how does my oil return look?
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before I put the oilpan on my new engine, I want to double check with you guys about my turbo oil return line. I am already going to have to modify it somehow as it will rub the oil pickup tube as is. I was thinking of moving it up and toward the rear of the engine a bit to get more clearance from the steering rack (depowered) and to add headroom for avoiding oil buildup in the drain line. Oh and I do not have AC or PS in the way either.
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thanks,
Ryan
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thanks,
Ryan
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When the oilpan is full, where is the top of the oil. I'm pretty sure the consensus was that you wanted to have the drail point above the level of oil in the pan so the oil "waterfalls" out of the drain. You might have it to low, ie... your drain might be underwater. Again, I'm not sure, but I think you want it higher... don't forget to JB weld it if your tap wasn't perfect.
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Here is my relocated return line. For now the new hole will be plugged the same as the original, but wont be jbwelded on like the first one is. I used a 45* fitting and it seems like a logical thing to do because it will direct the line right at the turbo. Yes I took the picture upside down since the engine is upside down on the stand right now.
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Ya, so i have a little bit to add to this story. Engine installed, running great .... but i developed a major oil leak that covered the drivers side with oil. So after some looking around and being frustrated, yup its leaking because my plug (in the place of the drain line fittings in the pic above) fell out. Took me a while to figure out what was happening but im happy its nothing else. Im just surprised about how much oil I still have left.
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