Hi

 

Can anyone tell me how to access the passenger turbo coolant hose. I don't really fancy doing a bypass, sounds more complicated. The only problem I've got is that there is a tare in the rubber hose right next to the jubilee clip and is leaking water pretty fast.

 

If anyone can, could I get step by step instructions on how to do this. The easiest way the better and of course what tools I would need.

 

I've been 2 weeks without my Z now and I'm getting some serious withdrawl symtoms. :hyper: Can't wait to get back behind the wheel again!

 

Thanks

You can get access of you remove the battery + box and the metal air pipe to the turbo ( 2 jubilee clips and a 10mm bolt ) but if your gonna do that you might as well do the bypass while your there , the drivers side is a bit of a squeeze cos of the brake cylinder but we managed after losing a bit of skin .

The two main water pipes at the back of the engine that feed the heater matrix has some small pipes coming off them , these connect to 6mm rubber pipes that in turn connect to metal pipes that go around under the plenum and the to the turbo,s

If you remove the little 6mm rubber pipes and connect these feeds and return straight to the turbo,s that the bypass done , really does sound harder than it is , the worst part is trying to remove the sprung clips on the pipes :cry:

You can see the rubber pipes at the bottom of this piccy ( ignore the arrow) that circulate water around the plenum to the throttle bodies and back to the tubs.

And this is the bypass done using 6mm silicone , you can see the 2 pipes ( feed and return )for the N/S turbo , the O/S you can see the feed but the return is the metal pipe running above the turbo , this just has a small length of pipe connecting it to the turbo ( not replaced with silicone yet in this piccy ).

Deffo a job worth doing , if you replace just the turbo pipes you can guarantee others will start bursting around the plenum .HTH :D

Thanks for that, really appreciate your help. All I need now is one free day (rare) and a clear sky (even rarer)!