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Jul 25, 2006 | 11:18 PM

gbrett

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99 turbo question

Hi all my dad has a 99 f-350 and he had it serviced today and they told him one of the bolts had came out of his turbo and ford had an updated bolt kit for 79 bucks and it would be 4 hours labor to put it in well I am sure I can put the bolts in for him but was just wondering if any of you knew what boltsthese were or if there was any special procedures I needto follow thanks in advance

Jul 26, 2006 | 08:33 AM

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It's the bolts that hold the turbine housing on. You might have to pull the turbo to get all four of them.

Jul 26, 2006 | 09:05 AM

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thanks that should be an easy fix

Jul 27, 2006 | 04:04 PM

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I noticed today that I am missing one, do I need to replace this before I drive it again, or can I order some and fix it when it comes in?

Jul 27, 2006 | 05:56 PM

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i would recomend you replace the bolts before driving to far, but its your turbo, and if you pull the turbo off, make sure to get the new bolt and seal kit to put it back on dont re-use the old bolts and o-rings, turbos are expensive.

Jul 27, 2006 | 09:11 PM

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I agree. If by some off chance the housing shifts with missing hardware the turbine wheel could make contact and the whole turbo is destroyed. Better to replace the bolts ASAP.

Jul 27, 2006 | 11:18 PM

gbrett

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thanks for the replies my dad decided to have ford do it since my schedule is pretty full at the moment and he needs it right away

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Jul 28, 2006 | 08:31 PM

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good idea, plus if they brake the bolts off, wich is also common, then they have the fun of drilling them.

Jul 28, 2006 | 11:22 PM

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They actually go for a hell of a long way missing two bolts. Mine were missing for at least 30,000 miles and that was over 100,000 miles ago on the same turbo.