Recent content by faviles

Got it, no FIPG then! And thanks for the diagram Indigo.

I just purchased my new turbo and plan on reinstalling it today. My question is, on the tsrm it states to just torque down the nuts to 9ftlbs where the bottom of the turbo meets the oil flange. I am using an OEM gasket which has some sort of square edge on one side. What side does that edge face...

I wouldn't count on it. I've heard good things about felpro and ishino/stone gasket sets but to each his own.

Okay hvy, started the car up today thinking everything was okay but then the smoke came back. Same spot, right where the exhaust housing meets the turbo's intake housing. I checked to make sure all of the fittings were tight and they were. No leaks at all. Put the car in reverse to take it off...

I just ordered a new one but thanks indigo! Perfect! Much appreciated James.

Already checked the EPC on the TSRM but didn't see the coolant hoses, just the turbo taken apart. Found a whole set on Driftmotion but the only one I really need is the 90 degree angle hose that comes from the turbo and connects to the other line on the engine. It is a small hose located right...

It seems your assumptions were correct Hvy! Started the car up today and a lot less smoke barely visible. I plan on turning it on tonight and letting it run once more before I take it for a drive. As for the oil pressure, I removed the plug from the sensor, cleaned it with some electric parts...

Thanks Hvy Anyways I could test my oil pressure sensor? Sorry to ask another question but you seem very knowledgeable on these engines. When I flip my key to the on position, the needle moves up a bit and goes back down to 0. While the car is idling it remains at 0. I really do not want to...

Hello! So my BHG repair is now complete. Car turns on, idles, does not overheat, filled with 6 quarts of oil, flushed and new antifreeze, timed, new spark plugs, and valve stem seals. The only problems I have now are a code 24 and smoke coming from directly under the turbo. I'm 100%...

I don't think it's cruel I just thought it would be possible to do with a large amount of recording and picture taking of the work. Everything is where it needs to be besides the intercooler piping. I basically recorded the whole process with my GoPro head mount and did everything backwards when...

All the intercooler piping is being connected today as well as one final check over timing. Sorry for all the confusion. Let's hope it starts with everything put together.

Thanks hvyman, I'm going to play around with the alignments one more time, if not time to recheck to see if everything is connected to where it really needs to be. I did not check to see if my A/C was on or off, but I do know that my MAF was correctly connected. thanks again and I will keep...

Okay guys, so I went ahead and checked over everything. The spark plugs are lined up in the correct order on the coilpack and the plugs are lined 1-6 from front to back on the cylinders. The markings are all lined up on the cams and crank as well. Crank is set to 0. Here's the thing, my father...

I tried my best! It felt like every time I inserted it back in the camshaft gears would make it turn a bit. I'm going to try to line it up perfectly today.

Hello everyone! So I finally pieced back together my 7mgte after changing the head gasket. It took a couple of tries to get it started but once it did it shot fire out of the intake manifold where the 3000 pipe connects to the S looking pipe. After getting the $*** scared out of me I turned...