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by **scottyj** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:35 pm

I've got myself a bit stuck. I'm changing my gaskets. Exhaust manifold to head and turbo housing to exhaust manifold.

I've got the manifold unbolted and I figured before I can pull that off I was probably going to have to pull the turbo housing off.

But In order to pull the turbo housing off I figured that I would have to get under the car and pull off the cat. Is that right?

I have an exploded diagram of the engine from the BGB and that is what led me to the above conclusion.

So I've gone under the car and have unbolted the exhaust from the cat but I can't for the life of me pull it off. Does this mean I have to undo the exhaust mount at the back of the car and pull the whole exhaust off?

At the moment I'm stuck 'cos I'mnot sure what to do next.

by **scottyj** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:38 pm

Also my car isn't in the garage (there are already two project cars in there that my flatmate works on) so any help would be appreciated ASAP so that I can get as much done as I can. I would really like to have it back together before the end of the day.

by **solitaire** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:52 pm

Just replied on mr2.org

by **Anth_555** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 6:57 pm

is there a brace bolted from the engine to the cat and one to the turbo ?
when i took my turbo off my celica they were y i couldnt get mine off

OMG so shiny! · by **Dell'Orto** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 7:23 pm

Yep, there is a L shaped bracket going from the block to the bottom of the turbo, if you're lucky the bolts won't be rounded off like mine were :evil:

Once you get the downpipe and bracket off, you dont need to take off the manifold to get the turbo off.
Might find it easier to get the downpipe off with the oil filter removed too, its quite a tight squeeze.

Santa's TardMe Listings · by **Santa'sBoostinSleigh** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:53 am

i helped Pure Adrennaline do his. they are a mega b!tch to do, i cant remember totally how we did it, but it involved a lot of swearing and sore knuckles

by **scottyj** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 10:12 am

Well there is anyone in CHCH who is a student (unis are on holiday now) or just has a day off who wants to give me a hand I would be very appreciative. You could text me on 0272533262.

by **scottyj** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 7:58 pm

Got it sorted today, once my flatmate got home he gave me a hand.
We got the whole lot out changed the gaskets and dropped it back in. Tomorrow I've just got to bolt everything else back up. :lol:

by **solitaire** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:26 pm

scottyj wrote:Got it sorted today, once my flatmate got home he gave me a hand.
We got the whole lot out changed the gaskets and dropped it back in. Tomorrow I've just got to bolt everything else back up.

what was it in the end that was causing the issue?

by **scottyj** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:35 am

Partly me not actually knowing what the oil feed looked like despite the illustrations from the bgb and also my skinny little arms not being strong enough to undo the banjo clip (I think that's what quentin kept calling it).

:oops:

by **solitaire** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:52 am

scottyj wrote:Partly me not actually knowing what the oil feed looked like despite the illustrations from the bgb and also my skinny little arms not being strong enough to undo the banjo clip (I think that's what quentin kept calling it).

To be fair.. i had enough trouble getting it off when the engine was out of the car... so your doing well

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