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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: patracy on October 14, 2008, 11:53:35 am

Title: 1.6 oil return line fittings?
Post by: patracy on October 14, 2008, 11:53:35 am

Hello,
 
    Just wondering if anyone knew where a aftermarket oil return line might be sold?  Mines damaged, and ebay has turned up nil on a used one.

Title: 1.6 oil return line fittings?
Post by: Jet A on October 14, 2008, 12:34:34 pm

I am unfamiliar with oem design. Why cant you buy the appropraite fittings and a length of braided hose. may offer a quicker (and cheaper) solution.

Is it a 2 bolt flange at the top, and a pipe fitting at the bottom?

Title: 1.6 oil return line fittings?
Post by: patracy on October 14, 2008, 12:44:00 pm

Quote from: "Jet A"

I am unfamiliar with oem design. Why cant you buy the appropraite fittings and a length of braided hose. may offer a quicker (and cheaper) solution.

Is it a 2 bolt flange at the top, and a pipe fitting at the bottom?

Yep it's a 2 bolt flange and pipe flange fitting at the bottom.  But I'm not sure if the bottom fitting might be some sort of metric or non AN fitting.

Title: 1.6 oil return line fittings?
Post by: 53 willys on October 15, 2008, 07:56:56 am

it's some crazy fine thread metric on the oil pan......I cut mine off and welded -AN fittings on my pan...then just made a good hose up at the local house of hose....

(http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j240/53willys/1991%20Jetta%20GLI%20diesel%20conversion/DSC_0442.jpg)

(http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j240/53willys/1991%20Jetta%20GLI%20diesel%20conversion/DSC_0441.jpg)

Title: 1.6 oil return line fittings?
Post by: patracy on October 15, 2008, 07:59:37 am

Crap, that's what I was afraid of.  Does anyone have one for sale?

Title: 1.6 oil return line fittings?
Post by: patracy on October 15, 2008, 08:46:03 am

Quote from: "libbybapa"

Prothe lists them on his various sites, but the item description says they are currently out of stock.  $20 for a new line...dirt cheap if they get them in stock.

Andrew

He's the one that's closed until the 22nd of Oct.

Title: 1.6 oil return line fittings?
Post by: jtanguay on October 15, 2008, 08:57:18 am

i wonder if it would be possible to tap the 1.6 blocks for the oil return.  i don't really like oil draining below the oil level if you know what i mean  :wink:

Title: 1.6 oil return line fittings?
Post by: patracy on October 15, 2008, 10:43:53 am

Only if you wanted to weaken the block.

It's not an option in my case anyhow.   I'm not about to pull this thing back out just to put it back in.  (or weld anything)

Title: 1.6 oil return line fittings?
Post by: zukgod1 on October 15, 2008, 10:50:45 am

I'm sure it would be easy to drill tap the block and run it there.

I ran my return on my bypass oil filter to the front of the block where that block off plate is on the front of the block. On the old engines the vac pump was attatched right there so I used a plate off a old engine as my return.

I agree with jimfoo on the oil return level.

Title: 1.6 oil return line fittings?
Post by: zukgod1 on October 15, 2008, 10:51:35 am

Quote from: "patracy"

Only if you wanted to weaken the block.

It's not an option in my case anyhow.   I'm not about to pull this thing back out just to put it back in.  (or weld anything)

There is PLEANTY of area on the back of the block to make a return.

Title: 1.6 oil return line fittings?
Post by: zukgod1 on October 15, 2008, 12:14:00 pm

I think I'll be running my turbo to the block on the next build.

I can then use a stock pan and sell the turbo pan and also not have to deal with the damn oil drain every time I drop the pan, I seem to drop the pan quite a bit for some reason.

Title: 1.6 oil return line fittings?
Post by: 53 willys on October 15, 2008, 06:36:33 pm

Quote from: "jtanguay"

i wonder if it would be possible to tap the 1.6 blocks for the oil return.  i don't really like oil draining below the oil level if you know what i mean  :wink:

think the oil level is really that high once the engine is running and pumping oil through the engine?? seems like it would not..least not all the time??

Title: 1.6 oil return line fittings?
Post by: patracy on October 16, 2008, 06:42:24 am

Again, I'm not worried with the factory design.  It returning into the pan at oil level isn't a big issue as the oil pump constantly will be pulling oil back out.  The engine and all the plumbing is in place on my samurai/vw hybrid.  I'm not about to pull it out to modify it.  I guess I'll pull the hose off if I can't get a replacement from Prothe.  

Unless someone knows where I can get fittings to make my own.