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1999 B5 A4 1.8T K04-15 Turbo install.

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Old 02-24-2018, 03:09 PM
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Red face 1999 B5 A4 1.8T Turbo Manifold issues!!!

So recently I encountered some issues with my 1999 AEB B5 A4 1.8T while i was doing a turbo swap to a K04-15. One being the stock turbo was blown and the other being the oem turbo manifold being super old and chipped up. Being that it is a project car i decided to upgrade the OEM turbo manifold over to the 034Motorsport exhaust manifold, high flow stock fit, longitudinal 1.8T and go with a Borg Warner K04-15 all together.


When i went to install the 034Motorsports Turbo manifold I mentioned before and matted it up to the studs, I noticed that the tubular channels were to big and space to torque the nuts in with a socket wrench was limited. I managed to get the nuts in and twist them by hand but, I'm not able to torque them in right with my 12mm socket wrench because since space is now limited i can't properly socket the nuts to tighten them up.

What i was hoping to gather from this, if anyone on the forum has purchased this specific Turbo manifold and if they have a method to lock the nuts up tight because i'm planning on cracking up the boost. Another thing in mind is that i lost track of where the turbo support bracket bottom end section is matted up to so if you guys are kind enough as to toss me an image or real fine detail as to where exactly the bottom turbo support bracket gets bolted onto. Thanks everyone and hope to hear from someone soon.
 

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Old 02-26-2018, 02:38 PM
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Not sure exactly what you're talking about, but does a open end wrench not fit in there? You're going to be doing a bit of educated guessing with the torque, but it's better than finger-tight
 
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Old 02-28-2018, 12:03 PM
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I am not familiar with this install.. however, when I replaced the Motor Mounts on my 97 A4 the various write-ups warned of the very tight space on the drivers side and that it would/could take quite some time and frustration to get it off. Before I started I got an idea and purchased this item off Amazon..
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I purchased a different size and there are cheaper ones but this had decent reviews. When I used it for the motor mounts it was quick and much easier than anticipated. Also was able to get some torque on it and it tightened up the nuts well.
 

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