Author Topic: turbo oil line?? (Read 3598 times)

Hammy · « **on:** July 06, 2008, 12:08:00 pm »

Has anyone fabbed their own steel line or flex line from the oil filter housing to the turbo? If so, what size is that line (diameter), or am I just stuck with having to buy an original oem?

Thanks in advance.

jimfoo · « **Reply #1 on:** July 06, 2008, 12:48:19 pm »

I have seen places that sell generic steel braded line to make your own. Stock are somewhere around 1/4" ish, maybe a bit bigger.

Hammy · « **Reply #2 on:** July 06, 2008, 01:03:17 pm »

I guess they are metric fitting though?

homerj1 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 06, 2008, 07:15:49 pm »

I was told OEM was $70 from the dealer.

Mine had a pinhole & was leaking - I tried to replace the broken part with compression fitting, but couldn't find any that fit - as the line seems thicken then most. I was also going to use auto. trans. rubber line, which is good to 300 psi.

But ended up scoring a used one, but thought the trans. line might of worked?

Aivars

Hammy · « **Reply #4 on:** July 06, 2008, 10:40:45 pm »

I managed to score a used one. Looked like new. So, thanks for the help everyone. I still wouldn't mind making a flexible unit though.