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swapping hotside while still bolted up?

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eclipto98

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Sep 7, 2014
lodi, California
my hot side on my e3 16g is shot, the threads are messed up is it possible to change the hotside out with out dropping the entire turbo
 
Not really, once you take the hotside off there's nothing really holding the rest of the turbo up. Exept maybe the j-pipe and oil drain. But I wouldn't want it hanging on that only. Maybe if supported alittle more you could do it quick with no issues.
 
Im sure you can but by the time you undo the 02 housing and manifold bolts you already went through the hard part. Worst case you can try and if its not going smoothy just finish and remove the intake/oil lines.
 
I have done it to have a broken bolt removed. left the oil/water lines connected , unbolted the down pipe, wga arm, and the clamp in the center. Just make sure you support the center section somehow so its not hanging by the oil return. I didn't even remove the o2 housing.
 
the o2 housing is junk too i have a better flowing one ima bolt it up to the hot side before i bolt it up to the turbo thanks for the help
 
I left the oil/water lines connected , unbolted the down pipe, wga arm, and the clamp in the center. Just make sure you support the center section somehow so its not hanging by the oil return. I didn't even remove the o2 housing.


I've done it this way before also. I didn't necessarily support the center section, the stock oil return line seemed to hold up well and I tried not to move it that much. Most of the weight is the turbine and O2 housing.
 
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