left in as i dont have access to a crane. As soon as you remove the battery you have acess to the top and by remving the downpipe you can get to the turbo from the bottom.

 

To remove you have

 

oil return pipe underneath 2 bolts

oil feed remove where the oil pressure sender is

2 coolant pipes just remove at the rubber hose joins

o2 sensor electrical connector will be in behind the plenum somewhere

exhaust downpipe 2 bolts and 2 nuts you can get 2 from top and 2 from bottom

2 intake pipes i removed the lower one by undoing the clip and took the turbo off with it still attached and the upper metal hard pipe there is 3 bolts that mount it on the side of the compressor that i removed and this can be withdrawn fully once the front intake pipes are off plus the small bolt that holds this metal pipe to the side of the engine.

Finally 4 nuts that mounts the turbo to the manifold that you can get with some fiddling around from the top.

 

All in its a fiddly job but can be done quite easily for those that dont have access to a crane . I dont think ive forgotten anything

 

Marty

maybe i should just take the engine out.... means i can do the other turbo too..

 

its winter now so may as well take it off the road and get it right