SydCrazi Member 141 Member For: 13y 5m 8d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 15/11/21 12:41 AM Share Posted 15/11/21 12:41 AM Howdy, You get what you pay for. Lesson learnt. Mechanic has installed turbo with the front housing not aligned. I'm going to loosen the bolts and rotate it to align properly and shoot straight up. See the first pic, Unbelievable 🙄 @Puffwagon or anyone that can advise as per below? My concern is the centre. Do the oil lines look right? I can't remember if it's meant to sit top dead centre for oil feed? See second pic looking from the back forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,127 Member For: 9y 2m 25d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 15/11/21 05:03 AM Share Posted 15/11/21 05:03 AM More than likely the reason it is like that is because that's where the actuator bracket is lining up on the compressor housing. If this is the case you can't really do much about it unless you have a bracket that fits properly. The wastegate actuator is fixed to the bracket, and the rod from the actuator goes to the flapper arm in the turbine housing, so you can't really move it much without messing up the angle of the actuator rod. In regard to the core aka chra, it can rotate independently of the turbine housing and the compressor housing once it is loose. Ideally you want the chra to be straight up and down for the oil to drain optimally, but it doesn't matter if it's a bit off. For all of the farking around to change it, it won't make any difference to the operation of your turbo, it'll just look a bit different if you can line it up better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydCrazi Member 141 Member For: 13y 5m 8d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 15/11/21 05:38 AM Author Share Posted 15/11/21 05:38 AM @Puffwagon thanks buddy. I think I'll just live with the front housing looking odd, not pointing directly up, if it's not going to make any difference. As for the oil line in, it isn't dead centre, but it is on top, just off a little, seeing as that's not going to be critical, guess it stays too. Thanks again, that's a fair few hours saved. 👍👍😎😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,127 Member For: 9y 2m 25d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 15/11/21 05:45 AM Share Posted 15/11/21 05:45 AM Yeah no probs mate, it is a fair mission to adjust that sh*t, I just spent a day making a turbo fit a car that it wasn't made for and I wouldn't recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydCrazi Member 141 Member For: 13y 5m 8d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 20/11/21 11:12 PM Author Share Posted 20/11/21 11:12 PM Hey @Puffwagon OMG am I glad I double checked everything 😳😳😳😳 I was absolutely fall on the floor astounded. Car been running like dog. Double checking actuator, have a look at the picture of what the mechanic did with my new actuator (clip wasn't even attached on the flapper, probably popped off) 😳😳! I rotated front housing to correct position, used original Garret bracket, popped on new actuator and set rod length, hopefully it's sweet. Couldn't believe the shortcuts taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,302 Member For: 16y 14d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 20/11/21 11:15 PM Share Posted 20/11/21 11:15 PM you'd hope the mechanic just didn't push the clip on far enough rather than just forgetting to put the clip on the flapper at all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydCrazi Member 141 Member For: 13y 5m 8d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 20/11/21 11:17 PM Author Share Posted 20/11/21 11:17 PM (edited) @k31th Honestly the dude must have been high or something 😳🙄 blows my mind. Yes hoping at least some attempt made to put clip on.. Edited 20/11/21 11:18 PM by SydCrazi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,127 Member For: 9y 2m 25d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 21/11/21 12:02 AM Share Posted 21/11/21 12:02 AM I've seen that shape in a rod before. It looks like it may have been fouling on the engine mount so they bent it to clear. Just make sure it's clearing the mount, or it'll stick shut or open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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