Turbo bolts Loose!!??
- whitegtipolo
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Turbo bolts Loose!!??
Today my exhaust started blowing , found the turbo bolts that hold it to the manifold were finger tight!!!
re tightened em but they are bad to access , anyone else had this prob is there a fix! 
Re: Turbo bolts Loose!!??
mite be because of the bump you had in it. seen as you've tightened it see how it goes mate
- whitegtipolo
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Re: Turbo bolts Loose!!??
been on vwwatercooled the oz site and a few have had this problem over there! But no one seems to be able to solve the problem?? i think ill ring awesome gti tommorow see if they heard anything bout it cos i dont fancy tightening them all the time! I got quite concered as the turbo was nearly hanging off!!!!

Re: Turbo bolts Loose!!??
you will need to get a torque wrench and tighten to factory spec before doing so I would get new bolts from vw just incase they are damaged better spending a tenner now than spending mega if you don't catch them the next time slackening off in time.whitegtipolo wrote:Today my exhaust started blowing , found the turbo bolts that hold it to the manifold were finger tight!!!![]()
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re tightened em but they are bad to access , anyone else had this prob is there a fix!
I would check with vw as it may be a common problem and you may get it done foc.
- whitegtipolo
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Re: Turbo bolts Loose!!??
tbh id rather pay and get it done right as i have no faith in vw dealerships at all due to previous experiences!RITCHAT wrote:you will need to get a torque wrench and tighten to factory spec before doing so I would get new bolts from vw just incase they are damaged better spending a tenner now than spending mega if you don't catch them the next time slackening off in time.whitegtipolo wrote:Today my exhaust started blowing , found the turbo bolts that hold it to the manifold were finger tight!!!![]()
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re tightened em but they are bad to access , anyone else had this prob is there a fix!
I would check with vw as it may be a common problem and you may get it done foc.
