I was planning on using Artech's oil feed kit, but my block does not have the oild feed line on the driver side. I will have to source my oil from the pressure sender location.

Where did you buy your line that goes from the turbo to the pressure sender, and what was the length of your line.

I know this will be turbo setup dependent so if you have a begi or fm setup that would be great. If not, still post so that way I can get an estimate.

The wiki site says no less than 42" iirc, but that is pretty vague

 

JGS Precision Turbo

 

You the man That's exactly what I was looking for. Thanks

 

That is helpful. Thanks from me for the info, too. I am in for info regarding length, as well, although I may use diy fittings so I can cut the hose to length at home.

 

Wow you guys didnt read the "All your ans. in one post" did you??

 

Only the parts that applied at the time. Thanks for pointing it out, lots of oil feed info there.

 

That kit looks like a winner.

Quick question. Are you 96+ guys really using a 42"-48" line? 4 feet of line seems awful long. Djp, don't forget to prime the turbo.

 

Yes, mine is pretty damn huge. Although I don't think mine is quite 42" (From FM). I think it is shown in one of the pictures in my build thread.

 

yup. oil pressure sender is under the middle of the intake mani.

i sure hope nobody is boosting before they have oil pressure... but it probably doesn't matter on ball bearing turbos. journal bearing might be an issue. maybe that's why there's all those failures? a second or two of dry bearing at startup...?

 

Yes. Mine was just shy of 48. IIRC, 46". Was perfect by the time I routed it around the back and tied it off to the brake booster hard line.

 

I know this will probably sound stupid, but it probably is a good question?

How do you go about priming a turbo???? Can you just turn the engine over with no spark???

 

I just squirted some in with a syringe and screwed on the line before the first startup. It holds enough to get it wet until the line pressure fills. It isn't going to be turning any RPM.

 

nvm

 

BEGI has an oil supply kit for all years. We can adjust fittings or line length if needed.
96+ cars: 1996-2005 Miata Oil Supply Line Kit BEGi
90-94 cars: 1990-1995 Miata Oil Supply Line Kit BEGi

Stephanie

 

really easy to make your own and then you know it is the exact right size. I'm doing fuel lines now and it's actually kinda fun to work with.

 

http://www.---------------------------/oil-feed.shtml

I found that that 4 feet is a bit long, but it works.

 

summit racing. order some fittings, some stainless line and your good to go.

-4an is a pain to assemble though.

 

After researching building one myself, this is the best price $42 since it includes the proper adapters for NPT and BSPT.

stealthmode//performance

I will using this and ARtech's water line kit

 

not to revive a super old thread, but can some one tell me what length line i should be using for a 1.6L

Thanks

 

as much as you need and shorter than excessive...