Heads, blocks, and turbos

[Roy Wendell]

On Monday, February 19, 2007, at 05:55 PM, Huw Powell wrote:

>
>> I'm wondering just how similar the I5s are.
>
> very as in that they all appear to be the same casting.  That said, 
> they
> aren't all drilled the same way.  I'm pretty sure the basics - oilways,
> waterways, major component mounting areas - are the same, but there are
> differences, for instance, mounting points for turbo oil/coolant feed
> lines might be an issue.

Most, if not all of the turbo oil and cooling is bolt on stuff. The 
water is supplied by a fitting on the water outlet neck and returns via 
a special freeze plug. The oil comes from a sandwich adapter that fits 
between the oil filter and block. The only one I'm not sure about is 
the oil return.

Roy