Turbo oil lines

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XTCshri2222
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I'm havinf trouble gettin a line to screw into my t28, is it safe to use a rubber fuel line hose to oil the turbo? or will it blow out under pressure?

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id think its a little hot down there for rubber fuel line dont u think?

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what kind of trouble?

if its that you cant get it in tehre because the flange to teh manifold is blocking it, youll need to rotate the center. its 4 bolts on teh turbine side, and 6 on the compressor side. loosen them up, rotate the center a little so you can get to it, then make sure you tighten them correctly (and make sure you can still get to where the coolant lines go to.... and make sure your oil drain isnt hitting your steering column, i just had to pull mine off and cut it back a bit and use a longer hose to get it to fit)

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tyrannix wrote:what kind of trouble?

if its that you cant get it in tehre because the flange to teh manifold is blocking it, youll need to rotate the center. its 4 bolts on teh turbine side, and 6 on the compressor side. loosen them up, rotate the center a little so you can get to it, then make sure you tighten them correctly (and make sure you can still get to where the coolant lines go to.... and make sure your oil drain isnt hitting your steering column, i just had to pull mine off and cut it back a bit and use a longer hose to get it to fit)

CJ
I was tring to use steal line, but I can't find any size that will screw into the T28, the original like to the T25 is to small.

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i have 36" SS teflon lined oil feed lines, that will work, but you have to get a -4 to 7/16th inverted flare fitting for the turbo.

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