oil return line

[ivan300]

Hey guys i bought a treadstone turbo kit and for the oil return line it came with two of these fittings. One for the turbo and one for the oil pan

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So the one for the oil pan is a 3/8 NPT pipe fitting. I bought a 3/8 tap for it and a 9/16 drill bit. So if i drill the oilpan and thread the fitting in there and then put a bolt on the back with some loctite should it work?

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[VelocitàPaola]

It's possible, but I wouldn't put money on it.

The proper way to do it is to either weld a fitting on, bolt on another flange (yes, that means drilling three holes), or using a bulkhead fitting.

The bulkhead fitting uses big nylon washers and has more threads on it to make sure the thing stays put.

Like I said on 2GNT, I have a bulkhead fitting laying around if you want it. PM me...

 

[ivan300]

The issue is not money. The problem is i live in Canada and turbo parts are hard to come by and i dont want to wait 2 weeks for shipping.

I think this should work and if it does not i will just drill two more holes and buy a fitting or have it welded

 

[DSMcrazy3]

Find someone who can braize and have that brass fitting braized(copper welded to metal) onto the pan. I have a fitting braized on mine.

 

[vbeclipseracer]

i have the star kit on my eclipse and on my oil pan i have a fitting and a mounting flange like the top one in the picture but mine also came with another flange without the fitting and a oil gasket so i can drill three holes and but 2 bolts with nuts through the oil pan. The whole 3 hole thing worked out good for me i put gasket maker around the bolt holes and use the oil gasket. i say if there are threads in the bottom of the turbo for the oil return i say put the fitting on the bottom of the picture in the turbo and get some washers and gasket maker for the other fitting/flange assembly. the oil pan is kinda flemsy in the first place so i wouldnt chance the small fitting and nut idea

 

[4UH8ERS]

Your first idea will not work. It will leak. Maybe not immediatley, but its brass so at least braze it on.