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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 08:36 PM
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i am doing some mid mount turbos. aps style. i am looking into oil scavenging system. i am able to find some good pumps out there and will be returning the oil up high into the valve cover.

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pump control. my thought was to use the fuel pump circuit to control the scavenge pump along with a timer relay that will keep the pump on for a minute or so longer than the fuel pump. how does sts do it?

check valve. on one site i see some check valves for sale. a small one for before the turbos i think and a biger one for after the pump. are these needed? i could see the one post pump if i was pushing the oil into the pan below the level of the oil but i am not.

any info that might save me from having to do things twice would be nice. i am looking at this pump >> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...hippingPayment
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Old Jun 13, 2009 | 12:16 AM
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Originally Posted by parish8
i am doing some mid mount turbos. aps style. i am looking into oil scavenging system. i am able to find some good pumps out there and will be returning the oil up high into the valve cover.

my questions

pump control. my thought was to use the fuel pump circuit to control the scavenge pump along with a timer relay that will keep the pump on for a minute or so longer than the fuel pump. how does sts do it?
Yes, my STS kit turns ON the oil return pump (at low speed due to an inline resistor) via the fuel pump relay circuit. There is also a 1 psi switch which trips a second relay that send the pump into high speed mode (it circumvents the resistor).

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check valve. on one site i see some check valves for sale. a small one for before the turbos i think and a biger one for after the pump. are these needed? i could see the one post pump if i was pushing the oil into the pan below the level of the oil but i am not.

any info that might save me from having to do things twice would be nice.
My kit only uses one check valve mounted on the turbo at the oil inlet port; so, a second might not be required.

Have fun! Boost is good!
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Old Jun 13, 2009 | 12:35 AM
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parish...bro, this is slightly off topic, but i am a huge fan of that bad *** single cab u have...havent seen any new vidz lately...whats new with it?
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Old Jun 13, 2009 | 08:48 AM
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parish...bro, this is slightly off topic, but i am a huge fan of that bad *** single cab u have...havent seen any new vidz lately...whats new with it?
sold it awhile back. built a big garage, now i am ready to start playing again.
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