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Old Sep 10, 2011 | 02:22 PM
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I got -8an on my Drain for the Turbo and havnt started the car yet. Is there a real big diffence in between -8 than -10 ???? Will I have problems with the Turbo not draining the oil faster between the -8 and -10??? I am running a -4an to the turbo with no restrict. If I run a restricter on the -4an line will I be safe with the -8an drain????

I have t70 Turbo but going with t76 or t78 later.
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Old Sep 10, 2011 | 02:30 PM
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I got -8an on my Drain for the Turbo and havnt started the car yet. Is there a real big diffence in between -8 than -10 ???? Will I have problems with the Turbo not draining the oil faster between the -8 and -10??? I am running a -4an to the turbo with no restrict. If I run a restricter on the -4an line will I be safe with the -8an drain????

I have t70 Turbo but going with t76 or t78 later.
A restrictor should never be used to bandaid a drain problem. Run -10 minimum or you will likely smoke on deccel.
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Old Sep 10, 2011 | 02:44 PM
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it depends on the angle and length of the drain line.
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Old Sep 10, 2011 | 03:29 PM
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Run -10 lines.
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id go atleast -10 i have a -12 on mine
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Old Sep 10, 2011 | 05:42 PM
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Its not that much difference between -8an and -10an Fitting. I seen on some diesel have about the same line on my car but how does there's work but not like on are cars???

If -8an doesnt work can I just run a oil pump in between to force the oil out faster???

Has anyone ever tried -8an???
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Old Sep 10, 2011 | 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by forgedlt4
it depends on the angle and length of the drain line.
Its about a foot maybe longer
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Why not just change to a -10an hose?
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Originally Posted by spoolgoat
Its not that much difference between -8an and -10an Fitting. I seen on some diesel have about the same line on my car but how does there's work but not like on are cars???

If -8an doesnt work can I just run a oil pump in between to force the oil out faster???

Has anyone ever tried -8an???
Why would you go through the trouble to run a pump when running a -10 is easier and is proven to work?

Take it from the rest of us, man. Do what we tell you.
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give it a go, i always use no 10 line for the drain , if you have any probs that would be the first place i would look, the oil return
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"There is no such thing as too big of a turbo oil drain."
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 08:31 PM
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I took the car to a shop and for some reason they put in a -8an and not a -10an and its been a year or so ago and they moved there building somewhere else and ever dawn on me to look at it. But I was rdy for the tune because the car done and I look at it and its a -10an pipe that comes down half way than in to a -8an line.

So I got fucked pretty much but will that work some how???
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