Oil drain options
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I was at a hydraulic shop today getting an oil feed line made and was discussing some options for the oil drain fitting/location.
On my 99 with AC and PS, there is plenty of crap in the way of getting a straight shot to the side of the pan, so I was trying to think out of the box and came up with these alternatives:
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Depending on the angle of the drain line, I can use a 45 or a 90.
After seeing another member do this:
it looks like a way easier way to do this, especially with a 90 degree -8 AN fitting. I can either run a 90 right off the pan, or run the straight fitting off the pan and use the -8 AN 90 degree adapter if I can't line up the regular 90 on the pan. And in this location, there's less chance of hitting the oil pickup tube:
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What do ya think?
On my 99 with AC and PS, there is plenty of crap in the way of getting a straight shot to the side of the pan, so I was trying to think out of the box and came up with these alternatives:
![Name: BVmRYGg.jpg
Views: 23
Size: 1,001.3 KB](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/diy-turbo-discussion-14/234595d1683053935-oil-drain-options-bvmrygg.jpg)
Depending on the angle of the drain line, I can use a 45 or a 90.
After seeing another member do this:
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it looks like a way easier way to do this, especially with a 90 degree -8 AN fitting. I can either run a 90 right off the pan, or run the straight fitting off the pan and use the -8 AN 90 degree adapter if I can't line up the regular 90 on the pan. And in this location, there's less chance of hitting the oil pickup tube:
![Name: Qw1CzTf.jpg
Views: 21
Size: 120.9 KB](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/diy-turbo-discussion-14/234597d1683053935-oil-drain-options-qw1cztf.jpg)
What do ya think?
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