Drivetrain Turbo swap difficulty?
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Turbo swap difficulty?
So, I'm pretty useful in the garage, and have always worked on my own cars since high school. I am contemplating a JCW turbo swap onto my Clubman S, but I am concerned about the difficulty level.
How hard is it, really, to swap a turbo? Is it a difficult task, or just a little time consuming?
How hard is it, really, to swap a turbo? Is it a difficult task, or just a little time consuming?
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No not difficult but it is time consuming. A couple of things you want to do first though. Since your used to turning wrenches you probably already have most of the hand tools and a torque wrench but your going to want a copy of the Bentley manual for the Mini. You'll also want to pick up a new turbo oil feed and return line, new crush washers for the lines, new seal for the turbo and a gallon of Mini coolant. Since you have to drain the coolant to change the turbo now's a good time to go ahead and flush the system. A lot of people put the Mini in service mode for some extra room when replacing the turbo. I just pull the exhaust manifold and turbo out as an assembly and separate them on the bench. Another tip would be to soak the nuts that hold the down pipe to the turbo with mouse milk, WD40 or similar penetrating oil. Preferably the night before.
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Yes thats it ^^
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I've done the swap. Really straight forward.
For the oil feed line, I'd go with the one from Detroit Tuned. About the same price but much better quality.
http://www.detroittuned.com/detroit-...urbo-oil-line/
or the Kit
http://www.detroittuned.com/detroit-...-oil-line-kit/
or the Super Kit:
http://www.detroittuned.com/dt-turbo...ine-super-kit/
For the oil feed line, I'd go with the one from Detroit Tuned. About the same price but much better quality.
http://www.detroittuned.com/detroit-...urbo-oil-line/
or the Kit
http://www.detroittuned.com/detroit-...-oil-line-kit/
or the Super Kit:
http://www.detroittuned.com/dt-turbo...ine-super-kit/
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Detroit Tuned (10-10-2017)
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So, I'm pretty useful in the garage, and have always worked on my own cars since high school. I am contemplating a JCW turbo swap onto my Clubman S, but I am concerned about the difficulty level.
How hard is it, really, to swap a turbo? Is it a difficult task, or just a little time consuming?
How hard is it, really, to swap a turbo? Is it a difficult task, or just a little time consuming?
I have a countryman which reportedly has less space to work with in front of the turbo and I was able to do it without putting the car in service mode.
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I've done the swap. Really straight forward.
For the oil feed line, I'd go with the one from Detroit Tuned. About the same price but much better quality.
http://www.detroittuned.com/detroit-...urbo-oil-line/
or the Kit
http://www.detroittuned.com/detroit-...-oil-line-kit/
or the Super Kit:
http://www.detroittuned.com/dt-turbo...ine-super-kit/
For the oil feed line, I'd go with the one from Detroit Tuned. About the same price but much better quality.
http://www.detroittuned.com/detroit-...urbo-oil-line/
or the Kit
http://www.detroittuned.com/detroit-...-oil-line-kit/
or the Super Kit:
http://www.detroittuned.com/dt-turbo...ine-super-kit/
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Originally Posted by robyb
I wrapped my new oil line in DEI wrap, hoping it would do a similar job
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