nut size?

[RBurroughs]

Any idea what the nut size is for the 2 nuts that attach to the bolts coming from the turbo to the downpipe? One of the nuts fell off, again, and now i have nice exaust gasses flowing into my engine and into my car, and with the cold weather setting in, having the windows up with the fumes going into the car is a bad idea...

It was told its a 12x25 from the dealership, but i tried a 12mm and it didnt fit.... it was close, because it would turn for about one full turn, but then it would be impossible to tighten without the risk of stripping the bolt. The nut from the dealership is like 7 bucks... any ideas of a better source? or is there a way to make the 12mm nut fit? thx in advance for replies

 

[David15151]

i used a 14mm ratchet to remove mine.. heh.. i dunno if that helps or not.

 

[RBurroughs]

, yea me too
but i think im just gonna go through the dealership, i guess i start practicing bending over now

 

[92awddsm]

Im pretty sure it is a 12mm but Im not sure of the thread pitch. You can go to a hardware store and get a 12x1.25 nut, 12x1.5 nut, 12x1.0, and a 12x.75 nut for about $1. Figure out which one fits and then get the 2nd nut in the same size. Do you still have 1 nut or are both gone? If you still have 1 left, take it to the hardware store and match it up.