oil feed
 

any one ever try to make an oil feed out of fuel line insted of the steel line before?
would it pop off too much? since it ruber it it gets to close would it melt?
any feed back would be great

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I'd definatly not recommend fuel line, I tried along time ago and it ended up bursting and made a huge ass mess, I even thought it was a fluke and tried again and it blew up again. So trust me, it maybe rated for enough pressure but it just doesnt work, especially over time.

However, I have found that "weatherhead" hose from Napa works excellent, its not to spendy, its rated at 350psi, comes in perfect sizes 5/16 or 1/4. It has worked on many of our setups for long periods of time. I cant remember the exact price, but something like 4 or 5 bucks a foot.

https://www.homemadeturbo.com/turbo_...ooling_2_P.jpg

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so for less then $30 i could make the whole feed for my 14b? would i be able to find the fittings?

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yup, but you will need to get the factory banjo bolt & fitting. I usually leave about 4-5 inches on the stock pipe, then cut it and bend it the way I want. I then slide the hose over the pipe and put 2 hose clamps on it.


https://www.homemadeturbo.com/turbo_...st-fit_2_P.jpg

Heres a pic to give you an idea. Sometimes when you buy the turbo from the junkyard you can score the banjo/fittnig/pipe... Otherwise I think you will need to go to the dealer to buy it, which then it would be a rip off and cost to much. There really isnt a ------ way of doing it. I tried along time ago to force a brass fitting in there but it always leaked, mainly because the threads in the turbo are metric. Maybe you can score a cheap adater then go to a brass nipple.

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im goin to go to the yard tomorow then and see if i can get a fitting cheap...i need a jpipe and o2 housing too.

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i went to the hard and no luck......does any one have banjo fitting laying around?

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i went to kragen and they have "oil cooler line" and thats only 2.00 a foot..any thoughts?

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yea that might work ok, good luck scoring a banjo bolt and fitting though, maybe put something in the Wanted forum.

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i tried the 7/16th fitting...too small..fits but not right, im goin to try to get a metric fitting, like a 12mm

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Just to let you know the 14b uses M12 x 1.25 on the oil feed inlet

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well if im getting a MM fitting for the turbo...should i get one for my block too?

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I'm currently gathering my oil feed set up. I went to an hydraulics shop and got a barbed fitting / NPT that fits directly in the oil inlet of the turbo (I have a T3), no more than 5$ I think.

I tried to get factory oil inlet feed from dealers (Ford, SAAB, volvo), all were above 100$ (a great way to get f*cked).

If you can get to an hydraulic shop, you"ll get what you need for a fair price, in the same time, ask the guys over there for hose that would fit. I will get my hand on pushlok hose leftovers (similar to hose in Abaz's picture), should hold good by adding fuel injection collars to hold everything.

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I personally just picked up a cheap used oil feed line and return for $40 with the block T

I wouldnt ---- around with rubber hose and oil and the places it needs to run, to much room for error unless you tie it down and clamp it pretty much perfect

Good luck though

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I used grease gun hoses for a while and held up good......

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if u went to a hydrolic shop u would know most of them can make lines on the spot.

I had high press oil lines mad with for about 12.00 canadian