I made it home!

[nutron]

yeah, about that if you include packaging it and cleaning up

[chrisgettings]

iv been told it's being refurbed by the stig this time round

[parapaul]

Oops.... double post...

[parapaul]

Wish I'd been there to see it.. what MPG you getting on that setting ?

quality! More like Gallons per Mile.....

[_ZS_]

Didn't see you going down the strip at all on Sunday, neutron...

There was a VXR Vectra with a tiny number plate which seemed to be on the strip every 2 minutes.

I decided not to take mine up, as it's a terribly long walk back to Belfast via Scotland...

[chrisgettings]

nutron's got the turbo on the car and he's been for a littel run , it seams to have done the job.

all ready to rock and roll again

[Gsi3.2]

thats good news...... lets hope he got the other little leaky issue sorted out as well..

[Duncan]

What ever a servicing includes was enough so it won't be long now

Yep, that'll have been the bearing and seals service. Good to hear that's all it needed.

Anyone want to bet on how long it took to remove?

Oooh, a while I bet - given that the turbo is attached to the manifold and has to come off together with that, I bet it was a of a job?!

[Duncan]

Just saw your post on the following page.

probably about 2hrs all in all?

yeah, about that if you include packaging it and cleaning up

That's not too shabby then! lol I take it the manifold came off without too much aggro then?

[nutron]

Manifold was no problem, coming out was a piece of cake. Going back though I didn't have a tap wrench with me so I had to use snipe nose pliers!!! I broke one pair in half and it took me an hour to put on just the radiator Fortunately the rest took no more than an hour

The amount of methanol injection is now half what I was running and I'm going to up the water percentage.