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i have a 3L (2.8 litre) diesel lux and want to put a turbo on it. i have the chance to buy a turbo which is to suit a 2L (2.4 litre diesel) and i am curious if the exhaust manifolds are the same for either models. more so if the stud pattern is the same. i know my lil lux has a turbo off a 2LT (a 2.4 litre diesel turbo off an old surf) and it bolts straight up.

if anyone has any ideas of whats doing, let me know.

cheers

It will bolt straight up, 2L & 3L are the same pattern

awesome. good work thebrunks

If you need any help setting up, drop me a pm & I'll help u out!

Make sure it is water cooled & oil fed!

I've done a few for mates & myself!

Russ

awesome, mate. i will keep you in mind if i need help!

thebrunks wrote:It will bolt straight up, 2L & 3L are the same pattern

no, they aren't. the 2L and 3L heads and manifold patterns are completely different.

the 2L-TII (late 1989 on) and 2L-TE (1990 on, import only) have the same manifold patterns as the 3L, but the earlier 2L and 2L-T are completely different.

the distinguishing feature is the rocker cover - L, 2L, 2L-T have a die cast alloy rocker cover, 2L-TII, 2L-TE, 3L have a pressed steel rocker cover.

i have spoken to some people, and the 2L is different to the 3L.


i have decided to go for a early model surf turbo because it only needs three holes tapped in it for the manifold, and a new sump comes with it for the oil lines.

What do you need a new sump for? The oil return from the turbo runs into a point on the bottom of the block, can't remember though if it added onto another drain, or just used a spare point on the block. Will have a look for. Changing the sump would just be a PITA if you didn't have to do it...

changing the sump is pretty easy.... drop the oil, undo the 20 or so bolts, romove the sump, put gasket goo on the new one, voila!


it needs a new sump because it has oil feed return lines, apparently. i have no idea where the oil feed line comes from, i assume somewhere on the head.

De-lux wrote:changing the sump is pretty easy.... drop the oil, undo the 20 or so bolts, romove the sump, put gasket goo on the new one, voila!


it needs a new sump because it has oil feed return lines, apparently. i have no idea where the oil feed line comes from, i assume somewhere on the head.

You can pick up the oil from the same place the Altinator pump does and then you return the oil into the same place the altinator pump returns. No need to remove the sump.

just a ???? by picking up the oil feed from the alt would you starve the alt for oil and same with return would it not want to block the return oil coming from the alt if it was tocome in at a right angle.


Just question dont want step on toes...

hunterlux has put a turbo off a 2.4 and got the pick up from the side of the block underneath the oil cooler on drivers side and then returned it in to the sump...... is there anything wrong with that setup....
(not saying your dodgy hunterlux )

yeah bogan, thats the way i thought you were meant to do it. pick up from somewhere in the head, and return to either somewhere low on the block, or to this sump return i was talking about earlier.

the way RUFF has mentioned has never crossed my mind.

pick ups in the block not in the head bt thats cool

Mr 3o4 on this site has done how RUFF has said on his 3.3l nissan motor and has had no dramas hunterlux has done it his way and has no dramas either if you talk to a turbo shop they say the hole in sump idea..

who do you believe

it was just more of a convienince thing i taped into the oil presure swich hole because the turbo oil lines were bent 4 it & moved the presure switch to the back of the block
i made the return 2 the sump due 2 lack of acess to hydrolic places to get a t piece 4 the alternater + i had a leaky sump so it had 2 b removed anyways

RUFF wrote:

De-lux wrote:changing the sump is pretty easy.... drop the oil, undo the 20 or so bolts, romove the sump, put gasket goo on the new one, voila!


it needs a new sump because it has oil feed return lines, apparently. i have no idea where the oil feed line comes from, i assume somewhere on the head.

You can pick up the oil from the same place the Altinator pump does and then you return the oil into the same place the altinator pump returns. No need to remove the sump.

This is how mines setup, just couldn't put the words together properly. Let me know if you want to have a look at it De-Lux.

phippsy wrote:

RUFF wrote:

De-lux wrote:changing the sump is pretty easy.... drop the oil, undo the 20 or so bolts, romove the sump, put gasket goo on the new one, voila!


it needs a new sump because it has oil feed return lines, apparently. i have no idea where the oil feed line comes from, i assume somewhere on the head.

You can pick up the oil from the same place the Altinator pump does and then you return the oil into the same place the altinator pump returns. No need to remove the sump.

This is how mines setup, just couldn't put the words together properly. Let me know if you want to have a look at it De-Lux.

i'll hold you to that phippsy. thanks mate