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why run oil feed off the oil filter

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CrazyGSX

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Feb 13, 2004
Waterford, ON, Canada
i was wondering why run the oil feed off the oil fiter on a 90 housing.
has it when passed the cooler yet on the rre install?
 
sorry i mean where every one taps in to the filter housing, has the oil through the cooler or is it hot oil.
 
sorry i mean where every one taps in to the filter housing, has the oil through the cooler or is it hot oil.

This diagram says its before the cooler, but still, you should prefer to have cleaner oil.

<img src="http://www.roadraceengineering.com/eclipsetech/turbooilsupplysource.jpg">
 
ok i got yeah, i wonder if it be ok if you switch the oil sending unit with the rre install it to have cooler oil. only thing is you'd need to use fitting on the sending unit because the unit is bspt threds and the hole is npt
 
ok i got yeah, i wonder if it be ok if you switch the oil sending unit with the rre install it to have cooler oil. only thing is you'd need to use fitting on the sending unit because the unit is bspt threds and the hole is npt

If you tapped into there, it would still be unfiltered oil. The only place you can tap and have fresh filtered oil is the specified spot.
 
ok thank for your help. im geussing the sending unit is unfitlered just like the dumy light switch
 
Your profile indicates that you're running a GT3582R, you should be feeding from the head with an inline oil filter. BB turbos are not suppose to see more than 40ish psi of oil pressure and feeding from the filter housing, especially with BS removed which I'm assuming is the case with all the internal work you've done, will kill the turbo really fast, unless you have the correct restrictor on the feed line. Hope my post is not too late.
 
ok thats good to know. i will be posting a form all on fittings next i hope oldman could join in the next fourm seens he has wisdom in "small motor with big power"!
 
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