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Old 01-09-2008, 05:54 PM
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how do I avoid draining the coolant durning a turbo swap?
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Default you can't. you have disconnect a feed and return. coolant is cheap, especially in a car that you
don't know the history and should probably change anyway.
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Default raise the coolant lines higher than the radiator
there is a turbo swap writeup somewhere in the faq
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Default I already drained the coolant once and put new stuff in, now I have a leak at the banjo bolt
so it all has to come off again
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Default Drain the radiator and resevoir tank into a clean gallon jug. You can reuse it
(filter itas you pour it back into the tank) when your have the banjo fixed. You can access the banjo by pulling the ac compressor ... easier than pulling the turbo, etc IMO....
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You pinch the top coolant hose going to the turbo before removing it from the turbo.
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Default are you saying I can get to the banjo from below?
how?
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Default You can just drain the radiator and reuse coolant, but you'll still loose some..
..while unbolting turbo coolant line. Just get a bottle of the new one + some distilled water. Do it right
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You have to pull the bellie pan and the a/c compressor.
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