GimpyCivic

I've noticed some oil line kits (none on here) now include a fitting for unscrewing that ... plug.. on the back of side of the engine on the oil pump housing. Then you thread in the new dingus and run the line from that.

Any feelings on that? I'm not sure if D series even have that there.. I know F/H/B series do.

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there is the adapter in question. it is for D series as well I found out and is made by Z10 Engineering. That is a 1/8 NPT inside it.

bobski

the port's present on my D16A6 but it's pretty close to the alternator. as i recall the port's only a source for unfiltered oil - not ideal for turbos. use it for an oil pressure gauge maybe?

GimpyCivic

ya thats what I was thinking of using it for... but I took a look tonight and ya, the alternator is directly infront of that port. no idea how you'd use a oil pressure sender on it without using a 90 degree and a short line.

baldur

You don't install an oil pressure gauge before the filter, unless you have another one showing the actual oil pressure in the engine and want to see the filter drop...

GimpyCivic

well then i guess this lil adapter is pretty damn worthless... short of using it for an external oil cooler or summin. which i have zero need for since i have a 6.5q oil pan

PHiZ

You mean the wastegate flange still hasn't fractured off your oil pan yet?! wow

-PHiZ

GimpyCivic

that OBX pan is one ugly pile of ----, but it is functional.

PHiZ

Yeah, for the price, and the relatively minor fabbing it takes to get it to fit, I'm probably going to grab one for my B-series build.

-PHiZ