June 1, 200619 yr totally impossible. the turbo fluid reservoir is a sealed unit and cant be moved without causing a major reduction in turbo life. additionally, the exhaust is routed through the transmission which makes problems with the catylitic converter bracket when you put in a lift.
June 1, 200619 yr i mean lifting a GL turbo wagon Do it. Make sure that you have a tranny w/ Lo range so you can keep your turbo spooled while moving slowly. As for the sealed turbo fluid reservoir, I had to remove my windshield wipers to make it fit; talk about a design flaw! Also, it helps to have decals:
June 1, 200619 yr When i installed my lift.. i kept on running out of directional fluid had to seal up some things
June 1, 200619 yr Pics of my 4 " lifted turbo wagon, more in the user gallery.Do it, turbo's are great offroad, no exhaust header in the way and the extra power helps on the way to the trails.
June 2, 200619 yr For those with lifted turbos, I have a question. How does the car respond to water crossings? I might pop a lift on my turbo wagon and that concerned me.
June 2, 200619 yr For those with lifted turbos, I have a question. How does the car respond to water crossings? I might pop a lift on my turbo wagon and that concerned me. I'd say just fab some kind of shield to keep water off of it. Or slow down a little thru the water.
June 2, 200619 yr When i installed my lift.. i kept on running out of directional fluid had to seal up some things yeah, after i lifted mine, my muffler bearing went bad and the exhaust fluid had to be flushed. EXPENSIVE maintenence. sometimes i get the feeling my mechanic isn't being 100% honest with me.
June 2, 200619 yr muffler bearing,exhaust fluid? did the mechanic check your blinker fluid and your halogen fluid? very expensive if not fixed correctly
June 2, 200619 yr muffler bearing,exhaust fluid? did the mechanic check your blinker fluid and your halogen fluid? very expensive if not fixed correctly he said the light fluids in general looked ok, but i should come in in about 10k miles for a flush/cleaning
June 2, 200619 yr I'd say just fab some kind of shield to keep water off of it. Or slow down a little thru the water. Wow, one on topic post.... Thanks Eric, I'll try to fab something up. I might lift the wagon, but not really offroad it. I was just wondering what others do about their turbos.
June 4, 200619 yr he said the light fluids in general looked ok, but i should come in in about 10k miles for a flush/cleaning be sure your wires still have smoke in them. mine ran out of smoke, $75 to fix... and the fluxcapacitor! don't forget to change that every gas fill-up.... but, yeah, lift the turbo and
June 4, 200619 yr Not worried about the turbo itself, if it's really hot the snailshell on the hotside might crack at the worst. BUT if there's any stress on the header and it's really hot and then submerged it could crack at the flange to the turbo. Happened once to me but my exhaust was all fubared from sliding on it. The stainless TWE header and DP are solid and show no signs of fatigue. Get a parts car, or 3 heh, that's my advice.
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