Hilux Turbo help!!

[lovinloren]

hey guys and girls im in the process of putting a turbo on my 3l on my hilux. The turbo is off a 2l hilux engine and i was woundering what other people have done for the oil feed and oil return hoses? pics and help would be muchly appreciated.

cheers kim.

[Matt_85Lux]

for the oil return you MUST run a separate return straight to the sump, Don't hook into the return line from the alternator. As for the feed line mine is hooked straight into the block, I don't know if the 3L is the same but my block had a spare oil feed at the back on the drivers side, others have hooked into the alternator feed. But just remember to run a separate return line to the sump

[lovinloren]

ok why cant i tap into the alternator return line to the sump? and can i just t piece into the oil feed line for the alternator?

[Matt_85Lux]

Because the line isn't big enough to accommadate the extra oil flow and will back up and cause the seals to leak. I'm not sure how others have hooked into the alternator feed

[lovinloren]

oh ok i see will a 2l sump fit a 3l? or how will go about running it to the sump

[brad 93hilux]

Turbo glide kits hook up to the return from the alternator....

I have had my kit on same engine for 100,000kms and then removed and put it on a newer 5LE motor, since done another 30,000kms with no problems...

If it was too small i would have thought in 130,000kms the turbo would have issues... but it is running sweet.

Brad

[Z()LTAN]

most people hook into the alternator drain, i know john (an outlaw member) has done this. But yes as you say, his intake always has a good amount of oil in it.

[lovinloren]

ok that would be the easiest way just to hook it into the alterantor return and is it ok to hook into the oil feed to the alternator?

[Z()LTAN]

Yeah pretty much mate, its not ideal but will work well enough

[lovinloren]

awesome sweet guys ill just do it that way and see how it goes. but if any1 else has other opinions please let me know

[gutlux44]

you will need to get a 3/4 hose tail braised into the sump, i tried taping into the alternator return and it caused the turbo seals to leak. That was with the ct20 toyota turbo kit. I also used a double banjo bolt and picked up for the the alt pickup, there is a spare pickup on the side of the block that you could also use.

[yamaha__308]

Hey Kim!

I initially used this in the old engine, tee'd alternator feed and drain:



But a couple kays down the road, the oil backed up and laid a sweet smoke screen...

Did this and no problems:

[lovinloren]

hey yamaha did you mig that?? or how is it welded on there cheers?

[brad 93hilux]

hey yamaha did you mig that?? or how is it welded on there cheers?

You can see it is brazed, that is a brass fitting and a steel sump...

you could use a steel fitting and tig it on...

Brad

[yamaha__308]

Yah, brazed.

You could always get someone like pirtek or enzed to do it for you.

[phippsy]

I'll have a picture at home somewhere, but I'm sure the return on my DTS kit t'eed into the return line from the alternator