i'd use brake cleaner iso petrol, slightly less flammable :) or the wife's dishwasher...
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i'd use brake cleaner iso petrol, slightly less flammable :) or the wife's dishwasher...
Wrinx, are you going to use an "original" style radiator - or go for something in aluminum?
any disassembly pics?
jim.
I was just going to stick a "normal" radiator in there, got a price of just under ?120 delivered, which I think is great! :smile:
Will post a few pics when I get some more work done...
wrinx
Ahaaa, thanks Jack, this is their website:
http://www.wrightsautosupplies.com
..and the article in question, about halfway down:
http://www.wrightsautosupplies.com/p...entpageref=773
wrinx
No probs :)
A few pictures of the progress so far....ok, a lot more than a few, you may want to put the kettle on....!
Grill out
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/04.jpg
Bumper off
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/08.jpg
Wiring etc out of the way
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/12.jpg
Intercooler shroud with the little spray
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/14.jpg
Oil!
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/15.jpg
More oil! Intercooler pipe
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/18.jpg
Not so shiny
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/19.jpg
MORE oil!
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/20.jpg
Intercooler off
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/21.jpg
Intercooler pipe not sealing well either, not surprising there is oil everywhere
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/22.jpg
This is getting silly now
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/23.jpg
Oil in the engine bay
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/24.jpg
Disconnected the aircon...there was nothing in it!
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/31.jpg
Radiator loose, ready for removal
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/33.jpg
The worst I've ever seen!
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/36.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/37.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/38.jpg
Read on......
After a light rubbing
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/39.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/40.jpg
Someone's idea of a good job
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/46.jpg
Removed the support panel too, for cleaning and painting
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/47.jpg
Cleaning the tubes
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/51.jpg
Lots more room to get at the tubby now
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/41.jpg
The next job, removing the turbo
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/44.jpg
The car now, turbo is held on with one bolt...for tomorrow!
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/52.jpg
The garage...Alfabits everywhere!
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/49.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/50.jpg
I need to go and buy a blast cabinet and lots of paint!!! Planning to refurbish and paint everything that's come off and perhaps the chassis legs while I'm there! :rolleyes: :eek:
What fun....
wrinx
If you want, I can blast anything for you. Postage might be on the expensive side though!
Is there any oil left in your sump??? ;)
After checking out the price of cabinets I might take you up on that! :lol:
Think I'll just get some rust preventer and hammerite the support panel :smile:
Least I found out where the oil was going...! :lol:
wrinx
:fp:
Got some Hammerite jelly stuff...seems to be working so far.
Been busy again tonight, stripping the tubby (yes MORE pictures!):
Underneath the turbo..oil!
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/55.jpg
Removed...
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/58.jpg
Blowing exh-manifold gasket :rolleyes:
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/59.jpg
The beasty
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/60.jpg
The oil in close up...
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/62.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/63.jpg
Turbo strip down....
Removed oil pipe
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/65.jpg
Remove wastegate actuator
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/66.jpg
Undo bolts and remove cover
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/67.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/68.jpg
Remove exhaust elbow...more oil!
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/69.jpg
Undo bolts on other side and remove cover...to reveal MORE oil!
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/72.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/70.jpg
Remove shaft and firmly clamp in vice (there's a flat on the triangular centre), undo the splined nut using an 11mm socket (not six sided)
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/73.jpg
Remove turbine
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/74.jpg
...and the bit underneath, this shows the underside
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/75.jpg
Remove the bearing
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/78.jpg
Remove circlip
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/79.jpg
Lift off the body
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/80.jpg
Yeewwww, guess this is contaminated and burnt oil!
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/81.jpg
What's left
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/83.jpg
One brass bearing will come out and you'll have to remove another circlip to allow the second bearing to drop out
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/85.jpg
The turbo in bits
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/86.jpg
Ohhh, how did they get in there? :redface::cool:
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...4/Turbo/90.jpg
I did a phone video of the side play in the impellor shaft but it's disappeared. There was roughly 2mm of sideways movement! Thankfully no float on the shaft but I'll replace the bearing anyway.
The brass bearing with visible scoring was about 0.5mm bigger internally than the new replacements, the other is about 0.2mm...I guess that's where the movement came from!
If I'm posting too many pictures please say so...
wrinx
One question...there are some spring retainers on the ends of the shaft, how do I get them into the casing when reassembling?
wrinx
Cool, we dont often get photos of tubby rebuilds, more photos the better please :D
Sounds like its royally buggered though!
Yup, I have a rebuild kit kicking around so will throw it back together and see what happens :lol:
wrinx
The shaft is ok? No marks on it?
Seems to be ok, there's some light wear marks but as it runs inside the softer (phosphor bronze?) bearings there shouldn't be a problem.
I will check the measurements, but without a spec sheet I won't know if it's within tolerance anyway :rolleyes:
wrinx
I have this kit also, but my turbo is beyond repair when it broke down.
The axle between the both turbines is broken :eek: Also some blades on the turbine on the exhaust side are burned away and some broke when it suddely came to an hold from way to many RPM's till standstil :eek:
Keep those pictures coming :smile: I am also curious for the results after youre done Wrinx.
Greetings,
Marc
no wonder your jtd was faster than the q4 :)
Will you use 360 degree bearings now?It will help the turbo to last longer:)
How does a 360 degree bearing differ from a normal bearing?
great pictures wrinx - umm.. could you weigh the fan and shroud for me if they are still off the car?
jimn~
.. that radiator is the worst I have ever seen - can believe it was on a functioning car!