How the F*** do you get 180 turn onto the high pressure turbo??

6.4psd916 · Apr 4, 2013

forcefed6.4ford said:
I'll trade you for my tight a *** seized up pipe bolts. Got everything torn down but can't get the bolts to crack. More beer required.

This was my savior for your situation with a 3" extension and 6 point deep socket.

6.4psd916 · Apr 4, 2013

Jmoore1225 said:
How bout that picture? I think this is where the boost is blowing out @ after its starts builing into the high teens low 20"s. I have some oil residue on the high pressure turbo. I just can not get it to slide on on there anymore & do not know why. I'm so sick of this truck!!

Make sure the atmo is orientated correctly, the feed should be straight up.

Front bolt

Back bolt

Other 3

So have all the bolts loose, tighten the 3 till they are almost tight but the bracket is still loose, then gently tap the elbow and it hopefully will slide on. When it stops moving, tighten the 3. Then tighten the front and rear and as you do it should move just a little and finish seating.

Jmoore1225 · Apr 4, 2013

My atmo is outta wack, which prolly made everything else of as well

6.4psd916 · Apr 4, 2013

Yup, I had that problem when installing mine

Jmoore1225 · Apr 4, 2013

Just odd both oil drains are lined up & not leaking.

6.4psd916 · Apr 4, 2013

Mine was way off, just a little may allow it to go together, but not allow other pieces to go together.

blk350on20s · Apr 5, 2013

How can the atmo be out of wack? The compressor housing is bolted on so it can't be rotated and the base sits flat on the turbo pedestal mount. There are also dowels that line them up. Pull your inner fender well on the drivers side. Look up and you'll see the u. Reach in and give that f**ker hell.

Dzchey21 · Apr 5, 2013

I wonder if that u can get distorted

6.4psd916 · Apr 5, 2013

blk350on20s said:
How can the atmo be out of wack? The compressor housing is bolted on so it can't be rotated and the base sits flat on the turbo pedestal mount. There are also dowels that line them up. Pull your inner fender well on the drivers side. Look up and you'll see the u. Reach in and give that f**ker hell.

The center section to exhaust housing can rotate when you loosen the v-band.

White_monster · Apr 5, 2013

Yes it can but if the leg is flat on the pedestal rotating it doesn't do much now does it.

blk350on20s · Apr 5, 2013

Lol exactly^^. He send he bent stuff earlier in the thread. Might be your issue.

forcefed6.4ford · Apr 5, 2013

I cants see the u distorting. Not enough heat. Was there anything under the pedistal when you installed the turbos? Maybe a washer or something? Small enough that I may have been missed.

6.4psd916 · Apr 5, 2013

blk350on20s said:
Lol exactly^^. He send he bent stuff earlier in the thread. Might be your issue.

This is true but the mount is on the turbine housing so the center section can be off but you can still get the drain in. And that would clock the compressor slightly and not allow the cross over to seat, but his 180 is not all the way on either, probably because the bracket is bent. So go buy a new bracket.

Jmoore1225 · Apr 5, 2013

The bracket the U bolts on is not bent, the bracket mounted to the head on the bottom is what is I believe is bent, which now really has no affect. If the bracket that the U is bolted to & holds the fuel cooler also is all the way against the valve cover(see 3rd picture). The high pressure turbo is cocked up just a hair & is the issue of why the U won't slide up & over it correctly.

If the main oil feed T needs to be straight up & down, mine is not!! It's pulled to the left quite a bit.