Recent content by 1982robw

excellent, did you need heat or did they undo cold with just the oil soaked on them?

i shall be removing a downpipe on an agu soon, how did you get them undone in the end? hopefully no broken studs? cheers, rob.

all stripped down, parts with screwdrivers pointing at them are worn. also need turbine/shaft and compressor backplate. how does the rear oil seal on the shaft seal in the chra? mine is awol so cannot work it out. is it with the circlip which is still in the chra?

but repairable?

thats a yes to tapping it apart. whats the verdict? i think the back plate from the compressor housing is damaged as the area where the bearing contacts is worn/grooved as is the bearing part which is against it.

what did you get done to your K03S in the end?

so its best to leave the compressor side and increase the exhaust turbine on the K03s? i think i need a new chra as the in-out play was alot. took it apart and its pretty badly worn. the exhaust turbine wheel has worn down on the heat sheild cap, the compressor wheel has worn down on the...

Beachbuggy thats really awesome work. i was searching the net for how to disassemble a K03s turbo and came across this and learnt so much more. i was looking to rebuild the K03s myself to standard spec to learn and not pay rediculous fee's. but you have got me thinking now. so the compressor...