What tool to use? Can't tighten 16g oil feed line.

[AngelOfPassion]

Hi guys,

So I've been doing my first turbo swap and everything has gone great except for this. No tool I have can fit into the groove where the oil feed line sits in between the compressor housing. I bought a short 17mm wrench and I can get it around the nut but the wrench is too wide and I can't turn it.

It's like I need a wrench that is skinnier this way:

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I also saw this thread where someone was having the same problem but I can't find the tool that was suggested anywere at all. It seems like they don't make them anymore. It's a wrench that grabs two adjacent sides of the hex instead of two opposite sides if that makes sense. It looks like it will work but I can't find one. Here is the thread with a pic of it:

How to tighten oil feed line?

Anyone know any tricks to get in there? It's really pissing me off.

I was also thinking about trying a "crow's foot" wrench but I'm worried they will be too wide as well just like a normal wrench. Any thoughts on that idea?

 

[miliman13]

i used a grinder and cut the wrench down to size then smoothed it out.

 

[AngelOfPassion]

Just an update for anyone who buys a similiar oil feed line in the future:

I was able to get to it but it was a pain. The way the feed line goes into the turbo the line and the nut thing are one piece and they screw right in. So a socket is not possible. I ended up buying those flare wrenches and using my angle grinder to grind off the ends so that it just looked like a really small normal wrench that only grabbed two sides instead of four.

I was able to twist it tight after that.

Side note:
Good news is the car started and I was able to drive it around the block with a new turbo!
Bad news is that the oil drain was leaking afterwards when I got home haha. Corey you warned me about that one but I guess I still didn't get it good enough . So now it is on to get that on there better....