biada1

i think the return line is way too long.... shouldn't it be shorter and be diagonal? instead of going down. then straight, then to the pan?

i do have some oil leaking out of the turbo somewhere.

memorybox

oil return lines run off of gravity. idealy you want it to go down and at an angle to your oil pan

i dont know if you are safe or not, depends on how far down it goes before it gets flat like that.

Schister66

yeah, thats going to end badly....you're going to want to redo it for sure

platinum00

no good man. you always want a slope going to the oil pan

platinum

s2kdre

yea mine wasnt as bad as urs and my turbo was smoking from the oil backing up.

shortyz21

o **** son.

yee SERIOUS

iTrader: (1)

negative, please try again.

i would probably cut it shorter. get more of an angle/incline in the hose. you don't want any slack.

slo_crx

is the return line th eheater hose or the steel braided one?

HiProfile

My oil spends half its journey going sideways, although my line is half as long as that. The only reason I can figure I don't have toasted seals is that I put it where crank weights don't slosh oil on it, I have a restrictor before the turbo, and I never stop acceleration

Try to shorten it up as much as you can without kinking it. If it wants to kink, you can slightly combat it by putting an SS clamp on it lightly to keep it round.

93CX

That looks awful, I'd fix it before you drive the car again.

0bd1_Kanobe

No you should ad about a foot more of hose, that will do the trick . You return hose should not be more that 10-12 inches, that to me look way longer than that

0bd1_Kanobe

Also depends on the manifold you use and engine you are running. What motor and mani are you running?

biada1

LS motor and a drag manifold. turbo sits real low... i think its is why im leaking oil somewhere on the turbo...

turbo is probably gone by now. been driving like this for 4 months. i revently installed an oil restrictor and it helps a little bit. not smoking as much as b4.

yee SERIOUS

iTrader: (1)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 0bd1_Kanobe &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">No you should ad about a foot more of hose, that will do the trick . You return hose should not be more that 10-12 inches, that to me look way longer than that </TD></TR></TABLE>

mine was about 12 inches or so. haha. but it came straight down, top mounted turbo.

0bd1_Kanobe

Yeah, you should try changing to a smaller return line and try not to leave exesive slack, like they mentioned they work off of gravity

I.C.C.

i smell disaster...

Mugencrxsir1

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by undercoverdc2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">negative, please try again.

i would probably cut it shorter. get more of an angle/incline in the hose. you don't want any slack.</TD></TR></TABLE>

biada1

update, i was told it cannot be shorten. if i did the lines would kink. i think imma get a new line with a 45 degree end on one end so that it would be a lot easier to work with. hopes this helps cuz turbo is leaking oil..

Flashmn

My returnline is like 20 inches or so, I know I might have problems but I'll try to fix them when I get to it

salman

ur turbo will start to smoke,

Flashmn

Maybe so... but I cant exactly do it shoter either :D
heck the turbo sits in such a position

97grnrs

ot but where did u get that metal line like that? im using high temp rubber but if i could find hose like that to clamp on it would be much better

I.C.C.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 97grnrs &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ot but where did u get that metal line like that? im using high temp rubber but if i could find hose like that to clamp on it would be much better </TD></TR></TABLE>

pretty much any racing/high performance shop... just steel braided hose