Turbo oil lines

[superwhite]

When removing my turbo oil piping it was apparent the reason it caint be removed without removing the turbo is because there are studs on both flanged ends. I was thinking of removing the studs on the engine side and replacing them with bolts. The gasket could be held in place with rtv or a thin film of grease. Your thoughts?

 

[IndigoMKII]

Why?

 

[S.A. supra]

I'm not understanding what your asking.

 

[CyFi6]

He is saying he wants to replace the engine block oil drain flange studs with bolts so that the feed/drain pipe can be easily removed and reinstalled without having to loosen or undo the turbo. Because the turbo side and the block side have studs he is saying it is making it difficult to remove the stock hardlines.

Personally I always remove the turbo if the oil line needs to come off. It is very difficult to get a proper seal without having the turbo off. You need to make sure the surface on the turbo is clean and dry and free of any old gasket which is nearly impossible with the turbo on.

 

[S.A. supra]

Oh, yeah that is a pita! doesn't dm make a soft line kit for the ct 26? ill check. shit they are expensive! but they will make it easier for sure. well is another option.
http://store.driftmotion.com/static/i-ct26oilsoftlinekit.php

 

[IndigoMKII]

Oh, yeah that is a pita! doesn't dm make a soft line kit for the ct 26? ill check. shit they are expensive! but they will make it easier for sure. well is another option.
http://store.driftmotion.com/static/i-ct26oilsoftlinekit.php

Even with the soft line kit you don't get much flex. Ever tried to bend a 7 inch piece of braided stainless? lol

 

[superwhite]

CYFi6 you are right as to the delima and what I was thinking of doing but after hearing what you and others are saying about having to remove the turbo anyway it makes me think I would be just as well off to keep the factory lines and save the money that would have been spent on quality soft lines.

 

[Suprapowaz!(2)]

I'd rather have studs instead of bolts because my ability to over-tighten, strip, crossthread, and snap the bolt head on shit is awesome. I'd rather screw up a nut than a bolt hole. It's not like I purposely tighten the shit out of stuff... that's just my luck.