Wastegate/heat shield

[Turbostang15]

Quick question, is it absolutely necessary to have the heat shield installed? I’m changing out the wastegate, and the heat shield is kind of a pain in the ass to remove and replace. So just wondering if it’s absolutely necessary to have it on there? I do have a turbo blanket I could use, that should help with heat. But obviously cannot use the turbo blanket and the heat shield together. So does anyone think it would be a problem, If I use the turbo blanket and just ditched the heat shield?

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[PRG3k]

I've swapped my wastegate several times and each time is a pain in the ass to get that heat shield in and out. But the turbo is a huge source of heat. I would do your best to try and keep it. Chances are you won't need to do it again. Turbo blankets on these cars can be a pain to install in their own right.

 

[letos]

Quick question, is it absolutely necessary to have the heat shield installed? I’m changing out the wastegate, and the heat shield is kind of a pain in the ass to remove and replace. So just wondering if it’s absolutely necessary to have it on there? I do have a turbo blanket I could use, that should help with heat. But obviously cannot use the turbo blanket and the heat shield together. So does anyone think it would be a problem, If I use the turbo blanket and just ditched the heat shield?

Just buy mishimoto turboblanket, direct fit for eco

 

[PRG3k]

Just buy mishimoto turboblanket, direct fit for eco

Do you have a picture of it installed? I'm interested in getting this if its fitted for our turbo

 

[letos]

Do you have a picture of it installed? I'm interested in getting this if its fitted for our turbo

I will add them next week

 

[Ecto1]

I saw a pic of the turbo blanket on another site and it looks like it's a better solution than the tin shield. No idea if it's more or less of a PITA to remove/install.

On the same issue ... has anyone removed the oil lines surrounding the metal shield to gain access to the shield? It would be messy but would make removing the shield a lot easier. The large allen bolts/banjo style fittings at the back of the engine shouldn't pose much of a problem. But the fittings at the front, with the small regular style bolts, might strip or round just by looking at them. Has anyone gone this route?

Thx.

 

[steve0s550]

I saw a pic of the turbo blanket on another site and it looks like it's a better solution than the tin shield. No idea if it's more or less of a PITA to remove/install.

On the same issue ... has anyone removed the oil lines surrounding the metal shield to gain access to the shield? It would be messy but would make removing the shield a lot easier. The large allen bolts/banjo style fittings at the back of the engine shouldn't pose much of a problem. But the fittings at the front, with the small regular style bolts, might strip or round just by looking at them. Has anyone gone this route?

Thx.

Those are coolant lines, I just swapped out my FP turbo for the NX2, you will make a bit of a mess when you first pop off the lines but you can put them up out of the way to prevent losing a lot of coolant. I

 

[Ecto1]

Those are coolant lines, I just swapped out my FP turbo for the NX2, you will make a bit of a mess when you first pop off the lines but you can put them up out of the way to prevent losing a lot of coolant. I

Sweet. Thx. Do the smaller bolts on the coolant lines at the front of the engine come off easily? I'm considering a blanket to replace the heatshield but I thought the lines were oil. If they're coolant they're not as intimidating. But the small bolts up front still look like trouble.

Thx again.

 

[steve0s550]

Sweet. Thx. Do the smaller bolts on the coolant lines at the front of the engine come off easily? I'm considering a blanket to replace the heatshield but I thought the lines were oil. If they're coolant they're not as intimidating. But the small bolts up front still look like trouble.

Thx again.

Mine only had 1 bolt holding the 2 lines on because the brackets overlap each other. There is another bracket that holds the 2 lines together closer to the firewall you need to undo also to make it easier. On your car there also might be a harmonic balancer 10mm bolt that needs to come out.

 

[ihasnostang]

as much as i enjoy the idea of a turbo blanket, i would be worried about cooking the turbo during a 20 minute track session, even though it is water cooled. frankly the stock heatshield is there for liability reasons (hence the hot symbol), and maybe a bit of heat protection. the 2.0 ecoboost heatshield (pic1) is interesting, in that it sort of encloses the hot side. a lot of talked about ecoboom, but i'm wondering how much of that is related to the exh side being near cyl 2 and 3. assuming a glowing turbo radiating heat in that area would fatigue the part of the block that has been failing. i would really like to throw some inconel heat shielding to go between the turbo and the block in that area. i would also like to create an inconel enclosure with an airgap around the exhaust side, which is why i bought a stock turbo. Don't mind my rough cad model, not sure if i will ever actually make it.

 

[Coyote Chase]

I've been wondering about the same thing!

The turbocharger sits right in front of these 2 weak points of the engine block!?

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