I am working on building my own remote mount turbo setup for my truck sience no one makes a kit for my truck. For oil to the turbo can I use a something like an oil cooler kit and splice into the lines?? As in use the return line on the cooler to feed the turbo??

Thanks

 

The truck in your sig?

 

Yes, all of the kits that I have found or for the V8's. All the places I have looked say that I have to send them my truck. I can't aford to send my truck to cali and spend another $4,000. So I am going to buy a turbo off of my friend and make my own kit. The oil issue is the only thing that I have not figured out. That is what I have come up with so that I om not spending like $300 on am eletric oil pump and have to drill holes in my oil pan.

 

usually on the 4.3 there is a plug by the oil filter that is pressurized. Take the plug out and put a fitting in. If not, take the oil sending unit out and use a "t" fitting to go for the oil supply to the turbo. Make sure you use a check vavle at the turbo, or you will have a mess.

 

How do I return the oil back?

 

hole in the oil pan, and weld a bung on.

oil cooler before the turbo would be owner preference, but i'd definetly run an in-line oil filter before the turbo.

 

I pump mine to the valve cover. But if this is a high mount underhood install, you can punch the oil pan(not drill) and then thread the hole for a bung. If you put your turbo inline with the oil cooler, you will starve the engine for oil- the turbo only needs a small amount of oil. And the hotter the oil the better, so no cooler pre turbo.

 

We are in Texas, and thought we offered to build one for you.
Remote mout, easiest to send the oil back to the top side.

 

You WILL need an electric pump to return the oil to the pan or valve cover, whatever is easier for you. There can NOT be any pressure on the drain for the turbo, or the oil will push through the seals and into the housings. Also, a filter or cooler before the turbo is not needed.