Glad my motor picture came to a use. LoL
How-To Hook Up Turbo Coolant Lines
*Mods feel free to sticky this
Parts needed:
-Barbed fittings for your turbo water ports
-Proper size rubber hose
-Small worm clamps
-Zip-ties
* optional double sided barbed fitting.
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Step 1: Attach your barbed fittings to your turbo water ports.
Step 2: On the back side of your block there is a coolant line that runs from the iacv to the water pipe. Must be the hose that runs to the water pipe!
*Note: The nipple on the water pipe is not always in the middle, my d15 it was at the far left.
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Step 3: Remove this hose. (note that this is not an easy thing to do with the motor in the car, I will explain another way in a minute)
Step 4: Run your new hose from the iacv to the turbo, then run from the other water port on the turbo back to the nipple on the water pipe.
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Step 5: Worm clamp every thing well, zip-tie every thing up and make sure its all secured good.
Congrates your all done.
*As for the other way. Instead of removing the the hose from step 3, you can cut it, making sure to leave enough slack on both ends. Attach the new hoses to the old useing a double sided barbed fitting, make sure to clamp these.
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There are also many aftermarket options as well for a "cleaner" look using -an fittings and stainless braided lines.
*If anybody has anything to add please feel free and i will update this post*
Parts needed:
-Barbed fittings for your turbo water ports
-Proper size rubber hose
-Small worm clamps
-Zip-ties
* optional double sided barbed fitting.
Step 1: Attach your barbed fittings to your turbo water ports.
Step 2: On the back side of your block there is a coolant line that runs from the iacv to the water pipe. Must be the hose that runs to the water pipe!
*Note: The nipple on the water pipe is not always in the middle, my d15 it was at the far left.
Step 3: Remove this hose. (note that this is not an easy thing to do with the motor in the car, I will explain another way in a minute)
Step 4: Run your new hose from the iacv to the turbo, then run from the other water port on the turbo back to the nipple on the water pipe.
Step 5: Worm clamp every thing well, zip-tie every thing up and make sure its all secured good.
Congrates your all done.
*As for the other way. Instead of removing the the hose from step 3, you can cut it, making sure to leave enough slack on both ends. Attach the new hoses to the old useing a double sided barbed fitting, make sure to clamp these.
There are also many aftermarket options as well for a "cleaner" look using -an fittings and stainless braided lines.
*If anybody has anything to add please feel free and i will update this post*
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it something i could test, i just dont know how well my motor will like it if i disconnect the return hose on the back of the block to check flow. it'll be a month or so till i get my car up and running and i will update with findings
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