The Mean Greenie - 330d

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Luigi_S

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Oooh, that's not good. I figured them being the Garrett agents that they would be good. Where would you recommend then? I'm hoping there is nought wrong with it, but until I get it out and check for play, etc. I have no idea. I know that it's going to need some real good cleaning as the amount of soot all over is ridiculous.

Anybody have any advise on where to get really good vacuum tubing from?
 
FerdiBotha

FerdiBotha

Well-known member
Luigi_S said:
Oooh, that's not good. I figured them being the Garrett agents that they would be good. Where would you recommend then? I'm hoping there is nought wrong with it, but until I get it out and check for play, etc. I have no idea. I know that it's going to need some real good cleaning as the amount of soot all over is ridiculous.

Anybody have any advise on where to get really good vacuum tubing from?
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Vacuum tubing apparently doesn't get much better than the OEM tubing due to the other silicone vacuum tubes often collapsing etc.

Turbo-wise I have only heard good things about Fastec turbos in Germiston.

My turbo was eventually repaired by Turboworks in Centurion and they also did a good job.
 
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Luigi_S

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Ok, got all the covers off this afternoon and was greeted by this:


At first I thought the steering rack was leaking but on closer inspection it looks like the oil leak is from the turbo. Hopefully get that out on Saturday, was hoping to get everything spotless before stripping all that out.

Started cleaning things up and got this far:


Takes so long with not being able to use the pressure washer. Took me like an hour and a half to get to this and it's still far from perfect. I will clean as much as possible, but need to start getting all the bits off and start replacing parts. Will take the covers off in Spring and wash the whole underneath properly, but time is critical as I still need to get the car through roadworthy and registered.

I need to get the radiator and fan housing out. Anybody got any advice?

Also, is it possible to get the turbo and manifold out from the top or do I need to go from the bottom?
 
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Luigi_S

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Definitely a leak on the turbo somewhere, see the puddle of oil on the actuator.


Took a sneak shot with my phone an can see a crack on the manifold straight away:


Seems like I have to go from underneath to remove the turbo and manifold. Not much space, seems I need to move the engine mount.

Can anybody see any good reason why I couldn't remove the head cover? Seems like much better access doing it this way, but have to remove injectors, etc.

http://www.bimmerforums.co.uk/forum...d-my-exhaust-manifold-pics-t86668/index2.html
 
Gizmo

Gizmo

Banned
Suspend the engine from the top and lower the front subframe, that will give you the access to remove the turbo. You bought yourself quite the challenge there...
 
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Luigi_S

Member
Yep, sure did. Happy though because it keeps me busy. So you wouldn't recommend going in from the top, seems like a load more access? Figured while I was there, send the injectors in for cleaning, etc.
 
Solo Man

Solo Man

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I repaired the exhaust manifold on my E53 X5 3l diesel about a year ago. Did not touch the turbo as i was only aiming to remove the exhaust manifold. I would advice that since you are going to remove the exhaust manifold you may as well remove the turbo the same time and then it is much easier to remove it from the top, as most of the stuff is out of the way any case. To remove the exhaust manifold you will be removing most of the items you want to clean/repair/replace as you have to remove the inlet manifold (remove the swirl flaps and blank off the holes whilst you are at it), clean the inlet manifold, egr, etc.You will need to remove the injectors to get to the exhaust manifold. Remove the oil separator filter (i did not replace mine as on my present and previous E60 530d it did not even have a filter in the housing), remove the boost pipes, etc. With the radiator and exhaust manifold out, it should be a pleasure removing the turbo, as it should by nice and open and within easy reach. This is a major job, especially if it is the first time you are doing it. There are many electrical connectors that need removal, so take note and reconnect every one when putting everything back together. Note, when removing the inlet manifold, there is a bolt right at the back of the engine between the engine and fire wall. Not to awkward to get to, but one could easily miss it and then the inlet will stay stuck. Don't be in a hurry and just take it easy!
 
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Luigi_S

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Thanks for the advise. I was on the same train of thought as you with regards removing all the items. Generally what I do is take loads of pics of everything before removal to make sure I have a reference to refer back to when re-assembling.

I will be removing all the boost pipes too to clean them all. I just need to find a reference for all the relevant torque values. I think I should go and buy the Haynes manual today.
 
Nikhil

Nikhil

Honorary ///Member
Solo Man said:
I repaired the exhaust manifold on my E53 X5 3l diesel about a year ago. Did not touch the turbo as i was only aiming to remove the exhaust manifold. I would advice that since you are going to remove the exhaust manifold you may as well remove the turbo the same time and then it is much easier to remove it from the top, as most of the stuff is out of the way any case. To remove the exhaust manifold you will be removing most of the items you want to clean/repair/replace as you have to remove the inlet manifold (remove the swirl flaps and blank off the holes whilst you are at it), clean the inlet manifold, egr, etc.You will need to remove the injectors to get to the exhaust manifold. Remove the oil separator filter (i did not replace mine as on my present and previous E60 530d it did not even have a filter in the housing), remove the boost pipes, etc. With the radiator and exhaust manifold out, it should be a pleasure removing the turbo, as it should by nice and open and within easy reach. This is a major job, especially if it is the first time you are doing it. There are many electrical connectors that need removal, so take note and reconnect every one when putting everything back together. Note, when removing the inlet manifold, there is a bolt right at the back of the engine between the engine and fire wall. Not to awkward to get to, but one could easily miss it and then the inlet will stay stuck. Don't be in a hurry and just take it easy!
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Fully agree with the above, my only suggestion would be to get an E39 or pre FL E46 cast manifold and have it ported to match the stainless steel manifold. If you plan on keeping the car for a while chances are the stainless manifold will Crack again
 
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Luigi_S

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Anybody know where I can get some high quality vacuum tubing from?

BMW want around R2900 for the vacuum lines. That doesn't sound right at all. From what I can tell, it's 3.5 x 2.0 tubing.
 
Nikhil

Nikhil

Honorary ///Member
Luigi_S said:
Anybody know where I can get some high quality vacuum tubing from?

BMW want around R2900 for the vacuum lines. That doesn't sound right at all. From what I can tell, it's 3.5 x 2.0 tubing.
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Get 3,5mm rubber fuel hose from Midas / autozone. Replacemed mine a few years back and it's holding up well.
 
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Luigi_S

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Made a post last night, but it seems to have not uploaded or been deleted????

I removed the intercooler to give it a good cleaning and discovered this:





The state of the radiator and condensor were also terrible so removed the radiator for cleaning and to be able to get to the condensor too.



Managed to get quite a bit today after losing the morning to spend some time with the family.

I managed to get the manifold and turbo off so started cleaning everything:



Parts lined up for cleaning:



Some of the parts after cleaning:



Could be better, but would have then had to spend far longer on the parts. Bad light stopped play as they say.

So the manifold has numerous cracks as below:







Every port of the manifold had a crack up from the mounting. The mountings also have cracks around them so this one is totally toast. Will be ordering the one from the UK I linked to earlier.

To make matters worse as to why there was no boost, I discovered this:



A lovely tear in the pipe exiting the intercooler. Looks like this has to be ordered complete and not only the bottom piece which is at fault, unless I can find one at a scrappy. They will probably want to charge me the earth for that too.

Some good news is that the turbo, apart from being dirty, seems to be good. There is no play in the shaft at all.

Anybody know where I can send it to be 'serviced' I need it cleaned up as there is a load of soot inside.
 
shiven-zn

shiven-zn

Member
:clapper: fantastic job bro. Good to see you a hands on type of guy. I am trying to be like that. .:crazylaugh:
 
Nikhil

Nikhil

Honorary ///Member
That pipe is BMW only, i went on a search a few months back and looked at various scrap yards in Pretoria and Gp none of them had it. cost me R7500 after discount.
 
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