How Do I Install Oil Line?

[chriscurtin]

Mar 7, 2020 17:17:48 GMT -5 Stinger said:

I'm pretty sure they are 3/8" as T3's and T4's use the same bolt size but if they aren't, it's aluminum so it's quite easy to enlarge them.

Thanks. Placed the order. Looking at the installation instructions it isn't clear if the turbo support brace needs to be removed to install the block side. Does it? If so, does the brace fit after installing the new drain line?
Thanks.

[Stinger]

It makes it WAY easier to install (especially since the stock fitting in the block is typically stuck and you need clearance to get a big wrench on it). If you install the line properly it should clear the brace just barely.

[pirosum]

I have a non-turbo block (that doesn't have the turbo oil line drain fitting). I want to tap the return opening myself. It is 3/4 NPT, correct?

[Stinger]

Yes, but going to the pan is easier and better since the drain is gravity feed and the additional drop allows for better draining and easier oil line fitment. Just make sure the drain location in the pan is above the top of the oil sitting in the pan.

[stanger]

Thanks for the post. I purchased this kit before I found out my factory turbo was more expensive to repair than a replacement. I purchased a T3/T4 hybrid from boport and managed to install the return line. I noticed the inlet line from this kit is smaller than the hybrid turbo. Does anyone know what the size is of inlet is of what anyone used to make this work?

[Stinger]

Your hybrid must be using a T4 center section. You just need a 1/8 NPT to 1/4 NPT bushing to make it work (it threads into your 1/4 NPT threads in the turbo and has an 1/8 NPT thread in the center of it to screw the line into).

[stanger]

I purchased a fitting and it worked well, thanks.