Am I Fu cked?

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Put on a new turbo oil feed line, put everything back on, and its leaking oil when i start it. So I unscrew it and screw it back in, and i start seeing pieces of metal coming out as i tighten it. Looks like a cross-threaded it badly, and now i cant get it in. Am I f***ed?


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Yes. Well at least the feed line probably is. I doubt you messed up the threads on the center section, as they are cast iron, and the threads on that oil inlet fitting are mild steel, but it's still possible that you messed up both of them.

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JB weld time!

Just kidding. I cros threaded my rb20 line and it was doing the same thing. I ended up only messing up the fitting and just had to chase the threads out on the turbo with a plug tap.

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You? no. Your oil line? yes.


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