New parts arrived today from XSPower. Time to start putting some shiny new parts onto my old engine.
Month: June 2017
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Engine refresh – day 10
Today was a short day, spent mainly taking stock of the next set of parts I would need. I spent about an hour picking through the parts and ordering replacements.
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Engine refresh – day 9
Passenger side turbo is off… and took much longer than expected (which I should start to expect).
One more thing I surely would have found crazy frustrating if the engine wasn’t out of the car. In order to take the passenger turbo completely out there are a number of fluid lines which need to be disconnected. For some of the bolts it’s impossible to get normal-sized tools in to reach them (and I only have normal-sized tools). To get the turbo loose I cheated by loosening the housing and rotating it to gain better access. I wouldn’t recommend this, however, if you’re not planning on replacing or rebuilding your turbos as you could damage them.
I also started putting the accessories back on the front of the engine. I need a new idler wheel for the accessory belt, so am not completely done with that part of the refresh.
Time invested: 6 hours