Guys im interested to find how many people have changed there turbos and how hard they found it?
ive just done mine and tbh it wasnt too bad, i found that you just need to be confident in taking as much off as to make your life easier.
the way i think is that its taken me a couple of half days, but has saved me £450 and ive learnt alot more about the RB26, which will help future maintainace
got a set of stocks rebuilt with ballbearings and steel internals for £350:chuckle:
bargain i know.
main reason was that the rear manifold to turbo gasket blew so i needed to take them off to repair that so uprated for some steels while there, also added some R34 elbows
I would love to give this a try myself as i have been gathering parts for 9 months now and havent fited them.Removed /refitted my plenum whilst the engine was still in the car and that was a killer so im thinking the turbos will be just as hard...Might give it a go if i can get some help from someone who has did this before to give me a helping hand.
I'm definately thinking of doing this myself - I've always liked taking things to bits to "see how they work"! Think I'll need as much help as possible though - those photos would be a real help Mook.
The other thing that would be really helpful would be a list of the "must have" tools - I can just imagine various trips to get something I don't own ending adding hours if not days to the the job! Anyone care to enlighten me?
just done mine, it really isnt that bad of a job, best tip remove rear turbo firrst, i didnt even need to cut a spanner down.
tools needed- 1 good quality socket set with 3 size of rachets bars
1 adjustable knuckle
good set of spanners from 8mm to 19 mm
box of plasters for knuckles
understaning missus
over the years i recon ive changed them around 20 or so times lol, all from a g16 kit (about 8 times) to stocks numerous times, so now ive said sod it, im going single lol
single is way easier, on my gts could change tubby in an hour, was good at chewing them under high boost lol, big single just as easy on r33gtr, if not easier top mount
best advice i can give, for front turbo is put the turbo in place with oil and water on, bolt manifold fully on, then bolt turbo up. oh and some cut down spanners, a 17 and a 19 i think
get the front turbo off and out of the way so there is plenty of room for the rear one.
The bastard bolt is the one right at the back which bolts the turbo to the manifold, this is where you need a bent spanner or a cut down one as a normal one hits off the bulkhead and you cant get a socket in.
You can get them off pretty quick, its putting the bastards back on.
Personally I can see you being able to take the elbow off without the turbo off. I have never worked on one with standard turbos but with the 2860's there is no chance of getting it off.
carterjohn - quick question - you have axle stands under there but I didn't think you could put them in that area. What part is resting on them? I know theres a bit in the middle with a big X on it and that looks like a jacking/rest point.
has anyone found the bolts or owt holding the turbo on to have snapped at all? I haven't done this to mine yet but prob will when I source a pair of R34tubs but just wondering if any of the bolts holding bits on would snap in the same way some of them do when doing a de-cat pipe fitment?
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