HOW TO REPLACE TURBO ON 2.0L 4 CYLINDER | KIA OPTIMA | HYUNDAI | DIY | STEP BY STEP 

@@SLAYNE999 good job! The fact you got it off shows you can finish the job! Be sure to take note of what i mentioned towards the end of the video (prelubricating new unit, aligning guide pin, etc) and you'll be fine. Best of luck!

@@blueglovemechanic Thanks!

A follow up. Installed the turbo and it ran great for about 500 miles and then the motor started knocking. Kia replaced my engine for FREEEEE! LOL.

Thanks a ton! I tried to make the video as informative as i could with the limited footage i had of the actual process. Its definitely one that would have been extremely difficult to record during the actual replacement. Dont forget to like and sub!

🤣 yeah not so smart attaching a cable to the hottest spot on the vehicle. Kia and i have a love hate relationship.

You dont need to remove the manifold if replacing/rebuilding the turbo. Only reason i did was because i bought the whole assembly as new so replaced everything.

No problem! Dont forget to like and sub!

So there are a couple potential issues. If you have a leak in an air line, or your intercooler, you could hear a whine noise as shown in another video i have. If somebody diagnosed the turbo as being bad however, as long as the turbo shell is in good condition, you can just replace the chra cartridge. Basically you have to follow the same steps as shown in this video, but the chra cartridge is held in place with a snap ring. As for your oil leak, that could be a damaged oil line feeding to your turbo, a bad gasket leaking between said line and turbo, or your turbo housing could be cracked. So in short, your best bet would be to remove the turbo completely and inspect.

Possible. Kind of hard to say. Are you getting any engine codes? Overboost, underboost, etc?

Sure, whats happening?

From what i can tell im going to say no, there is no silencer ring.

Hey. What are your symptoms? I have a video on how to adjust the waste gate voltage if you'd like to try that first. If you have the 2.0L engine, the turbo setup should be similar if not the same. I havnt inspected any other years of the 2.0L optimas but the process has to be similar. I've got another video on how to rebuild the turbo (replace the chra cartridge) however havnt posted that yet. Best of luck, and let me know how things go!

Car is weak and check engine light on. Usually how I reset the check engine light is get the car running hot and shut off/on the car over and over until check engine light is gone lol. But I am tired of doing that. @@blueglovemechanic

@@PokeVang-uf7cv what codes are you getting? If you dont have a code reader, take car to autozone or advanced to get it checked. And if you want to clear codes quicker in future, just disconnect the battery.

How did you actually pull out the old turbo? You have a video on that?@@blueglovemechanic

The CHRA cartridge by itself was like $65 off ebay. I replaced it around 30k miles ago and still going strong so dont let people who bash on "cheap ebay parts" deter you. The toughest part (aside from re-aligning all the oil & coolant lines during reinstall) is getting the snap ring off that holds the chra cartridge in place. If youre looking for the whole turbo housing with chra, i purchased the whole oem exhaust manifold and turbo assembly off ebay as well (this was a learning experience for me as it turned out my issue was that the welds on the bottom of my intercooler gave out). Im unsure where you could buy just the turbo housing with chra. What issues are you experiencing?

@@blueglovemechanicthank you for the reply as of right now the only issues I am having is oil consumption due to the turbo causing smoke out the exhaust

Did you replace the intercooler as well, if the turbo isn’t my only problem I will be looking into that as well, I do appreciate the feedback though as it’s helped ease my mind from those who speak ill on the turbos for this car off eBay and your video was well produced and I feel confident in my ability to take on the job myself my only other question is, is it necessary to remove the engine or push the engine forward to removed and replace the complete manifold turbo setup

@@Ken-lr5pd All coolant and oil moves through the CHRA catridge so your oil leak is probably related to a seal going bad on that. So you can choose to either replace the CHRA by itself or the turbohousing + CHRA (im telling you now the snap ring they used will make you go insane trying to remove but if your persistant, the old one should come out with some rigging of tools). If i were you, id purchase the turbo housing + chra, as well as oil feed and oil return lines (i bent these removing everything but you may be able to salvage them if you're careful), it will save you time and headache if you can find the housing + chra combo (should be able to get everything off ebay for like $250 im guessing. If you just go with CHRA and oil lines you'd be looking at like $125). One thing i forgot to show removal of in this video is the coolant lines but thats just a few more bolts that attach to the CHRA housing. Be sure to reference my video multiple times to ensure you perform all the necessary reinstall tasks such as pre-lubricating the new chra with oil, as well as making sure the tiny guide pin on the turbo housing correctly aligns with the exhaust manifold. Don't force anything in place, realigning the new turbo in place is a task in itself so just make sure the pin is in place before reinstalling the clamps. Also start all oil and coolant line bolts before tightening anything in place as theyre difficult to align once everything is in place. I have my phone on me at all times and always reply to any comments that im notified of so dont hesitate to send a message if you have any questions! Best of luck, you got this!

@@blueglovemechanicUPDATE: I took the car and the new part to my mechanic so they could put it on and in my opinion they did the install wrong this messing up the new turbo and are trying to say the one that I bought didn’t work even though the eBay buyer I went through had great reviews and no complaints whatsoever when they installed the part and I picked up the car it was still blowing smoke I called them as the whole point of the replacement was to fix this issue and they brushed it off as normal and said to put mikes on it less than 30 minutes later the car completely stopped working altogether (which they are blaming on the part) I got a refund on the part and the seller was kind enough to offer a replacement however I declined as I will most likely be finding a new mechanic as I feel the shop is to blame for messing up the brand new turbo

@@onlinehelp3949 hey there. So once the turbo is out of the car, you need to remove the big snap ring holding the chra in place, then it just pulls out of the turbo housing. It can be a real pita and most snap ring pliers do not open large enough to pinch it closed to remove. If you are unfamiliar with snaprings, there should be a video on youtube explaining how they work. I did record info on this but i havnt had time unfortunately to finish and publish it. I wish you the best of luck!

I just took mine out of a 2014 and it was less than trivial to say the least.

@@centurionhomeinspectionsin2253 alot of climbing on top and below engine. I had to remove turbo seperately from exhaust manifold, but you should be able to get it all from top of engine if you can reach around to the bottom bolts

@@blueglovemechanic I got it out in one piece. Disconnected the passenger side motor mount, jacked up the engine and moved it forward 3” or so. Then I let it down and it still was a PITA. I’m putting it back in pieces

Whelp, the only real electronic connected to the turbo is your wastegate, so i would check out my "how to adjust turbo wastegate" video and see if your voltage is off/needs changed. If you continue to have the issue you may want to look at just replacing the wastegate itself. Best of luck and let us know what you find!

Best of luck! The snap ring holding the chra in can be a real pain to remove but you can do it!

I dont know if you got the video done but it would be very helpfull if you have a step by step of the chra cartridge removal/install

Exactly my state right now. I wish I get a video of how to remove and replace the chra cartridge only. I really need this my goodness 😢

Turbo rebuild/CHRA replacement video now up. Sorry i dont show the exact process but i feel its better than nothing : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yxpKnYkTdw8.htmlsi=YLnjGAK1hmEQYM7a

I had a code p0299 had turbo replaced and still has error code. Mechanic says I need to take it to Kia to be reprogrammed

@@bradh7349 Sorry for late reply. Sounds like an underboost code. Have you watched my "how to adjust turbo wastegate voltage" video? That should take care of your code. There's no "programming" required for turbo replacement so not sure what your mechanics talking about, unless you went with a bigger or smaller unit.

Glad i helped you make up youe mind 😝 i too was surprised how much work it ended up being. Definitely top 5 hardest repairs ive ever done (while engine is still in the car). Thats probably why every other video shows them replacing it with the engine out. Best of luck with whatever you end up doing! Dont forget to subscribe for other videos!

Dang! While i recommend pre-lubricating mostly everything when installing you sir got lucky! The turbine spins insanely fast so its ideal to ensure proper lubrication before running but congrats lol! How was the install process overall for you?

You know what, you're absolutely right. I'll have to go back and edit that part in. Thanks for pointing it out.