Turbo change - how long?

[Iain Mannix]

Sounds good.  I'd not thought of the FI lines - the airbox seemed 
likely, headlight seemed likely.  

I've recently had the turbo out(em replacement), so I _hope_ 
the waterlines will be OK.  They should; I cleaned everything 
on reassembly.

Might be old hat around here, but regarding the waterlines - they 
were stubborn, I did not have replacements, and it was apparant 
they were going to shear if I put real effort into it.  So, I took 
the turbo out with the waterlines attached, so I could work on them 
on the bench.  Final answer?  Crow's foot & impact wrench.  Scary, 
the "wrong" way, yadda yadda yadda - but it worked without damaging 
the lines.  Obviously, care must be taken with the crow's foot, as 
it cannot rotate freely between the turbines, but it did do the 
trick.


I.Mannix 


On Tue, 21 Nov 2000, Beatty, Robert wrote:

> Are you just doing the turbo?  Should take 3 hours or so if its just the
> turbo.
> 
> You have to take out the filter box and disconnect all the fuel injection
> lines.  Taking out the right headlight might help too.  Its not too
> difficult, just the biggest problem is the water lines will most likely
> shear off at the connection point if they are rusted.  Make sure you have
> replacements for these when you do it.
> 
> Rob
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	I.Mannix [SMTP:mannix at privatei.com]
> > Sent:	Tuesday, November 21, 2000 10:53 AM
> > To:	quattro at audifans.com
> > Subject:	Turbo change - how long?
> > 
> > Hi all - simple question; I need to R&R my turbo(87 5kcsq).  How much time
> > should I allocate for this task?  Any tips?
> > 
> > 
> > I.Mannix
>