Tapping oil pan for oil lines
11-29-2007, 09:31 PM
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Tapping oil pan for oil lines I am going to be installing my trubo setup in about 3-4 weeks and there was something I was wondering...
I am going to tap the pan for the feed line near the filter at the block-off plate, and the return to the top of the pan.
Do I need to drop the pan to do this? Or will the shavings be too many and ruin something?
Is there a way to do it without dropping the pan?
Thanks
-Scott
I am going to tap the pan for the feed line near the filter at the block-off plate, and the return to the top of the pan.
Do I need to drop the pan to do this? Or will the shavings be too many and ruin something?
Is there a way to do it without dropping the pan?
Thanks
-Scott
11-29-2007, 09:45 PM
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on my first install I used grease in the drill and tap, cleaning it out at least 10 times and putting new grease on each time, then I drained the oil and squrited 4 cans of carb cleaner through the hole with the car tilted toward the drain, then I took a shop vac and duct taped a 1/4 inch peice of brake line bent in a slight angle and vaccumed the entire oil pan out through the drain hole and the new hole that I had tapped
the next 3 or so times that I changed the oil it had a slight amount of shavings still in it
this time I dropped the pan and washed it after I was done
I will do it ilke that every time I do it again
the next 3 or so times that I changed the oil it had a slight amount of shavings still in it
this time I dropped the pan and washed it after I was done
I will do it ilke that every time I do it again
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11-30-2007, 12:24 PM
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I believe you can purchase a Punch from Vortech that is specifically for this purpose that eliminates drilling of the pan, You just punch it then run a tap through it with a lot of grease to catch what little shavings the tap will create. I used this on my pan with no problems, A friend of mine had the punch...
11-30-2007, 12:30 PM
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I dropped my pan when I did mine. But it was easy at the time because I had dropped my k-member to install the tubular one. If you are not dropping the k-member you need to raise the engine up to get clearance to drop the pan. And that can be a pain as you need to remove the engine mounts so the engine will move enough.
When I tapped mine with it off there were plenty of shavings to clean out. So I am glad I removed it. I even unbolted that splash guard and found some more had gotten under there and not come out when I sprayed it down with cleaner.
I have heard the grease method before but am not sure how reliable it is or not. There were a lot of shavings when I did mine. Just keep an eye on it and if you get a lot of shavings, clean and reapply the grease.
When I tapped mine with it off there were plenty of shavings to clean out. So I am glad I removed it. I even unbolted that splash guard and found some more had gotten under there and not come out when I sprayed it down with cleaner.
I have heard the grease method before but am not sure how reliable it is or not. There were a lot of shavings when I did mine. Just keep an eye on it and if you get a lot of shavings, clean and reapply the grease.
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11-30-2007, 01:15 PM
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I believe you can purchase a Punch from Vortech that is specifically for this purpose that eliminates drilling of the pan, You just punch it then run a tap through it with a lot of grease to catch what little shavings the tap will create. I used this on my pan with no problems, A friend of mine had the punch...
that won't work on a cast pan
it is for the old school small block with the stapmed steel pan
