I noticed that my turbo was slowly dripping oil. I got underneath and discovered that the drips were coming from the oil supply pipe which is bolted on by (2) 10 MM inch and half bolts. I tightened up one and the other is loose. It's tight enough to stop the bleeding but I'm not satisfied since it would easily loosen up again. What do you recommend? Should I remove the bolt and tap it out to the next larger bolt size or is there a nifty fix on a nearly stripped threads. I got some relief by installing a new bolt but it's not a long term solution. Appreciate any crafty suggestions.
Thanks,
Bill
Turbo Leaking
-
Bill Pottle
Thanks Mark... I never thought about that. I'll check into helicoils rather than tapping.
The leak isn't serious so I wanted to explore the best option. Car is running great. Actually it hasn't ever run so smooth. My first ride after I had the tie rods & a few bushings & a new flexible brake line installed. The front alignment was well worth the time to have done and got inspected without question. Handles great. Friday will be my first drive to work at campus. I've been waiting a year and a half to use it again for the summer. It'll be rewarding since I did the work and learned a lot about the car too. The previous owners mechanic did some messy work and I have the last bolt issue to fix and I think I've got all the past flubbs addressed.
Later,
Bill
The leak isn't serious so I wanted to explore the best option. Car is running great. Actually it hasn't ever run so smooth. My first ride after I had the tie rods & a few bushings & a new flexible brake line installed. The front alignment was well worth the time to have done and got inspected without question. Handles great. Friday will be my first drive to work at campus. I've been waiting a year and a half to use it again for the summer. It'll be rewarding since I did the work and learned a lot about the car too. The previous owners mechanic did some messy work and I have the last bolt issue to fix and I think I've got all the past flubbs addressed.
Later,
Bill
-
Bill Pottle
Hey,
Did some investigating on the helicoil. I'm wondering since it's snugged lightly and not leaking is it wise to consider the high temperature tread sealant? If I did use this stuff would I ever be able to remove the bolt? Why I'm pondering is the tough location to work in makes me want to explore every option. The bolt is next to the exhaust pipe and I can barely get my hand up in there to wrench it so tapping to prepare for the helicoil or drilling and tapping to make threads for the next size bolt to 7MM threads is equally tricky. I have an extension for my drill which is workable and the extension would hold the tap as well so it can be done only thing uncomfortable is working on my back under the car. So I'd like to know about this thread paste that hardens. Have you ever used this stuff and can I ever get the bolt out if I try it?
Thanks,
Bill
Did some investigating on the helicoil. I'm wondering since it's snugged lightly and not leaking is it wise to consider the high temperature tread sealant? If I did use this stuff would I ever be able to remove the bolt? Why I'm pondering is the tough location to work in makes me want to explore every option. The bolt is next to the exhaust pipe and I can barely get my hand up in there to wrench it so tapping to prepare for the helicoil or drilling and tapping to make threads for the next size bolt to 7MM threads is equally tricky. I have an extension for my drill which is workable and the extension would hold the tap as well so it can be done only thing uncomfortable is working on my back under the car. So I'd like to know about this thread paste that hardens. Have you ever used this stuff and can I ever get the bolt out if I try it?
Thanks,
Bill
-
So Cal Mark
-
Bill Pottle
mark,
The stuff I was looking at was for high temperature applications and it mentioned exhaust manafolds. If you hear of anyone who has used it I'd love to know if they can remove the bolt at a later date. I think I'm going to take a loose bolt on a piece of junk and try the stuff and see how it works. If it's a miracle glue and welds the bolt in I'll abandon the idea and plan a down time off season repair. I'm wonder if they have a web site... I'll check it out and see if the maker has a hot line for questions. I agree, I'd be way more comfortable removing the turbo to tap it out. The space to work in is pretty tight. I feel like a surgeon attempting to operate remotely! I haven't seen any drips so I'm gonna enjoy the ride and keep a eye on it and check it periodically to see if it loosens or drips. Took me a year and a half to get the my sh*t in gear to tackle the head gasket and since it's running so good I'm gonna enjoy the summer. I sure missed driving it and it feels great to cruise around with the top down. I parked my SUV and went from 20 mpg to about 30mpg, can't beat the relieve to my wallet.
One huge advantage of taking and going over the entire car with a fine tooth comb is to find weird Prev. owner or in my case the Dr. who I bought it from, mechanics patches. I have a slug of prev. owners repair bills and he really spent some bucks with the shop. I saw that they rebuilt the turbo a year before I bought it from him and he gave $2500 for just that fix. Could this have really cost that much for a rebuild? Just curious... what you think.
Later,
Bill
The stuff I was looking at was for high temperature applications and it mentioned exhaust manafolds. If you hear of anyone who has used it I'd love to know if they can remove the bolt at a later date. I think I'm going to take a loose bolt on a piece of junk and try the stuff and see how it works. If it's a miracle glue and welds the bolt in I'll abandon the idea and plan a down time off season repair. I'm wonder if they have a web site... I'll check it out and see if the maker has a hot line for questions. I agree, I'd be way more comfortable removing the turbo to tap it out. The space to work in is pretty tight. I feel like a surgeon attempting to operate remotely! I haven't seen any drips so I'm gonna enjoy the ride and keep a eye on it and check it periodically to see if it loosens or drips. Took me a year and a half to get the my sh*t in gear to tackle the head gasket and since it's running so good I'm gonna enjoy the summer. I sure missed driving it and it feels great to cruise around with the top down. I parked my SUV and went from 20 mpg to about 30mpg, can't beat the relieve to my wallet.
One huge advantage of taking and going over the entire car with a fine tooth comb is to find weird Prev. owner or in my case the Dr. who I bought it from, mechanics patches. I have a slug of prev. owners repair bills and he really spent some bucks with the shop. I saw that they rebuilt the turbo a year before I bought it from him and he gave $2500 for just that fix. Could this have really cost that much for a rebuild? Just curious... what you think.
Later,
Bill