Technical Turbo Owners Thread...

[GhostWKD]

Ok its a turbo specific one this... aragh my sandwich plate wont go on well it will but i then cant get a oil filter on the end of it car is in bits outside, even taken the rad off to aid fitting, just not going on any suggestions? pics coming

 

[GhostWKD]

trying both a clio 16v filter and a ren 5 filter, ren 5 filter teeny bit shorter, but also teeny bit wider, and the 16v is, well the opposite

think im going to have to live without oil cooler

edit: also tried it with the sandwich plate on and off (just the threaded bit to show roughly how far the sandwich plate will take it )

 

[custard]

cant you put the filter & plate on as one piece?

 

[GhostWKD]

tried doing it in one go, no chance

 

[GhostWKD]

just been out playing i reckon if i had a hybrid of the two filters, with the width of the smallest and the height of the shortest it'd go so may leave cinq in bits and go halfords tomorrow in mums car

 

[custard]

sure its the right sandwich plate or even is there another type as we have seen before how there are slight variations on turbo installs from VAD

 

[GhostWKD]

sandwich plate is a mocal one, va didnt do any sandwich plates, copied aaron and rallycinq and pete with the mocal one, but really having problems see new pics above

 

[custard]

yeah i was thinking more of the exhaust design that its fouling the filter

 

[custard]

if oyu want,measure from the filter housing(where the filter meets the engine to the exhaust nearest the filter and i'll do the same.i can also measure my filter height to see what mines is in comparison

 

[GhostWKD]

just started peeing down with rain, and lightning so its on hold for now, front bumper has gone back on and tools are away its the elbow from the turbo to the standard downpipe flange thats getting in the way, as well as that bolt which you can just about see on the other pics (small wide filter its catching on exhaust, tall thin filter its catching on that bolt)

 

[custard]

well i'll go out and do some measuring soon as its a glorious day here

 

[arc]

if you could measure that gap, that'd be handy for me too. I totally forgot about needing a smaller oil filter, i was going to get my turbo exhaust mocked up, but that'd prove tricky with a standard oil filter on there! Looks like i'l have to do an oil change and bung another filter on there before i can get that done. (what filter u guys running btw?)

 

[SkinzCinqSporting]

I think they are running Renault 5 filters

 

[nogin]

next time your engine has to come out rem to full flow it then you wont need a sandwhich plate

 

[arc]

eh?

 

[HP]

Mine's on a Renault Clio 1.4 16v filter, HOF 266 from Halfords. I had to cut 1/8" off the end of the sandwich plate to filter thread to get enough clearance to get it screwed on, but it's been ok for three oil changes since.

There's stil plenty of thread to screw the filter on, if you look in the filter there's only 1/4" of threaded section max in there anyway.

 

[custard]

right measurements taken from above.

approx ish as its akward to measure
filter is 5cm high
from the end of the filter to the exhaust joining plate 5cm
the curve of the standard exhaust from this plate going down wards comes 7.7cm out.

 

[GhostWKD]

Mine's on a Renault Clio 1.4 16v filter, HOF 266 from Halfords. I had to cut 1/8" off the end of the sandwich plate to filter thread to get enough clearance to get it screwed on, but it's been ok for three oil changes since.

There's stil plenty of thread to screw the filter on, if you look in the filter there's only 1/4" of threaded section max in there anyway.

:yeahthat: right thats the one i've got its the taller but thinner one

Dont think i've any sharp enough hacksaw blades to cut the threaded section (nor a vice to put the threaded bit in ) but this could be the solution to my problems :worship:

quite wet out *takes pic*

 

[custard]

get out there you big southern nancy

 

[GhostWKD]

kiss my sandwich plate also its now coming through the window erk! and taking out my wall paper (ok its green anyway lol )