First impressions of my esmeril turbo kit day 1
there's an E-clip that holds that hose to the hard pipe of the oil cooler. did they take it out for the turbo install? shouldn't have been necessary. remove the e-clip, and see if you can push the line further in, and then put the clip back on.
or take it back to the shop that did your install, tell them to fix it, and tell them to top off your oil.
or take it back to the shop that did your install, tell them to fix it, and tell them to top off your oil.
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but it took about 2 weeks before i was driving it home due to minor setbacks along the install process.
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there's an E-clip that holds that hose to the hard pipe of the oil cooler. did they take it out for the turbo install? shouldn't have been necessary. remove the e-clip, and see if you can push the line further in, and then put the clip back on.
or take it back to the shop that did your install, tell them to fix it, and tell them to top off your oil.
or take it back to the shop that did your install, tell them to fix it, and tell them to top off your oil.
Do you think i would be able to install it myself considering it comes with intructions ?? Ive installed a few bolt ons on my car so im not absolutely clueless mechanically.
Im in the process of reading and researching ALOT about turbos right now.
Im in the process of reading and researching ALOT about turbos right now.
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I think you COULD.. But it may prove to be more difficult than you think. My mechanic ran into Many small problems along the way just making it take longer but if you are confident you can do it then I say go for it
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I would send a picture but I just put all the pieces back on haha. I'm actually taking it to the Mazda dealership in the morning to have the new fuel pump put in so I'm going to have them fix the leak while I'm there
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So you think they will try to charge me extra because of the turbo kit being in there? I don't know why they are such asses when it comes to that kinda stuff. I'm having the car towed there to be safe.
Agreed, Turbo 8's are not exactly install and forget about it machines and your gonna need some DIY experience or things could get too expensive...Funny guy. I guess having your car tuned after only a few months was just unacceptable. Those folks that had to wait for the better part of a year or longer for a date with Kan or someone similar and pay 5 times as much (or just live with a crappy running car for who knows how long) musta been real rubes, right?
Now that the service is nearly instant, I guess the price (practically free) is more palatable?
Dude - during the "terrible" times, for every complainer there were as many as one hundred other customers out there that were out-of-their-minds satisfied.
Honestly, with the way people are starting to abuse the new system, I think I may go back to the old method.
I can deal with 1 out of every 100 customers bitching and moaning.
So, in a word, STFU.
Now that the service is nearly instant, I guess the price (practically free) is more palatable?
Dude - during the "terrible" times, for every complainer there were as many as one hundred other customers out there that were out-of-their-minds satisfied.
Honestly, with the way people are starting to abuse the new system, I think I may go back to the old method.
I can deal with 1 out of every 100 customers bitching and moaning.
So, in a word, STFU.
Dude--you can install a fuel pump yourself--its not hard and its an oppotunity to learn some skills?
Like Charles Hill told me years ago, " Dont be scared to work on the car". Pay s to be cautious, but a FP, you can do it.
Like Charles Hill told me years ago, " Dont be scared to work on the car". Pay s to be cautious, but a FP, you can do it.
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I would do it but I dont have a lock ring tool to take it out. And also it needed to go to the dealership I wanted then to check out this oil leak that I noticed yesterday. It looks like it's coming from a line running to the oil cooler
Actually they'll charge you extra because it's an 8. Turbo even more. +1 on getting it hauled though. I'm sure you'll be fine in the long run. Just let us know if there are any issues.