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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: andybnwc on November 07, 2007, 04:55:16 am

Title: aaz 97 k03 staight turbo swap
Post by: andybnwc on November 07, 2007, 04:55:16 am

Hi im new here and have owned a couple of aaz golfs im now on a 97 golf estate been running lovely after the normal tweaks but unfortunatly started using oil and smoking and boom there goes the turbo .

I have another identical turbo and wish to fit myself ive dont searches and cant find any info , is this a easy job are there any step by step guides with pics preferably
thanks

Title: aaz 97 k03 staight turbo swap
Post by: andybnwc on November 07, 2007, 07:12:50 am

bump on this so i dont have to pay large garage bills plus i have spare aaz cylinder head and turbo too

Title: aaz 97 k03 staight turbo swap
Post by: burn_your_money on November 07, 2007, 09:11:46 am

It's a pain in the ass but there is definitely nothing magical about the procedure

Rusty bolts and the hard to reach ones that hold the turbo to the manifold are what make it hard. 12mm 12pt I think. You need a shallow socket

This isn't a watercooled turbo is it?

Title: aaz 97 k03 staight turbo swap
Post by: andybnwc on November 07, 2007, 09:52:26 am

not sure if its water cooled but there looks like a bolt missing from downpipe to turbo

Title: aaz 97 k03 staight turbo swap
Post by: James8485 on December 04, 2007, 03:37:05 pm

hi i have a 97 golf AAZ and the K03 has a 3 bolt downpipe flange dosnt it???  the  one on mine has a 4 bolt ..... did you have to get a differnet downpipe>> i also have a K03 and was going to do the swap but dont know how much work is involved....mine has coolent lines but i was just going to plug then and just run oil.....any sujetions??