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I think this turbo oil feed bolt nightmare is over ! (last thread on this I hope, )
First of all I want to apologise for creating another thread regarding the same topic, however this thread should and I certainly hope it to be the last regarding this stupid turbo oil feed bolt.
Well here is the latest update.
My friend came back this morning with this bolt after altering it, for those who didn't follow the story here is what the bolt on the car looked like
and he cut grooves in it so that I now have enough room to get ti tight and it looks a little like this now
The bolt is now absolutely solid on the car,unfortunately I have been unable to start the car to check it because the battery is flat and is now indoors charging.
My question is will this bolt be okay now that is has been altered ?
I am relieved to declare that this should be the last thread on this topic ( I hope) and I wish to thank everyone again who has helped and guided me along the way.
thanks all
Last edited by FastLife91; 03-02-2017 at 06:55 PM.
I personally don't think that nut will last you've weakened it by removing metal (ok you say it's really tight but you may have already fractured it!)
you've got to ask yourself are you confident that you can drive this car without worrying if that pissy bodged pipe will not split and blow hot oil over the extremely hot manifold and catch fire??
Please take the advise of the people on here WHO KNOW!!
i have 18 years experience working on industrial refrigeration systems that use theses flared pipes a lot and I've seen un-modified ones split although the pressure is massive but if you over tighten them your squash the flare on the pipe and break the seal or split the nut.
just get a new pipe and get a mobile guy out to fit it then you know it's safe or you can drive it around not knowing if or when it's going to split
WORTH THE RISK ??
I personally don't think that nut will last you've weakened it by removing metal (ok you say it's really tight but you may have already fractured it!)
you've got to ask yourself are you confident that you can drive this car without worrying if that pissy bodged pipe will not split and blow hot oil over the extremely hot manifold and catch fire??
Please take the advise of the people on here WHO KNOW!!
i have 18 years experience working on industrial refrigeration systems that use theses flared pipes a lot and I've seen un-modified ones split although the pressure is massive but if you over tighten them your squash the flare on the pipe and break the seal or split the nut.
just get a new pipe and get a mobile guy out to fit it then you know it's safe or you can drive it around not knowing if or when it's going to split
WORTH THE RISK ??
thanks for your reply.
I am going to take your advice and will get a new turbo oil feed pipe but am going to wait until next week as I need to use the car but this altered bolt on the turbo pipe should do until then.
SO I am going to get a new turbo pipe, does the whole turbo and egr e.t.c. have to be removed or is it a quick job ?
Can you also please post a photo of the pipe for my car , there are 2 types apparently but mine is a long thin metal type, I cannot picture what it looks like as it has been botched up and I never saw the original before it was cut or anything.
I am going to take your advice and will get a new turbo oil feed pipe but am going to wait until next week as I need to use the car but this altered bolt on the turbo pipe should do until then.
SO I am going to get a new turbo pipe, does the whole turbo and egr e.t.c. have to be removed or is it a quick job ?
the car is a 2006 mk2 ford focus sport 1.8 TDCI
Can you also please post a photo of the pipe for my car , there are 2 types apparently but mine is a long thin metal type, I cannot picture what it looks like as it has been botched up and I never saw the original before it was cut or anything.
funniest thing i ever saw when i was in the trade. this chap wanted his three wheeler re sprayed i priced it he couldnt afford it so i said you rub it down get ready ill show you what to do. i didnt see him for weeks there was a nock on the door at home ide only just got in. i looked out the front room window and saw the three wheeler out the front and by the look of it it looked like he had spot primmered it.as i got closser to it i realised that he had rubbed it down with a four and a half inch grinnder no not with a flappy soft thingey no but with a fuckink grinnding disc. what i thought was spot primmer was the jell coat he had gone through and you could push your finger through in places. when i say i laughed i turned away ran in the house i fell on the kitchen floor i split my sides my wife thought id gone mad. i had to tell matey it was a wright of
funniest thing i ever saw when i was in the trade. this chap wanted his three wheeler re sprayed i priced it he couldnt afford it so i said you rub it down get ready ill show you what to do. i didnt see him for weeks there was a nock on the door at home ide only just got in. i looked out the front room window and saw the three wheeler out the front and by the look of it it looked like he had spot primmered it.as i got closser to it i realised that he had rubbed it down with a four and a half inch grinnder no not with a flappy soft thingey no but with a fuckink grinnding disc. what i thought was spot primmer was the jell coat he had gone through and you could push your finger through in places. when i say i laughed i turned away ran in the house i fell on the kitchen floor i split my sides my wife thought id gone mad. i had to tell matey it was a wright of
03-02-2017, 06:53 PM
I think this turbo oil feed bolt nightmare is over ! (last thread on this I hope, )
