went for a spin in the Adelaide hills last night long story short half way through the cruise the noise of the loose turbo started and yep 3 nuts missing so the Nordlocks don't work,what the fck next? locking tabs? why can't Fraud make a car where sh*t doesn't come loose,fair enough I drive my car harder than most but you hear of that many coming loose that the way I drive it just makes it happen earlier. FFFFFFFFFFFFAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRKKKKKK it's the turbo to dump and turbo to manifold ones and this is about the 5th time now I't lost nuts and the umpteenth time they are loose and it's been about 2000k since tightened

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What about those of us who don't check em... Should we?

try useing nord-lock washers link.

me mate weeman said thay work , there just not cheap for a washer that is : )

mick

DOH!!! il try reading all the post next time. well there go's the nord-lock idea then.

ok im off to find a hole to put me head in

mick

whats it sound like? I've never checked mine.

Bloosted, there is something that we tried when fitting my exhaust, Xforce, but it can be done with any exhaust, and it works, my exhaust bloke welded a bracket from the exhaust on the dump pipe bend just before the cat and bolted it to the gearbox bellhousing, we tightened it while taking the load Off the turbo bolts, by propping that part of the exhaust up as hard as possible , now in effect that welded piece is taking all the load instead of the turbo, we also fitted new studs, bolts and nord lock washers, that was over a year ago and they and have not come loose checked them about 3 months ago, I did tighten the manifold to head bolts thou again..

pete

I was under the impresion it is harmonics that cause it, and I put all new studs,nuts,gasket and nord lock washers 2k ago

drill holes through studs and nuts and wire tie two studs and nuts together

Edited June 15, 200818 yr by beauies

If it's the turbo munting bolts that are coming loose, try fitting some inconel studs and glenlock nuts.

hi mate it's the turbo to manifold and the turbo to dump pipe,where would I get inconel studs? whats the diff?