PLEASE NOTE: We have been having problems recently obtaining these brackets. Turbo owner you may want to get a backup now before these are gone forever. If you order there could be a short shipping delay. Complete Kit as shown with installation tips included. WE TEST THESE FOR FIT and we put extra reinforcement welds under the bracket arms right here in our shop BEFORE we send them out. No one else will do that. These instructions and extras included will help to increase the life of your new bracket. This bracket attaches to the intake manifold of most 5 cylinder turbo diesel engines.
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October 11, 2021 Update: We are now including the gasket and some sealing compound for the turbocharger oil feed line that runs along the top of the air filter housing bracket. We have found that it is much easier to install the bracket if you remove the two bolts that hold this line to the top of the turbo and lift the line up to slide the bracket out and back in. See the video abovr for instructions and other installation tips.
Location of oil feed line attachment point ( gasket it under these two bolts )
Here is a complete list of everything included in the kit:
- New THICK Metal reinforced 3-arm bracket
- 3 new rubber mounts and air filter housing wing nut
- 6 self-locking nuts for rubber mounts (If you want to order just the mounts separate look below)
- Hard foam pieces to help reduce air filter housing shake
- 4 zip ties
- Tube of thread locking compound
- Turbo oil feed line gasket
- Small aviation sealant to install the gasket
- PDF Installation tips
To test if yours is broken grab a hold of your air cleaner housing and pull up on it to see if it is loose from its mounts. If it is, you either have a broken rubber mount(s) or the metal rearmost arm of the mounting bracket is broken. This is very common due to the excessive vibration of the big air cleaner.
This is a typical sight after removing the air cleaner housing. Note someone tried to weld this previously and it did not hold.
WARNING PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: If you are having consistent problems with your bracket breaking it is usually due to one of three problems.
- 1. Excessive engine vibration due to bad motor mounts or out of tune engine ( unbalanced injectors, unbalanced compression, valves out of adjustment, etc)
- 2. Improper installation putting a load on the bracket. This can be caused by improper alignment of the mount studs, not using locking nuts, or not tightening down properly
- 3. Rubber mounts breaking and not being replaced right away.
if installed properly it should give you long life, but due to the variables mentioned about we only offer a 6-month warranty against breakage.
PLEASE NOTE: Instructions talk about a reinforced washer. That is no longer needed as we are now selling a much stronger bracket. Watch the video above and it will explain this change in more detail.
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How to view the PDF digital instructions:
Once you complete the purchase of this product you will be able to download the digital instructions immediately when you are logged in and on your personal account page (click on My Account). Any PDFs will show up under My PDF Manuals. You will be allowed three downloads, so please save the file on your machine for backup.
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