Removing turbo.

[JimX]

I tried removing my turbo today, and everything went very easily and quickly up until the last bit. Underneath and towards the front there seems to be an oil line, but it's very difficult to fit a spanner in there and I can't even see it from above.

Does anyone know an easy way to get this line off? I also removed a coolant line, but should there be another coolant return line somewhere else? I've found 3 coolant/oil hoses, but I suspect there should be 4.

Any advice appreciated! I'm ready to take a long break.

[nissky]

Yeh its a pain, took me hours to take off the first time.

The are two coolant lines (on either side of turbo) and two oil lines (one on top and one on the bottom).

All lines use banjo bolts setup except the bottom one, the bottom one is the oil drain line and has two bolts either side of the pipe.

I managed to get it off from the top, but only by looking from underneath first to see how it looked...if you cant figure it out check it out from underneath the car its clearly visible as its connects directly to the bottom of the engine block...

[JimX]

Thanks for the info, I'm going to jack the car up tomorrow and have a look from underneath. Well, that was the plan regardless, but now I know what I'm looking for

[JimX]

I finally got the turbo off, only took another hour of stuffing around The bearings are stuffed Oh well, rebuild/replacement, here I come.

Edit: Turbo is not dead! I took it to Garrett and the guy said the side-to-side freeplay was completely normal. Neither wheel touches the housing and there is no axial (forwards-backwards) play at all. So it's got a long life ahead of it still. Which is good, because I was surprised when I thought it was worn out. Looking at the rest of the turbo, it looks to be in excellent condition. No pits/chips on the blades, no corrosion or anything. Anyway, I'm happy