Finally getting round to changing the turbo over. It's all going awfully well

Do you have to get the car on its side to access the turbo ?

Looks scary. Make sure you don't have spare bits left over at the end.

Seriously though, I understand its a pretty big job. Doing it yourself ?

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1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
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Haha not my fault how the picture uploaded.

Yes it's a big job, but nothing a experienced home mechanic should be afraid of.
There is a YouTube video on how to do it from a member on here already.

Plus I used to be a mechanic so I'm not scared  Bushy

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Turbo is off no problems at all. Will be replacing with the refurbished one tomorrow morning. Along with new main oil gallery pipe a few gaskets and some new exhaust manifold nuts. Will all let you know how it goes.  Bushy

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why have you taken all the airbox of and the rocker cover inlet off to change the turbo

I'm not certain without removing the drivers side suspension arm you'd be able to drop the turbo out the bottom. It's quite a big unit to try and squeeze. So because the rocker cover and air box are all interconnected and you cant get one off without the other. It's all got to come off. Bushy

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i thought you take the air filter out then remove the 3 grommets in the bottom of air box then slide the heatshield to get to the 3 turbo bolts then from underneath remove exhaust pipe ,2 pipes and the bracket and it comes out the bottom,correct me if i am wrong as i am going to replace mine soon .

The gromets are defentately there and that sounds possible but like I said I don't know if you can remove it from the bottom. It's probably really really simple if you have a pit or can lift the chassis off the ground to open up the clearance. When are you thinking of doing it? Because if that's possible, just in off road height for example, then it's defentately worth posting the results on here.
I didn't want to start trying to remove it from the bottom then find out it couldn't be done and have to start over in the top. So just did it this way.
It's not hard removing from the top, albeit a lot more bolts and nuts than what you just said but I've got the days off work so I'm in no rush.

Good luck  Bushy

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What issues were you getting with the old turbo to think of changing it? Only interested as mine has developed a whine/ whistle when it's on boost I have checked all the turbo boost pipes and all look good and don't know what to check next ?
Roger

the same as you ,it makes a noise on boost as though there is a leak but all the pipes have been checked ,i have got a turbo that had only done 500 miles off a bmw so going to fit that.

Mine was whistling from day one, apparently a little whistle is normal on these engines. But excessive probably means the actuator is sticking.
But the main reason I changed mine was because one of the seals/ or both have failed and it's leaking oil into the induction side of the engine. Which was even more apparent when I stripped down the top of the engine. The first symptom was just a higher than normal oil consumption for the engine. After that I pulled the pipe from the MAF sensor to the turbo and oil coated the pipe and some even leaked out of the bottom of it. I dare say all of this was caused by no one changing the crankcase breather filter.
But hey ho.

As for the access this is what it looks like currently waiting for the new turbo being delivered tomorrow morning. Can you see what I mean about there not being a lot of room to squeeze a turbo out through.

Thanks to bushy and cowman. Keep us posted on the progress of this as I think I will be following the same route
Roger

Try doing the TDV8 turbo's then... OUCH...

Good job though sir

I'm sure I'll have a go once I get a newer one haha  Bushy

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