before my turbo gets here i want to get all of my fittings ready so it all goes on at once. just a little warning:
DO NOT DO THIS IF YOU ARENT CONFIDENT. for a small fee Aaron from Sliding Performance can do all of these mods for you.
i took my turbo off a few days ago so i had all of the fittings laying around so i thought i'd start getting things ready.
i went to pirtek to get new washers which coast $25 for all new copper ones, and got some 6mm drill bits as well as some new circlips rings for the wastegate actuator (old ones looked a bit crappy), i got some 4mm and 5mm ones as i wasnt too sure which ones would work.
so i got to the banjo bolts:
the best thing to do would be to get them into a vice under a bench drill to get a 100% straight hole. if you've got access to something like this then go for it.
i didnt have access to one so i had to make do with what a vice grip and a steady hand.
this is how i held the bolt in the vice grip: (all pics were taken off camera phone)
make sure you're drilling is as straight. it shouldnt be too hard as the old hole should work as a countersink to get you started.
this is what the difference is:
the end result - two perfect 6mm holes:
so far thats all ive done, ive opted to have my oil line modified by Aaron but i might give it a go if i get bored.