Wanted: garage mechanics for turbo swap
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Wanted: garage mechanics for turbo swap
I am trying to get into doing more of my own labor on the wrx... It just so happens that i have a leaky non pressurized turbo oil line and I would like to repair/replace the turbo in my garage along with some drivetrain bushings.
With that said, it would be much appreciated if someone out there is willing to share some knowledge with a fellow iclubber.... Beer, pizza, $$, whatever, as long as I'm not paying the shop $100/hr.
I'm in Santa Rosa. Lemme know
With that said, it would be much appreciated if someone out there is willing to share some knowledge with a fellow iclubber.... Beer, pizza, $$, whatever, as long as I'm not paying the shop $100/hr.
I'm in Santa Rosa. Lemme know
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I am trying to get into doing more of my own labor on the wrx... It just so happens that i have a leaky non pressurized turbo oil line and I would like to repair/replace the turbo in my garage along with some drivetrain bushings.
With that said, it would be much appreciated if someone out there is willing to share some knowledge with a fellow iclubber.... Beer, pizza, $$, whatever, as long as I'm not paying the shop $100/hr.
I'm in Santa Rosa. Lemme know
With that said, it would be much appreciated if someone out there is willing to share some knowledge with a fellow iclubber.... Beer, pizza, $$, whatever, as long as I'm not paying the shop $100/hr.
I'm in Santa Rosa. Lemme know
If it's drivable and you want to drive to San Jose, I can walk you through it. It's pretty easy...
#3
i just ordered an 18G turbo this morning! tmic, inlet, intake, id1000cc, fuel pump being ordered shortly.
i've never done a turbo swap, so i might be asking for help as well soon hehe
although this video makes it look easy, and it's for my same model forester How To Upgrade Your Turbo - YouTube
i've never done a turbo swap, so i might be asking for help as well soon hehe
although this video makes it look easy, and it's for my same model forester How To Upgrade Your Turbo - YouTube
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i just ordered an 18G turbo this morning! tmic, inlet, intake, id1000cc, fuel pump being ordered shortly.
i've never done a turbo swap, so i might be asking for help as well soon hehe
although this video makes it look easy, and it's for my same model forester How To Upgrade Your Turbo - YouTube
i've never done a turbo swap, so i might be asking for help as well soon hehe
although this video makes it look easy, and it's for my same model forester How To Upgrade Your Turbo - YouTube
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Lance (Sakai530) helped me with mine in my garage. Took us about 5-6 hours, but we had issues fitting the turbo oil return hard line into the rubber hose, and we screwed around for 45 minutes trying to disconnect the fuel pump so we could prime the turbo. Oh, and we replaced the up pipe and had to cut a lot of heat shielding away. If those things hadn't been issues, it would have been a 3-3.5 hour job. Not bad.
Anyway, it's not hard. You just need to know what you're up against.
Anyway, it's not hard. You just need to know what you're up against.
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Lance (Sakai530) helped me with mine in my garage. Took us about 5-6 hours, but we had issues fitting the turbo oil return hard line into the rubber hose, and we screwed around for 45 minutes trying to disconnect the fuel pump so we could prime the turbo. Oh, and we replaced the up pipe and had to cut a lot of heat shielding away. If those things hadn't been issues, it would have been a 3-3.5 hour job. Not bad.
Anyway, it's not hard. You just need to know what you're up against.
Anyway, it's not hard. You just need to know what you're up against.
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Lance (Sakai530) helped me with mine in my garage. Took us about 5-6 hours, but we had issues fitting the turbo oil return hard line into the rubber hose, and we screwed around for 45 minutes trying to disconnect the fuel pump so we could prime the turbo. Oh, and we replaced the up pipe and had to cut a lot of heat shielding away. If those things hadn't been issues, it would have been a 3-3.5 hour job. Not bad.
Anyway, it's not hard. You just need to know what you're up against.
Anyway, it's not hard. You just need to know what you're up against.
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Took us like 30-40 minutes to get that on, and the clip never really got on there complete.
Then it took another 20-30 minutes to get my intercooler hose onto the turbo. That was also a fun time.
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The problem with a braided line is it's bolted to the turbo and bolted to the engine block and you would have no room to get a tool in there on the bottom side of the turbo what I did was put a new rubber hose on it and then put actual hoes clamps not those worthless compression clamps
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The problem with a braided line is it's bolted to the turbo and bolted to the engine block and you would have no room to get a tool in there on the bottom side of the turbo what I did was put a new rubber hose on it and then put actual hoes clamps not those worthless compression clamps
Several of us are currently replacing a turbo for another member here in the North Bay, helped him pull it last night.
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The problem with a braided line is it's bolted to the turbo and bolted to the engine block and you would have no room to get a tool in there on the bottom side of the turbo what I did was put a new rubber hose on it and then put actual hoes clamps not those worthless compression clamps
Some sort of quick-connect braided line would be awesome.