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.
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 *** turbo. You can do your own research on hole size but I think 1/16 is the best way to go.
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.
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 *** turbo. You can do your own research on hole size but I think 1/16 is the best way to go.
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