14b on 2g homemade oil line help

[caseyk]

My t25 is completely shot and my 2g has been down for the moment.
So I bought a 14b from a buddy. came with water lines, return line, the original j pipe off the turbo and the o2 housing.
It came with the 1g oil feed line but I dont have a banjo bolt for it to bolt to the head. Ive searched locally at all parts stores and have had no luck what so ever.

I'm ordering a SS line for it but I need this car running today. So I started thinking. I have the original 2g line on the car still, plus I have the original 14b line. Could I just cut the stock 2g line right before it fits into the feed to the turbo and cut the 14b line and use a compression union for now? I believe the stock 2g line is 1/4 brake hose. I'm unsure what size the 1g lines are.

Please let me know what you guys think. Im sick of seeing it sit and im carless at the moment.

 

[JamesTSi]

There is a good chance that a compression fitting will not hold up to the oil pressure, and it's just going to cause a massive oil leak and possibly destroying your new turbo. You may be better off trying to find another DSM'r around you that would have a spare banjo bolt laying around and use it until your braided line comes in.

 

[97gst_spyder]

If you run the oil feed from the ofh, you will over pressure the turbo.

 

[dboyle23]

Why would all the vendors sell units made to come from the OFH if it would overpressure the turbo?

Also, swap your 2g o2 housing in and remove that 1g one, yours flows better.

 

[caseyk]

If you run the oil feed from the ofh, you will over pressure the turbo.

I've seen many people run there 14b's from the ofh.
I have even personally ran a 14b from the ofh on my old tsi awd.

 

[TSITurbo95]

You will be fine feeding it from the ofh.

 

[caseyk]

dboyle23- I planned on doing that, but thanks for letting me know.

I hate rigging stuff up but I need the car driving.

 

[JamesTSi]

I have been running my 14B from the OFH for going on three years now with no adverse consequences.

 

[docb002000]

I ran my 16g from the OFH but with the balance shafts in the motor, after I deleted them my oil press when up so I moved to the head location.

 

[stevenr816]

I dont see why there would be a problem if they do it from the factory both at the head ond OFH

 

[97gst_spyder]

Garrett is ok from ofh due to the larger oil passage inside the turbo. MHI turbos have a much smaller oil passage internally. Thats why all 2g's are ofh, and all 1g's are head.

 

[docb002000]

Thr t25 is a garrent turbo and the stock line has a restrictor in it. The mhi (14b, 16g, ect) dont require as much oil pressure as the t25 and can cause damages with too much oil pressure.

 

[caseyk]

I have solved this problem. Went to a e-motor store about an hour away from me. The dont sell oil feedlines seperately. I was just looking through random boxes in the store and found a SS oil feedline. Since i found the line in a box randomly, i asked him will you sell it? Picked it up for 15 bucks with all hardware.