Can you change the wastegate without removing the turbo?

[RIPDOTCOM]

Title says it all. I definitely have a bad wastegate, bought a new ATP one and need to install it. Do I have to remove the whole turbo, manifold and downpipe?

 

[SCMP3]

i did it without removing it....ill never do it that way again. it was not fun at all

 

[dandan2]

yah, its not that hard nor time consuming to pull the turbo and maniofold off, it will most definately save some frustration. plus then u can also replace the manifold gasket if it hasnt been changed in awhile.

 

[hornsfan10609]

I've heard people have done it, but after replacing mine, I doubt I could do it without pulling the manifold.

 

[dandan2]

getting the wastegate off will be somewhat easy, to get it back in (unless u have hands the size of a 5 year old and fingers like a monkey) that c clip is gonna kick ur ass gettin it back in.

 

[destineal]

Wga was easy. The c clip was a royal pain in the ass. Mcguyver would have gave up on that c clip

 

[HighSpeed]

I just pulled the manifold back(unbolt it from the block) and unbolted the downpipe. I agree though, just pull the turbo.......its way easier and overall it takes less time in the long run to just pull the turbo

 

[GreezyG]

If your talking about the WGA then yes you can do it without removing much. I removed the intake pipe to the turbo, heat shield, and the J pipe below.

Using an 11mm socket remove the top nut from the WGA, then use a ujoint socket and extension to get the bottom one. Swap. To get the E-clip back on I used a 15inch set of needle nose pliers to get the clip lined up properly. My buddy then used a LONG screwdriver to push the clip on. Wasn't toooo hard. I could barely get my hands up there though.

 

[Turbojuice]

Is there a how-to for this WGA install? If not, I will try to make one when I do it tomorrow, but it would sure help a lot if there was already one. I checked the how-to secion and didn't see one though.

 

[christiansMSP]

turbo juice ive been meaning to tell you that your car looks clean as anything

 

[HighSpeed]

turbo juice ive been meaning to tell you that your car looks clean as anything

It is pretty clean, I have to agree.
Hopefull your c-clip is not as f'ed as mine was, that was the hard part with the manifold still connected. Good luck

 

[Turbojuice]

haha thanks man! It's not much but I sure like it!

 

[Turbojuice]

It is pretty clean, I have to agree.
Hopefull your c-clip is not as f'ed as mine was, that was the hard part with the manifold still connected. Good luck

Thanks man! Are those 15" needlenoses a necessity? That is the only tool you mentioned that I do not have... worst comes to worst I will pull off the manifold, but I don't wanna have to get a new gasket!

 

[hornsfan10609]

Thanks man! Are those 15" needlenoses a necessity? That is the only tool you mentioned that I do not have... worst comes to worst I will pull off the manifold, but I don't wanna have to get a new gasket!

Gaskets are cheap it may help the car run better, I know my stock one was in need of replacement.

 

[Turbojuice]

Grrrr. Ok I will do a Kragen run real quick... Thanks!

 

[GreezyG]

Thanks man! Are those 15" needlenoses a necessity? That is the only tool you mentioned that I do not have... worst comes to worst I will pull off the manifold, but I don't wanna have to get a new gasket!

It was the only thing I had that would reach all the way in. I bought them at Harbor Freight for like $8.
I lost like 5 clips in the process too haha. I bought a bulk box of C and E clips from Pep Boys for like $10.

 

[Turbojuice]

Hey guys I'm almost done pulling the turbo and stuff out of the car but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get this damn EGR tube out of the exhaust mani! Any tips?

 

[Turbojuice]

Ok got the EGR, but any tips on actually pulling the setup from under the hood? Ive been pulling for forever!

 

[hornsfan10609]

After removing the heatshield and hot pipe disconnect the coolant and oil lines and the vacuum line to the wastegate, unbolt the J pipe from the S pipe, (you need a gasket for this as well), remove the manifold bolts and the entire assembly should lift right out.. I just pulled the manifold away from the block and had room to replace it without removing the assembly from the car..

 

[justanothermp5]

if your trying to get the whole assembly out, take out the ac fan, it helps a bit with the room
if you still cant get it out, then your doing something wrong