Drilling and Tapping oil pan?
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Okay.. I understand how to drill and tap. Now what size drill and tap should I use for the T25? Should I tap it above oil levels? And what fitting or whatever do I use? What do I put in the threaded hole?:gay:
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HOLY **** GUYS:
drill bit needs to be close to: 45/64"
The procedure for drilling and tapping the pan is rather straight-forward and well covered in the turbo Miata community. A 1/2" NPT to 5/8" Slip on fitting is typically used when using a high temperature silicone return hose. Or a 1/2" NPT to -10AN fitting would be used if using stainless steel lines.
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Careful, oil pickup is directly behind the location.
Careful, oil pickup is directly behind the location.
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you jb weld it once you've drilled and tapped it to make it seal. as an alternative, loc-tite has a number of liquid teflon tape products you could use, so its not quite so.....ugly.
I would suggest with your 1/2" NPT (national pipe taper thread) you use a 23/32 drill. no substitutes. repeat, DO NOT **** WITH DRILL SIZES WHEN TAPPING
http://www.newmantools.com/tapdrill.htm
I would suggest with your 1/2" NPT (national pipe taper thread) you use a 23/32 drill. no substitutes. repeat, DO NOT **** WITH DRILL SIZES WHEN TAPPING
http://www.newmantools.com/tapdrill.htm
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