Engine/Transmission (1994 - 1998) s300 install (62/12, super pfat shaft, silver bullet, etc)

[Forrest Nearing]

they way I do S300's on 2nd gens is to cut the drain tube in half... I took about an inch out of mine. mount the stub to the turbo, hang the turbo, slide the other part of the tube into the hose at the block and connect the two w/ a length of oil rated hose.



about a thousand times easier than trying to wrestle the complete tube!

 

[JStieger]

How about using something like this for some bling!!



eBay Motors: Function7 Garrett T3,T4 Turbo Oil Drain Flange+Gasket (item 160163008995 end time Oct-09-07 01:59:18 PDT)

 

[Don Tanklage]

das nice...



if i hadnt already spent the time on mine that woulda been the route i took



"now he tells me"... lol



you ever notice how the factory uses 3/4" id tubing on the drain, but that the flange has a 5/8 hole drilled in it?



duh...



also, 3/4 id tubing is 7/8 on the od or -14



you cant get -14 AN hose anymore...



yea, more fun...



i can get -14 or metric equiv in a silicon hose, however it is pricey...



i got the top handled yesterday, now i just have to find a 7/8 90° to replace the pc i squished and wait for the silicon hose to show up



(didnt think of taking a pic before i started opening up one side but i think you will get the jest of it)

 

[bgilbert]

Looked like your problem was the nut/weld job on the actuator rod. What happened there? Did it come that way? My HTT 66 isn't like that. Hope that isn't an upgrade. I've installed a s300 on two first gen's, 89 and 91. 5 and all I did was slightly bend the tube in the bench vise, then die grind a tiny bit of material off to clear the rod. I can see if I had the weld job/nut in the way I'd have problems like you did.



You haven't seen oil drain install issues until you're working with a charger that has a 3/4" adaptor plate to bolt to the stock manifold.

 

[bgilbert]

Oh and do yourself a favor and go back to Cummins and get 3 or 4 'Cummins' turbo oil drain gaskets. I don't have much luck nor care for the el cheapo oil drain gaskets that come with turbo purchases, sometimes they are Schwitzer gaskets, but still I prefer the $1 and change Cummins gasket. Since they are cheap, it's nice to have some on hand for when you swap housings or chargers.

 

[Don Tanklage]

yupp, it came that way



was wondering if they always welded it on right there so it would run into the drain or if they just knew who this one was going to...



glad yours are fine



don



ps - was at cummins again today getting ex manifold gaskets and the guy asked me if i wanted a turbo drain gskt too...



i didnt get one but i will



why do you have a feeling i will be swapping out housings?



lol



later

 

[Don Tanklage]

Oh and do yourself a favor and go back to Cummins and get 3 or 4 'Cummins' turbo oil drain gaskets. I don't have much luck nor care for the el cheapo oil drain gaskets that come with turbo purchases... .

actually, i dont think i will be removing the drain again for a while. set up like i have it now i can leave it bolted to the turbo and just remove the hose...



hey brad, is the 'flexible line' you were referring to?

 

[Don Tanklage]

but brad, you didnt say how a guy is to hook that up to his turbo?



my custom drain tube keeps getting shorter!

 

[Don Tanklage]

that dash 14 hose is hard to find! thank God for mesa hose...

 

[Don Tanklage]

think i finally have clearance



that was easy...

 

[Bob4x4]

I did not think silicone hose was compatible with oil



Bob

 

[Don Tanklage]

well, we use it on a A/Fuel car to couple the hard lines together and it laughs at the nitro



and nitro (ch3no2) eats pretty much everything



if nitro doesnt faze the stuff i am not worried about running motor oil thru it



should i be?



don

 

[Bob4x4]

well, we use it on a A/Fuel car to couple the hard lines together and it laughs at the nitro



and nitro (ch3no2) eats pretty much everything



if nitro doesnt faze the stuff i am not worried about running motor oil thru it



should i be?



don

From what I have seen it swells up real bad then starts to delaminate. The Fords are even having problems with their charge air hoses due to pvc oiling the hoses. The fix there has been to go to a flouro something liner.



Bob

 

[RonA]

Too bad you didn't call Rip at source automotive and get one of his stainless flex lines. Handy item.



Ron