Was wondering if anyone could post a link or give me a bit of an idea on how to make my 95rs non turbo, a guy i know told me something about removing the turbo and putting a bolt through something.was told this could be an option rather than replacing the turbos! opinions! cheers
morrisman1,
Feb 16, 6:50am
It will be gutless without a turbo, even worse than a non turbo.
duke250,
Feb 16, 6:54am
Feeling the sting of rising petrol prices!
andrea_w,
Feb 16, 6:54am
Sorry mate, the guy you know is an idiot. You can't just remove a turbo, fill the extra holes with bolts and use a non turbo exhaust manifold. There is MUCH more to it than that. If you want a non turbo engine, it will be much cheaper fitting a non turbo engine than making yours non turbo
holdenm4n,
Feb 16, 6:54am
oh.ok, well the thought was there.ok next question then.with my turbo being non operational so to speak, is it just a matter of replacing the turbo or is there more to it.I would take it in to the shop to get it fixed, but don't have the dosh so was hoping to do it myself if not to complicated.
holdenm4n,
Feb 16, 6:56am
hehe.no definitely not.my step daughter borrowed it one night and the turbo had a slight failure shall we say.lol
andrea_w,
Feb 16, 7:00am
Assuming there is just a fault with the turbo and nothing else, yep it's simply a matter of replacing the turbo (and maybe some appropriate gaskets).
There is a member that's very clued up with Subaru turbos, hopefully he sees this and lets you know what turbo(s) will fit your car (there is likely more than 1 Subaru turbo that will replace yours)
jokerboss,
Feb 16, 7:23am
aggree with above as I have done it to a beater I have, yea a bolt in the oil return for the turbo oil return line and possibly water too,pretty simple, some intake mods/re routing too possibly
duke250,
Feb 16, 7:28am
She blew the turbos, wtf good effort. Hope you took her allowance away!
alltorque350,
Feb 16, 7:35am
Whe you replace a turbo make sure the oil feed line is not blocked.
mushwantstobuy,
Feb 17, 8:32am
which turbo is buggered! there are 2 turbos my bet is the primary one is gone. what is it actually doing!
electro2000,
Feb 17, 8:09pm
Most likely the primaryturbo. At a guess that has a Vf13 primary. Have a look on the turbo there is a tag which has the type stamped in. Get your self a replacement pretty cheap cheap (you can find them on here if you look around) and change it. Its not hard. About 4 hours work will do it. Primary is on the passeger side dont drive it like it is symtoms are normally no boost oil in exhaust exsternal oil leaks. I wouldnt be to hard on the girlit was proberbly readyto go preety conmon .
electro2000,
Feb 17, 8:09pm
Most likely the primaryturbo. At a guess that has a Vf13 primary. Have a look on the turbo there is a tag which has the type stamped in. Get your self a replacement pretty cheap cheap (you can find them on here if you look around) and change it. Its not hard. About 4 hours work will do it. Primary is on the passeger side dont drive it like it is symtoms are normally no boost oil in exhaust exsternal oil leaks. I wouldnt be to hard on the girl it was proberbly ready to go pretty conmon as they age.
hijacka,
Feb 18, 12:20am
4hours haha. are you taking the engine out as well electro2000! 1hour would be more realistic. if you can't do it in that time then you don't know what your doing and things can turn to custard pretty quickly as you break things along the way. heres how. Drain water remove TMIC remove downpipe Unbolt water lines from turbo unbolt turbo oil feed line(at the join) undo intake clamp undo turbo up pipe bolts and pull turbo off.the oil drain hose will pop off with alittle jolt. Then replace turbo etc. Key things to remember. CRC or inox is your friend. Spray and walk away 30min if to tight. make sure the oil drain hose is lined up before bolting it to up pipe Don't lose the copper washes for the banjo bolts Remember to replace primary turbo with the matching secondary turbo.vf18/19 are a good combo and straight fit B/B Although replacing it with the factory turbo is always best given the tune it runs, injector size,weakness of the early ej20tt HLAs and cast pistons, open deck block, cosmetic head gaskets and comp ratio etc etc but finding a good primary turbo that's nearly 20 years old may prove difficult.which is where replacing with a newer pair comes in. If I had a 95 tt leggy that i wanted to keep with a stuff primary i would single turbo it for reliability and drive-ability purposes as per V.O.D with the twin turbo setups annoy me(personally). there are many roads you can go down. up to you:)
mugenb20b,
Feb 18, 12:40am
1 hour! Dreaming mate, unless every bolt comes off with ease and you've done hundreds of these before. Removing and refitting the intercooler is a prick of a job in itself. What a stupid design. But, anyway, I've done two so far and both took around 3 hours. Don't forget, you still need to bleed the cooling system and road test the vehicle and recheck for any oil or water leaks. Oil supply for the primary turbo is in the cylinder head, right behind the timing cover, and there's usually a gauze filter under the banjo fitting which should be removed (which means, cambelt and inner timing covers off, so there's another 3 hours).
ozz1,
Feb 18, 12:54am
1 hour!to remove and refit. and recheck all is ok!.no way.!.sorry.
electro2000,
Feb 18, 2:09am
Well hijacker did my vf26 primary last weekend bonnet up to bonnet down 4 hours which included going up the road to get couple new studs so 3 on tools- I have done a couple or more
hijacka,
Feb 18, 6:48am
4hours is engine in and out. sorry your all abit slowwwww.
mugenb20b,
Feb 18, 6:59am
You said "one hour would be more realistic".
Which I'm guessing you can replace the turbo in that time, right!
hijacka,
Feb 20, 7:31pm
. Correct 1 hour is all i need my friend. Others may need more time or struggle with removal etc. I however know the in's and outs alot better than most and have done plenty of them. is there something ''hard'' about it or is there something that you struggle with! I'd be more than happy to help:)
hijacka,
Feb 20, 7:38pm
This takes me 5 minutes lol.
hijacka,
Feb 20, 7:41pm
How long does it take you to jack the righthand front of the car up and fill with water! Perhaps a new jack might save time!
hijacka,
Feb 20, 7:46pm
No!. you don't remove it from the front part of the engine you undo it from the join at the top of the head lol. what are you going to do! a cambelt while you replace the primary turbo haha. you should really see a subaru specialist before hand or just stick to your Hondas.
holdenm4n,
Feb 21, 7:14am
thanks for the advice/ how to, much appreciated.sorry for not poking my head in to thank earlier but have been otherwise occupied for the last few days. fingers crossed this all works out.
mugenb20b,
Feb 21, 8:17am
That part takes 5 minutes, bleeding the system 10 to 15, road test 10 to 15. Maybe you are too cocky, I have no option but to do the job right if the customer's paying. Nothing worse than a comeback.
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