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Old 02-14-2008, 03:06 AM
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the oil feed diagram isnt loading in the stickies

my turbo has 4 holes for oil lines, ive got all the lines and banjo bolts, but im not sure what to do with them now, im used to superchargers where there is only a a feed and return, what are the other 2 for? i guess 2 for compressor housing 2 for exhaust

so how do i fab up running all these, do i weld 2 into one and vice versa or what.

i run the oil lines from the back where the oil filter is (f22), i know i need a t joint. im sure its listed in the stickies, but i scanned over all the oil feed section, and am still a bit stumped.

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Old 02-14-2008, 03:28 AM
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Im guessing your turbo is water cooled.You dont have 4 oil lines.You have 2 oil lines and 2 water lines.
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Old 02-14-2008, 03:36 AM
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Im guessing your turbo is water cooled.You dont have 4 oil lines.You have 2 oil lines and 2 water lines.
hmmm interesting, its an evo 16g

im guessing i should run the water lines then huh?
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you don't have to, the water lines keep the center housing cool and prevent coking if you shut your car off after doing a power run. lots of turbos are oil cooled only and last forever. you just need to idle your car for 2-3 min before you shut it off every time you drive it.
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hmmm interesting, its an evo 16g

im guessing i should run the water lines then huh?

entirely up to you.

for the fitting to go into the back of the block you need a 1/8th bspt male to 1/8th npt female adapter.Google it Or just use a 1/8th npt male to 1/8th npt female and hit it with jbweld or lots of teflon paste.The rest should be obvious enough to figure out
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Old 02-14-2008, 05:04 PM
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you dont drain the oil back to the oil filter..... it gets plumbed to a nipple on the oil pan
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Old 02-14-2008, 08:24 PM
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top= oil pressure(feed)
bottem= oil drain (gravity, make sure its all down hill)
sides= water (in and out dont matter)
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Old 02-14-2008, 08:50 PM
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water lines are not really needed. i have had a few turbos on my last car taht were water cooled and never used them with no problems. and there is no need to sit in your car for 2-3 minutes before shutting it off. just when you know your getting close to where your headed try not to get into boost too high and you should be good.
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Old 02-14-2008, 11:13 PM
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so how do i know which ones are my oil and water.

i think im going to run water anyways, just to keep the car safe, shouldn't be too much extra work anyways
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