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Originally posted by gotboost2394
Soon after my car was boosted the manifold i had put on cracked, so i decided to just replace it completely. I found this guy online who said that it wouldnt be a problem to make me one that is a dirrect fit if i simply sent him my old one. Well after waiting 3 weeks longer than he told me it would take, i got the manifold.
Don't mind me, I'm breaking this post into pieces because that top paragraph is unclefucking long, and consequently hard to read. This top part is irrelevant.
Originally posted by gotboost2394
It turned out that it didnt fit all the way (turbo touching the fan) but me being impatient found a way to stick it in after unbolting my downpipe from its hangers.
This is only relevant if it is what caused your bolt troubles. I don't believe that it is.
Originally posted by gotboost2394
Now when i was taking off my turbo again two front bolt heads snapped off and im stuck with two bolts broken in my turbo and a massive exhaust leak. Im sitting here wondering where to take this car.
Ah, the meat of the post. The broken bolts are in the exhaust housing of the turbo? That is a difficult place for a bolt to live. The heat cycles that the bolt and housing encounter really make breaking those very easy.
I would bring the turbo to a machinist and have them drilled out and re-tapped.
If you would rather do it yourself, put a pipe wrench on however much of the bolt that you can get. PB Blaster is your friend! If you can't get it out this way, drill into the bolt, and try an easy-out. If this doesn't work, drill it out, and helicoil it.
When you get it back together, don't re-use bolts, just get new bolts, of the highest grade that you can find, and coat the threads generously with nickle anti-seize. Don't use the cheap shit, the nickle anti-seize is good to 2200* F.
Originally posted by gotboost2394
Should I go to a regular repair shop or somewhat more of a specialty place? And if the bolts broke, does that mean there was too much tension and i need to get my manifold redone or if i take it to a shop they could make it fit without that? I live in the Chicago NW suburbs, and i already called AMS but when i heard their prices and that they are all booked for the entire summer that quickly killed the idea. I would appreciate any help and ideas.
As I said, have a machinist pull the bolts, and find anybody who is good with a welder to touch up whatever still needs touching up. Exile Racing Technologies is near you. Give them a shot if you can't get this taken care of by yourself.
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