one of the studs broke off when i was removing my stock turbo
they are very likely to brake off if not lubricated well (soaked)

 

thanks for the heads up. i bought my car used with 40,000 miles on it last year and only put 3,000 on it since then. It was "stock" but prolly had an upgraded turbo on it at some point. hopefully they come off as easy as the downpipe did.

 

do i need to do anything when its put in b4 i start it? or can i just put it in and start it up?

 

Not really necessary but you can unplug the coil packs and crank the engine till you get oil pressure.

 

The problem is never getting a stud replacement, your real problem is to break them and not being able to remove the old/broken one. You need to soak that thing and perhaps leave it for hours or even over night. Use new sockets, don't try to use old sockets as this might cause the socket to slip and strip the nuts.

Carlos

 

im gonna be dropping it off at a friends house and soak the studs overnight. thanks for all the help

 

soak them overnight then heat them up orange when you crack them loose. heat is the most effective tool with rusty exhaust bolts.

 

I noticed when i checked the oil line that the gasket was torn in half. Anyone know where to get a gasket for that or can i use some kinda silicone based gasket maker for that? Im pretty sure its the oil line. its the line connected on the bottom next to the licp

 

I'm thinking about swapping in a 9 turbo to keep with my OEM upgrades, when you install, i would like to know the difference in power and performance.

 

Alright ill let you know then what kind of difference it makes. it will be untuned though till i get my tune from cbrd. It was suppose to go in like 2 weeks ago but the snow has delayed it.

 

Alright so after working on the turbo all day i can say it really sucked.... I had soo many problems all day long. my buddy didnt have a jack at his garage cause he forgot he let someone use it, so i used the stock jack with jackstands. i couldnt figure out how to get to the 1 bolt attached to the lower oil return line untill i took off the positive cable and heat shield off the starter. Also what was holding the turbo on after i took off the bolts to the manifold. Figured out there was a bolt from the o2 housing attached to the block. my dumb*** didnt drop the downpipe enough to see that bolt. soo if anyone swaps a turbo watch out for that. i have the new turbo on but not installed yet. i gotta wait about 2 weeks to get back and finish it. Turned out previous owner put evo 8 mr turbo back in. it had TD05-16G-10.5t on it

 

nooo your 05 is supposed to have a 10.5 hotside.

 

Alright i thought a stock 05 was suppose to have a 9.8. ok thats cool thanks