frosti108
08-18-2007, 06:13 AM
hey guys im doing a ka24e-t and i was just about to grind down my driver side motor mount to clear the turbo when i looked at the oil dipstick tube...
it would be so simple and easy to put the oil return line right to the oil dipstick tube.
regularly you would have to take off the oil pan, drill it out and weld on a return line bung and all that crap... but it would be so easy to just return it to the dipstick hole...
i would cut the dipstick tube pretty far down and then run a line right from the turbo to it.
theres 2 possible downfalls ive considered in the 5 minutes ive been thinking about this.
1) dipstick tube is a bit smaller in diameter than the oil return. could this be detrimental to oil flow from the turbo? i mean, the feed is much smaller than the return so maybe it would be fine.
2) what would u use for checking the oil :doh: as long as your not leaking a lot and burning a lot, you should be fine after changing the oil... but u gotta have something to check the level with. so just thinking about that right now, im thinking maybe i could cut a hole on the bottom part of the dipstick tube and weld on another connector for the oil return. take the dipstick out and somehow thread the top of the tipstick tube for a removable bolt. have it bolted closed while driving incase the oil from the turbo return wants to try and make its way upward (dipstick would be mounted up on the inside of the hood, or in the hatch or something) and then when u want to check your oil, you just unbolt the dipstick tube and check away! you would probly have to wait a couple minutes because oil will be coming out of the turbo line for a little bit after shutdown and could mess up the reading...
let me know if this is viable. i already have the oil bung for the oil pan and all, i was just wondering if this would work or if anyones tried it
it would be so simple and easy to put the oil return line right to the oil dipstick tube.
regularly you would have to take off the oil pan, drill it out and weld on a return line bung and all that crap... but it would be so easy to just return it to the dipstick hole...
i would cut the dipstick tube pretty far down and then run a line right from the turbo to it.
theres 2 possible downfalls ive considered in the 5 minutes ive been thinking about this.
1) dipstick tube is a bit smaller in diameter than the oil return. could this be detrimental to oil flow from the turbo? i mean, the feed is much smaller than the return so maybe it would be fine.
2) what would u use for checking the oil :doh: as long as your not leaking a lot and burning a lot, you should be fine after changing the oil... but u gotta have something to check the level with. so just thinking about that right now, im thinking maybe i could cut a hole on the bottom part of the dipstick tube and weld on another connector for the oil return. take the dipstick out and somehow thread the top of the tipstick tube for a removable bolt. have it bolted closed while driving incase the oil from the turbo return wants to try and make its way upward (dipstick would be mounted up on the inside of the hood, or in the hatch or something) and then when u want to check your oil, you just unbolt the dipstick tube and check away! you would probly have to wait a couple minutes because oil will be coming out of the turbo line for a little bit after shutdown and could mess up the reading...
let me know if this is viable. i already have the oil bung for the oil pan and all, i was just wondering if this would work or if anyones tried it