Driver Side Swap Complete

This afternoon I swapped the driver’s side turbocharger.  A TTE550 was removed and a BorgWarner RS4 K04 was installed.  This was an uneventful swap with no problem bolts to deal with.

BW K04 for TTE550 Swap
BW K04 for TTE550 Swap

AGS4 engine out

This afternoon I completed the removal of the Silver S4’s engine.

Silver S4 engine out
Silver S4 engine out

Currently the engine is equipped with The Turbo Engineers TTE550 turbochargers that I will be removing and replacing with BorgWarner K04’s so that I can continue collecting some performance data that I did not collect the last time the BW K04’s were on the car.

2.7T Engine Removed
2.7T Engine Removed

This removal went quite smoothly, only a little coolant was spilled on the garage floor.

Engine coolant spilled
Engine coolant spilled

I’ve also continued to make some improvements to the removal of the PS line.

PS Line Removal
PS Line Removal

In addition to the use vise-grips and a piece of rubber to pinch the hose shut, the bolt in the end of the hose, I’ve now added a piece of rubber into the hard line to keep the PS fluid from flowing out while the engine is being coaxed out of the engine compartment.

This removal I also had an epiphany concerning the engine oil.  I’ve been going through a lot of oil with the engine pulls, only putting a few hundred miles on the engine before commencing a new engine pull.  As a matter of habit when I get to pulling the AC compressor from its location I drain the engine oil so that when I pull the oil filter oil isn’t draining out while trying to manipulate the compressor lines around the oil cooler housing.

AC Compressor Removal
AC Compressor Removal

In an effort to limit the amount of wasted oil I decided I would not drain the oil from the pan via the drain plug, I would only remove the oil filter and then immediately remove the AC Compressor while the oil is draining.  Turns out not much oil drains out.

Lost engine oil
Lost engine oil

At the most I estimate one fifth of a quart was lost.

 

Just about ready

I finished the bulk of the prep work for the next engine removal.  I just have a few more parts to disconnect before I’ll be ready to bring in the engine hoist.

Almost ready for the engine hoist
Almost ready for the engine hoist