oil return line

CrimsonGT · 10-26-2006, 02:22 PM

I know the factory oil return line is huge, I can't find a fitting to attach the oil line to the block. So i was wondering if a 3/8id Hydralick hose will be good enough.

thanks joe

SvoBrown · 10-30-2006, 12:57 AM

I have seen a few go into the oil pan. Looks clean and gives more room to work.

coupe · 10-30-2006, 09:09 PM

Yea. Make it go into the pan. Getting the right bend to the block-fitting is hit-or-miss. And usually yields smoking turbo. I hate it.

CrimsonGT · 10-31-2006, 05:22 AM

well i decided a few days ago to go to the oil pan with 1/2 inch hydraulic hose.
I machined a bung to weld to the pan and made a flange for the turbo

thanks guys

kerry did you notice anything with your gutted upper intake, just curious cause I just finished gutting mine and porting the exhaust manifold

10-26-2006, 02:22 PM	#1
CrimsonGT Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: tallapoosa, Ga Posts: 137	oil return line I know the factory oil return line is huge, I can't find a fitting to attach the oil line to the block. So i was wondering if a 3/8id Hydralick hose will be good enough. thanks joe __________________ 2008 ford edge 1999 toyota solara v6 88 mustang lx v8 conversion (my on going project ) Last edited by CrimsonGT; 10-26-2006 at 02:45 PM.

10-30-2006, 12:57 AM	#2
SvoBrown Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Graham AL Posts: 1,461	I have seen a few go into the oil pan. Looks clean and gives more room to work. __________________ ''Life's tough... it's even tougher if you're stupid.'' - - John Wayne

10-30-2006, 09:09 PM	#3
coupe Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,313	Yea. Make it go into the pan. Getting the right bend to the block-fitting is hit-or-miss. And usually yields smoking turbo. I hate it. __________________ " If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. " - Albert Einstein

10-31-2006, 05:22 AM	#4
CrimsonGT Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: tallapoosa, Ga Posts: 137	well i decided a few days ago to go to the oil pan with 1/2 inch hydraulic hose. I machined a bung to weld to the pan and made a flange for the turbo thanks guys kerry did you notice anything with your gutted upper intake, just curious cause I just finished gutting mine and porting the exhaust manifold __________________ 2008 ford edge 1999 toyota solara v6 88 mustang lx v8 conversion (my on going project )