Turbo ecu

[david-b]

The OIL RETURN LINE goes to the oil pan. Ideally you want it mounted to the shorter height side, rather high up. The OIL FEED LINE gets tapped into the back of the block. If you lay under the car, looking upward on the back of the block, there's 2 things going into the block. Knock sensor on closer to the passenger side, oil pressure senor closer to the drivers side. I broke the oil pressure sender off and then unbolted it from the block. Then T-ed it all together.

You can kinda see what I'm talking about here: Left of the alternator is the knock sensor. Then farther left and little above is my T with the oil pressure sender and line to the turbo


My DP setup is in the tech articles section.

[Cavalier9696]

K the shorty height side of oil pan, meaning the driver side of pan? Will the crank shaft sensor or (knock sensor the same thing?) be anywhere close to where im putting the feed line so I can get a idea of where IM looking? So basicly I break off the plug end off the oil sensor and tap it from there? Basicly it will be ezer to just jack the engine out to do the feed line correct?

[SilvrEclipse]

The crank position sensor tells the ECU where the crank is at, the knock sensor picks up detonation in the cylinders. They are not the same thing. The knock sensor is in the center of the block on the back and the oil pressure sending unit will be on the left side. You dont have to break it just get a wrench that will fit it. Then like Dave said put a T on the block and run the oil feed from that, I recommend getting an aftermarket oil pressure gauge. The stock sensor is just a pressure switch and is useless. The oil drain just needs to be above the oil level in the pan, it doesn't matter where you put it just mount it as high as possible.

[Cavalier9696]

Originally Posted by SilvrEclipse

The crank position sensor tells the ECU where the crank is at, the knock sensor picks up detonation in the cylinders. They are not the same thing. The knock sensor is in the center of the block on the back and the oil pressure sending unit will be on the left side. You dont have to break it just get a wrench that will fit it. Then like Dave said put a T on the block and run the oil feed from that, I recommend getting an aftermarket oil pressure gauge. The stock sensor is just a pressure switch and is useless. The oil drain just needs to be above the oil level in the pan, it doesn't matter where you put it just mount it as high as possible.

K sorry IM a bit lost here. So I just screw in the T where the oil sender was? Then the oil feed line on one side of the T and a Gauge on the other side of T? And the oil return line doesn't have to be low where the oil sits in the pan? Thats where IM lost. If the oil isn't hitting the return line, how does it get sent to the turbo?

[SilvrEclipse]

The oil return line returns the oil back into the oil pan. If the line is below the oil level of the pan the oil won't drain back into the pan. You need to get an electronic gauge and put the sending unit on the t. I have a pic ill post up later so u can see it

[SilvrEclipse]

[david-b]

Mighty fine looking T there!
I think the oil feed fit that you had bought came with the fittings? If so, you only need an adapter or 2 to get it in the block. I want to say it's 3/8" fitting on the block. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

And ya you don't have to break off the oil pressure sender. It was just much easier to do. It's in a very tight space with the motor in the car. Just have to come up from the bottom.

Just to clarify, the return line is returning the oil from the turbo back to the motor. Oil flows out of the turbo, down the return line and back into the pan. The Feed Line is doing just that, feeding the turbo with oil. The oil pump is moving the oil around, will go through the line and to the turbo. Then again, back down the return line into the pan.

More pics of the position on the block. First one I didn't have the oil pressure gauge sender installed.
Dead center it knock sensor. Left of that is the oil hole.


With gauge sender installed.

[Cavalier9696]

Here is everything that came with the kit. There is like some 4way looking adapter in there.

[SilvrEclipse]

You should probably just go to lowes and buy some Ts like what me and dave have done. I dont really see anything in that kit that will really work for the back of the block. Best thing to go is to pull the oil sensor out and take it to lowes to get the correct fittings.

[david-b]

Originally Posted by SilvrEclipse

You should probably just go to lowes and buy some Ts like what me and dave have done. I dont really see anything in that kit that will really work for the back of the block. Best thing to go is to pull the oil sensor out and take it to lowes to get the correct fittings.

I had the same fittings in my kit. Just had to buy the adapter to fit the smaller fittings.

I have some fittings in my shed I'll go out and try to find them and get you the right sizes you need.

[Cavalier9696]

K thanx dave that will be usefull. I just left autozone just checking to see if they had the T but they dont. But I did buy the Nylon tubing kit for the turbo. We have a pretty good hardwear store here in town. IM sure they have a T I need.

[david-b]

You have the T. We talked about this. You just need the adapter to go from the smaller piping to the larger, which I said I will get you the right size.

[Cavalier9696]

Originally Posted by david-b

You have the T. We talked about this. You just need the adapter to go from the smaller piping to the larger, which I said I will get you the right size.

K wasn't sure cause silver said he didn't see anything that I could use. Was just making sure.

[Cavalier9696]

Just got WG in. Two things. It came with 2 spings. How do i know which one will run 5psi? One spring is taller than the other. Where Do I run the line from the WG to?

[david-b]

WG runs to the compressor on the turbo.

Taller spring should be the stiff one