STUCK BOLT ON TURBO... PLEASE HELP!!!!

[RIPCAT]

So there are 4 bolts holding my turbo onto my exhaust manifold and my turbo has a fatty exhaust leak and needs to come off. The problem is that the bolts are in a really tight spot. It takes either a 14mm or 15mm but the bolt is too close to the turbo to have a socket fit around it and there is no room to use a wrench.

What can I do? Please any help would be much appreciated.

Thank you,-Matt T.-

[AZ89two4Tsx]

How did you get it on?

[Fibre guy]

Did you try an offset (aka obstruction) wrench? A crowfoot wrench with a 3/8 socket might fit too.

[discosteak]

if its an SR or KA these are much easier to do after removing the exhaust manifold and turbo together then separating the turbo/manifold. use a nice open end wrench that wont spread and round off the nut

[RIPCAT]

I got it on when I rebuilt my engine (all 4 pistons ring landings blew) and so there was a lot more space to work.

[RIPCAT]

Thanks guys I think I will try removing the exhaust manifold and getting at it that way because I don't have any obstruction wrenches. Hopefully there will be more room to get to the manifold though.

[discosteak]

its damn near impossible to do with the manifold on

[blacksrjdm]

The only option that you have is to remove the manifold from the engine and then work on the turbo.