Re: Oil Restrictor to turbo........ Good Idea?????????????
 

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Re: Oil Restrictor to turbo........ Good Idea?????????????
 

So I had a 14b that smoked quite bit and a while ago I bought an oil restrictor from an aircraft supply store. The hole was a bit small. And the concensus seems to be that .060 is a good size for the hole. I believe ATP turbo or some other company sells them with this size hole. Anyway.. I paid 10 shipped. And It worked great.

then I got thinking...

Parts list:
-1 1/8NPT double male
-1 1/8NPT Double female
-1 1/8NPT square head plug
-small length of teflon tape


Of course I did have tools sitting around which I used... and maybe you don't have them. In that case... you should have them and shame on you.
Dremel w/ cutting wheel
1/8 NPT tap
1/16 drill bit
drill
beer
small screwdriver

-so buy the parts... get the plug... and cut the very tip of the threads off. You will be using just the tip. NPT is tapered a bit so you won't be able to fit much of the plug down into the female but the very tip should go all the way in.

-Get the double female and tap one side. This will allow the lil plug to go even deeper into the hole.

-Get the lil disc of plug and cut a groove into it so you can use a screwdriver to twist the plug into the thread.

-screw the disc of plug into the tapped end of the double female.

-Now get the 1/16 bit and drill a hole right in the middle of the plug.

-Now that all the fine motor skill stuff is done go have a beer.

-put a lil teflon tape on the end of the double male and screw it into the tapped side of the double female.

-You're done! No more turbo smoke... hopefully.

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This will go on a friend's car which has a junkyard turbo. These oil restrictors are a must IMO for older turbos but definitely can't hurt if you have an expensive ass turbo. You can do your own research on hole size but I think 1/16 is the best way to go.

Re: Oil Restrictor to turbo........ Good Idea?????????????
 

by the way, i posted this writeup on HT a few weeks ago.

Gave it to 2 friends. One stopped smoking and the other we suspect the motor may be @ fault.