Going to install o2 housing
Going to install o2 housing
Anyone local did it themselves? I been reading and it doesn't sound very easy. If anyone wants to help me there will be 
Any advice on what to do and what not to do will be great as well
Any advice on what to do and what not to do will be great as well
do it right the "right" way.
-Unbolt downpipe.
-Drain oil.
-Drain coolant.
-Detach the oil return line (on bottom side).
-Detach the oil feed line (on top side).
-Detach the coolant feed/return lines (on top side).
-Take off radiator.
-Take of intake pipe.
-Unbolt the manifold and take the entire assembly (manifold/turbo) out.
-Unbolt the turbo from the manifold.
-Unbolt the o2 housing from the turbo.
Install o2 onto turbo, then attach onto manifold, and in reverse step install everything back togather.
**This is the long but PROPER way to install it in a clean one shot method. You can also install it simply by taking the downpipe off, o2 housing off and then working under the car, but one of the bolts for the o2 housing is tough to get ahold of. HTH!
-Unbolt downpipe.
-Drain oil.
-Drain coolant.
-Detach the oil return line (on bottom side).
-Detach the oil feed line (on top side).
-Detach the coolant feed/return lines (on top side).
-Take off radiator.
-Take of intake pipe.
-Unbolt the manifold and take the entire assembly (manifold/turbo) out.
-Unbolt the turbo from the manifold.
-Unbolt the o2 housing from the turbo.
Install o2 onto turbo, then attach onto manifold, and in reverse step install everything back togather.
**This is the long but PROPER way to install it in a clean one shot method. You can also install it simply by taking the downpipe off, o2 housing off and then working under the car, but one of the bolts for the o2 housing is tough to get ahold of. HTH!
^ sure, we just need someone there that know WTF they are doing 
From all the reading, heard it can be anywhere from 2.5 to 10 hours for first timers..... I REALLY don't want to do this for 10hrs.
From all the reading, heard it can be anywhere from 2.5 to 10 hours for first timers..... I REALLY don't want to do this for 10hrs.
Is it really that hard to change out an o2 housing on the evo? I know it looks pretty tight, but it seems if you were patient you could slip it out of the bottom with the downpipe removed. Its a simple install on my talon!
Anthony
Anthony
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i heard it was a real pain in the ***. if you guys are down and if we could find someone who knows what they are doing, i have a friend who owns a body shop with lifts and full of tools that we could use. would you guys want to wait till summer though? i am at school right now. i get back the first week of may.
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one of my friends put the megan o2 on by himself, he was a first timer. he said it took him i think around 4 hours
It is actually quite easy. The first time I did it it took about 2 hours and I follwed the directiosn below almost to a T. It sounds like a long way to do it, but in fact it makes the whole thing a piece of cake. You will create more room by removing the radiator and you will save yourself busted knuckles and bent fins. Just do it right and it will be a fun way to learn how to work on your car
do it right the "right" way.
-Unbolt downpipe.
-Drain oil.
-Drain coolant.
-Detach the oil return line (on bottom side).
-Detach the oil feed line (on top side).
-Detach the coolant feed/return lines (on top side).
-Take off radiator.
-Take of intake pipe.
-Unbolt the manifold and take the entire assembly (manifold/turbo) out.
-Unbolt the turbo from the manifold.
-Unbolt the o2 housing from the turbo.
Install o2 onto turbo, then attach onto manifold, and in reverse step install everything back togather.
**This is the long but PROPER way to install it in a clean one shot method. You can also install it simply by taking the downpipe off, o2 housing off and then working under the car, but one of the bolts for the o2 housing is tough to get ahold of. HTH!
-Unbolt downpipe.
-Drain oil.
-Drain coolant.
-Detach the oil return line (on bottom side).
-Detach the oil feed line (on top side).
-Detach the coolant feed/return lines (on top side).
-Take off radiator.
-Take of intake pipe.
-Unbolt the manifold and take the entire assembly (manifold/turbo) out.
-Unbolt the turbo from the manifold.
-Unbolt the o2 housing from the turbo.
Install o2 onto turbo, then attach onto manifold, and in reverse step install everything back togather.
**This is the long but PROPER way to install it in a clean one shot method. You can also install it simply by taking the downpipe off, o2 housing off and then working under the car, but one of the bolts for the o2 housing is tough to get ahold of. HTH!
If I can finish in 4 hours then I would be happy. Do you know how your buddy did it? there is like 6 different ways of doing it.
