TurbothisLS

i'm using a -10 hose
it's kinda kinked because the oil pan i bought with a return fitting already welded is at a weird angle.
is this gonna be a problem?
it's slightly kinked in the middle.

also, i had to extend my ic piping to fit my pwr fmic. i used pvc pipe and pvc pipe hose/clamps..
will this hold pressure under boost?

tony1

Your piping might be alright but you need to fix the oil line. With the line being kinked like that it will cause the oil to back up into the turbo. This causes hot oil to sit in the turbo and you WILL have problems. Have the pan rewelded if you have to.

TurbothisLS

so i can i drive on it for a little bit and then take it to get rewelded?

tony1

There is no way to say when it will do damage, but it's not good and should be fixed. If you have to drive it to get it fixed then I guess we'll find out. Drive it easy and try not to boost and it should help the oil stay a little cooler.

turbo Si

I had the same problem with a rubber return line. I went to a hardware store and bought a three-four inch spring to straighten out the line. Although this was not a permeanebt thing though. I bought another pan and used an fittings and steel braided lines. But I had white smoke up the *** coming out my exhaust. At first we thought it was the rings. Someone told me to take my intake pipe off my compressor housing and sure enough the lip of the compressor was all oil. luckily it didn't damage the turbo although atleast put a springin the line if you can till you get it properly fixed.

TurbothisLS

hey, that's a good idea. i'll try that

turbo Si

So what happened? Did it work out for you?

TurbothisLS

my manifold wasn't bolted up flush with the head and this caused the turbo not to spin and give boost, i haven't tried the spring thing, but i'm just gonna get the oil pan rewelded at the local muffler shop. (really close, i can walk there)