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Hilux Turbo help!!

Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 5:03 pm
by 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.

Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 6:58 pm
by 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

Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 7:59 pm
by 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?

Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 8:12 pm
by 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

Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 8:18 pm
by lovinloren
oh ok i see will a 2l sump fit a 3l? or how will go about running it to the sump

Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 9:02 pm
by 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

Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 9:08 pm
by 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.

Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 9:11 pm
by 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?

Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 9:16 pm
by Z()LTAN
Yeah pretty much mate, its not ideal but will work well enough

Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 9:22 pm
by 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

Re: Hilux Turbo help!!

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 10:08 pm
by 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.

Re: Hilux Turbo help!!

Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 9:13 am
by yamaha__308
Hey Kim!

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

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

Did this and no problems:

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Re: Hilux Turbo help!!

Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 6:11 pm
by lovinloren
hey yamaha did you mig that?? or how is it welded on there cheers?

Re: Hilux Turbo help!!

Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 8:45 pm
by brad 93hilux
lovinloren wrote: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

Re: Hilux Turbo help!!

Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 10:13 pm
by yamaha__308
Yah, brazed.

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

Re: Hilux Turbo help!!

Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 8:09 am
by 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