Tom-Guy

The flare fittings I mentioned are $0.50 a pop. Pricey??

I was thinking T3 when I said 1/8 NPT to 1/4 flare... I think it was 1/4 NPT to 1/4 flare... used a 90 bend, actually, then went to flare fitting to screw the oil line into.

Tried both the yard and the Mitsu dealer on the oil line banjo bolt... the yard did not have, and the Mitsu dealer claimed they required a VIN number or else they couldn't access their incredibly gay j-spec computer system (you see where I'm going with this?).

XDEep

i was wondering what a flare fitting was. the new oem and earls fittings would be pricey.

BigJ

NPT fittings are imperial, the turbo is metric. How are you getting them to work, I used 12.5 mm brake fittings. They where a couple of bucks each but not free.

I used a brass NPT fitting in there first for a temp, and the damn thing blew right out of the turbo when I revved and the oil pressure started to build.

I really wouldn't skimp out with oil lines, remember your engine uses the same oil as your turbo.

XDEep

blew out? wtf

BigJ

Yeah, the brass fitting blew out, not like a firehose with a skinny kid holding on, but like a garden hose sitting on its end. The threads on the fitting stripped themselves right off from the pressure. Now it seems to work just fine.

XDEep

did you use teflon? a lot of guys just wrap an npt thread and stick it in the bspt oil sender and run fine. since thats the source you'd figure that would blow out before the one at the turbo. its only 5bucks for a whole pack of adapters at autozone, go figure.

krskid

so which is it? 10mm or 12mm? i tried the npt fittings and i couldn't find any to fit the oil inlet.

BlinD

Ok this thread has confused me so bad lol. What are the inlet and outlet sizes of both the oil and the water. And theyre metric correct? Also where is a good place to pick up the earls connectors?

91AccordLX

The oil inlet banjo bolt is a 12mm x1.25, I can confirm that. Take your turbo to a local hydraulic shop to test fit and buy what you need for the rest. I bought my Earl's fitting from one of their local shops. Depending where you are, you go to their web page and find a local store or order online. http://www.earlsperformance.com/html/index.htm

PS, their store list is not complete, the Earl's Performance shop I went to isn't on the list either, call them and ask them if there is one in your state.