Wrong oil fitting and now leakage, need help
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Wrong oil fitting and now leakage, need help
I have the ebay T28. I had assumed that its oil inlet flange was based off of the garret t28. Well, I guess not. My oil drain had to be custom too but seemed to have worked. My oil feed isn't working. When I put it in before the first start-up its fitment was "okay." After driving it around earlier it started leaking. When I started messing with it, I realized how really loose it is. I really need help finding the correct oil fitting. It is seriously just barely bigger than the garret fitting that I bought.
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I don't think there is an "ebay T28" but rather several different Chinese manufactured turbos. I don't see how anyone on here can tell you what it is without seeing it. There are ways to figure out the size and pitch yourself. Google it.
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Let's see a picture of the oil inlet on the turbo. Some nice, clean close-ups where we can clearly see the threads, the bottom of the hole, etc. Don't use your cell-phone. We need clear pics taken from a camera with a macro function.
Maybe a link to the eBay posting you bought the turbo from.
So far, you've basically said "I have a car. Can you tell me what size tires I need for it?"
Maybe a link to the eBay posting you bought the turbo from.
So far, you've basically said "I have a car. Can you tell me what size tires I need for it?"
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Okay, to start with is the link to the turbo...well except mine obviously did not come with the feed line. But it gives you all the specs about halfway down the page...
eBay Motors: T28 Turbo Turbocharger Civic S13 S14 Int Wastegate +Oil (item 290279180900 end time Mar-29-09 19:31:19 PDT)
eBay Motors: T28 Turbo Turbocharger Civic S13 S14 Int Wastegate +Oil (item 290279180900 end time Mar-29-09 19:31:19 PDT)
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Perfect for any 4-6 cylinder.
Atleast you got a turbo that 90% of the cars on the road can use.
It doesn't give us much to go on, and not all CHRAs are the same. Your best bet honestly is to invest 8 whole friggin dollars in a thread gage:
Fasteners > Measuring Equipment > Thread Measuring Gages > Thread Measuring Gage : Grainger Industrial Supply
Every garage should have one, and then you don't make Texas car enthusiasts all look like noobs.
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Okay, lowes didn't have anything that fit perfectly BUT I found something close. The 1/8npt is way too lose. The 1/4npt is just a bit too big. BUT a 1/4 flare screws in somewhat tight. Still a bit lose like the standard garret fitting but after a few turns stays tight.
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You know, there are a LOT of fractional sizes between 1/8'' and 1/4''... maybe its one of those... I still say figure out the threads for yourself. Like GoSpeed said, you can buy a thread gauge to figure it out, or bring it to a machine shop and have them tell you.
I'm also going to guess its a metric fitting.
I'm also going to guess its a metric fitting.
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The only place that I could find a fitting to fit my T25 was here:
-4 size Oil inlet fitting for T25/T28 or unrestricted GT25R/GT28R/GT30R/GT35R: atpturbo.com
It does say that it is 1/4" inverted flare. I needed it mostly because most oil feed lines/fittings that I found were -3AN instead of -4AN and I had a -4AN line.