Did all of you take the oil pan off when you put your turbo on? Someone told me that you dont have to, and that way I wouldnt have to get a new gasket. I figure he is wrong. Is he?

 

If you dont take it off when you drill the metal shaving will fall into your oil. Its not that hard to take it off. There are like 20-25 little bolts and nuts. Just take it off...as for having to replace it I dont think its absolutely nessessary but you might as well.

 

that is what I figured.

 

just remember the oil pan gasket is a dealer only item!!! i learned that the hard way.

 

yes take off he oil pan, it may take some time but better now, because when you blow the motor and turbo from the metal inside your motor you will have to rip it all down....and thats way more time...

do it right the first time

 

No its not. Felpro makes them also.

Oh, yeah it is recommended that you pull the pan off.

 

when i did mine i check every auto parts store in my city about 5 total. no one carried it

 

Well, you might be right. Correction then: LS motors, the oil pan gasket is available. B16 should be the same pan though? Hmm

Felpro P/N OS 30630 R
States its for 90-96 1.8 motors, says nothing about 1.6

 

mine was a d16 so maybe that is why no one had it

 

Yeah, I could imagine the damage to the turbo bearings and other interal engine components from chunks of steel in the oil!

 

well you oil screen <U>should</U> block out most of it then your filter would get the smaller ones. i would not chance it tho. big risk!!

 

Soi how much is a new gasket? I have a first gen B16 so I think it is the gasket from the del sol that fits it correct?

 

i think so. just tell the dealer it is a b16a not a2 and he can figure it out

 

25-30 bones.