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Well here goes, ill try and document as much info as i can on my conversion.....
Here's what we started with...
I started to gather the bits..
Turbo and manifold off 2.5TDI ACV
EGR blank fitted
Inlet manifold off 2.5TDI ACV
Dipstick tube off 2.5TDI ACV
oil feed and return pipes off 2.5TDI ACV
Oil filter housing, i actually used my exsisting housind and just removed the blanking plug.
Gaskets
Ignore the rocker box gasket, only needed inlet and exhaust gaskets...
Then we started...
up onto the ramps...
Front panel off and radiator into service mode...
i removed the exhaust for ease of access...
have fun with these lol
I checked my throttle cable first for play...
i pulled back the cable to remove the slack lol
just pull off the clip and move it forward against the stop..
Inlet manifold off....GoGo Gadget arms are ideal for this job, as would some cartoon eyeballs so you could stick em round the back to see..
This made access to the exhaust manifold easy...
Next was to remove the dipstick tube to fit the replacement ACV one with oil return..
This was the worst part took 3hrs to get this bugger out....
I ended up removing the oil filter and cooler out the way to get at it...
New tube in place..
I was lucky in the fact alls i needed to do was remove the blanking plug from the housing inorder to fit oil feed pipe...
Then literally, bolted up the manifold and turbo...
Then came the inlet manifold..Socket Drive Allen keys ideal for this....
As you can see i fitted the inlet stub off the aab manifold as a temporary fix..
I opted to make a new inlet stub...
Some 1/4 plate and 2" pipe cut at 45 DEG angle..
All welded up and tapped into for boost gauge feed...
I went for a 1Bar gauge as its no race car lol..
135deg 51mm hose and about 3" of 51mm hose to connect up boost and some flexible ducting for air intake...
When all was plumbed in and running it was only showing .15 bar, i have to wind the adjustment up on the actuator arm a fair bit by removing the retaining clip backing off the top nut a few threads then locking it up again with the bottom nut and increased the max fuel screw in the region of half turn after you have removed the tamperproof crimp, back off the 13mm lock nut turn fuel screw CW for more fuel....
Over the course of the weekend, mixed in with work and a trip to A&E spent around 12 hrs doing the job start to finish....
Now its running some observations....
temp on normal driving was marginally higher than 1/2, sat at 80MPH it creeps up to 3/4, economy around the same 30/35 mpg...
Opted to modify the plastic air duct on the bonnet and refit as it chaffed the boost hose, and have also removed the 'wax' switch that operates the fan blinds and set them open which has reduced overall temp...
As a short term fix i have also added some wire wool to the rocker breather to reduce the oil residue blown out of the pipe....
Thanks to whooshwhoosh for his assistance, 4motion for the parts and JonT4 for the advice.....
Here's what we started with...

I started to gather the bits..
Turbo and manifold off 2.5TDI ACV


EGR blank fitted
Inlet manifold off 2.5TDI ACV

Dipstick tube off 2.5TDI ACV

oil feed and return pipes off 2.5TDI ACV
Oil filter housing, i actually used my exsisting housind and just removed the blanking plug.

Gaskets

Ignore the rocker box gasket, only needed inlet and exhaust gaskets...
Then we started...
up onto the ramps...

Front panel off and radiator into service mode...
i removed the exhaust for ease of access...
have fun with these lol

I checked my throttle cable first for play...

i pulled back the cable to remove the slack lol
just pull off the clip and move it forward against the stop..

Inlet manifold off....GoGo Gadget arms are ideal for this job, as would some cartoon eyeballs so you could stick em round the back to see..

This made access to the exhaust manifold easy...
Next was to remove the dipstick tube to fit the replacement ACV one with oil return..
This was the worst part took 3hrs to get this bugger out....

I ended up removing the oil filter and cooler out the way to get at it...
New tube in place..

I was lucky in the fact alls i needed to do was remove the blanking plug from the housing inorder to fit oil feed pipe...
Then literally, bolted up the manifold and turbo...

Then came the inlet manifold..Socket Drive Allen keys ideal for this....

As you can see i fitted the inlet stub off the aab manifold as a temporary fix..
I opted to make a new inlet stub...
Some 1/4 plate and 2" pipe cut at 45 DEG angle..

All welded up and tapped into for boost gauge feed...

I went for a 1Bar gauge as its no race car lol..

135deg 51mm hose and about 3" of 51mm hose to connect up boost and some flexible ducting for air intake...

When all was plumbed in and running it was only showing .15 bar, i have to wind the adjustment up on the actuator arm a fair bit by removing the retaining clip backing off the top nut a few threads then locking it up again with the bottom nut and increased the max fuel screw in the region of half turn after you have removed the tamperproof crimp, back off the 13mm lock nut turn fuel screw CW for more fuel....
Over the course of the weekend, mixed in with work and a trip to A&E spent around 12 hrs doing the job start to finish....
Now its running some observations....
temp on normal driving was marginally higher than 1/2, sat at 80MPH it creeps up to 3/4, economy around the same 30/35 mpg...
Opted to modify the plastic air duct on the bonnet and refit as it chaffed the boost hose, and have also removed the 'wax' switch that operates the fan blinds and set them open which has reduced overall temp...
As a short term fix i have also added some wire wool to the rocker breather to reduce the oil residue blown out of the pipe....
Thanks to whooshwhoosh for his assistance, 4motion for the parts and JonT4 for the advice.....