<VV> Turbo alignment

[Guus de Haan]

Op 3-jul-2007, om 3:58 heeft Craig Nicol het volgende geschreven:

> Question for all you turbo-heads.   I'm assembling a 180 turbo  
> engine (on
> the engine stand) and after putting all the turbocharger stuff  
> together I
> note that it doesn't sit square to the engine, the air cleaner end  
> is more
> than an inch rearward compared to the turbo end of the assembly.   
> This puts
> the air cleaner bracket about midway between the front-most  
> cylinder head
> shroud bolt and the next one back.  I've loosened the turbocharger  
> stand and
> shifted things as far as they will go to no avail.  Although my  
> turbo stand
> looks perfect (not bent or misshapen), I substituted another  
> identical stand
> and the result was identical.  Any idea what's going on here?  Am I  
> right in
> thinking that the air cleaner bracket should go onto the LF corner  
> cylinder
> head bolt and that the turbo should be mounted square to the engine?

Hi Craig,

I think you're wright that the turbo/air-cleaner assembly is a bit  
off. With mine though what bothers me is the upward angle which makes  
the air filter sit higher then is good for the bracket. Front to back  
is pretty straight I think but mines to dark to check now.

Regards.

Guus de Haan
The Netherlands
'65 Corsa Turbo-Charged Cvt