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Heres the Pic.. just so you know what im talking about..

 

by strip did you strip the threads inside the head or strip the threads on the banjo bolt? would i would do is order a SS feed line that hooks to the oil filter housing and just close up that sucker with a bolt and crush washer.

 

If the threads are all boogered up in the head I'd say try chasing the threads with a tap. Might get lucky. If not you could helicoil, plug it and pull your oil feed from the filter housing with a SS line.

 

The threads in the head at the ones that are stripped... the ones on the banjo bolt Look brand new... /shrug... Anyways... Yeah Kinda freaking out... My luck is... no matter how simple it will never be easy... ...


gonna try cleaning it out really good and see if its salvagable... if not.. more spending !

 

You could JB weld the hell out of the threads, put the bolt back in and let it cure for a day or 2 and it should be good for life but don't plan on using that location again for oilfeed.

 

I would be hesitant using the filter housing as an oil supply on an old 14b turbo b/c the pressure is too high.

 

Should be fine with the 14b as it is not a BB turbo.

 

I don't see any problem with pulling it from the oil filter housing. Ran it that way for a long time with a 16G with no problems.

 

I ran it from there on an old 14b I had and the turbo didnt like it...started blowing smoke soon after. Maybe it just had old weak seals or it was going and before hand and was coincidence.

 

we heli coiled my friends oil feed line, and continued to use it as the oil feed line... no leaks no problems... fairly easy as well... (allthought the motor was on a stand) but it shouldnt be hard to get a drill in that location with the motor still in the car...
it really wasnt that difficult to do... cost about 40 bucks for the kit though...

 

I ran it from there on an old 14b I had and the turbo didnt like it...started blowing smoke soon after. Maybe it just had old weak seals or it was going and before hand and was coincidence.

I guess the age of the turbo and the type of feed it was used to most of its life does play a role. The new feed probably caused the seal to blow but it was due to age of the turbo most likely and the condition the seal was in.. How many miles were on that 14b??

 

I guess the age of the turbo and the type of feed it was used to most of its life does play a role. The new feed probably caused the seal to blow but it was due to age of the turbo most likely and the condition the seal was in.. How many miles were on that 14b??

I dont know a bunch....115k

 

Andrew, I think you're the guy I got together with a long time back when I was pulling my motor. The name looked a bit familiar.
Anyway, I recently stripped the threads on the cylinder head when I was installing my new turbo. I used a helicoil to fix it. It worked great, but about $50 for the helicoil kit.
If you're still up in the Oneonta area, I've got a helicoil kit that you're more than welcome to use to fix it.
On a side note, I'm going to SUCO now. I had a class with one of your old roommates last semester.
later,

Chris

 

Man, I know exactly how it feels to strip out the threads in the head.

You could plug the hole and buy an oil feed line that gets the oil from the oil filter housing.

OR

You could plug the hole and just use the other port from the head. In this pic you can see that you can use a 1/8 NPT -> AN4 aluminum fitting in the other port. The 1/8 NPT just needs a few turns to seal and you should be golden.

Good luck

 

Do it right and helicoil it. Be very carefull when drilling and tapping the feed hole, you don't want metal shavings in your motor. Plug the hole pretty far back before attempting to drill. I used a shop vac with a small hose attached to suck up any metal shavings left in the feed hole. Also be carefull when removing the tang from the helicoil, its very easy to send it back into the oil feed hole.

Before reinstalling the oil feed line and banjo bolt, crank over the motor with the MPI fuse removed. Use something to catch the oil from the feed hole. This should ensure that every last shaving is flushed out. You may have to hold your finger over the feed hole to build up pressure before flushing.

10mm by 1.25mm helicoil kit is what you need.

Good Luck

 

Well the hole wasnt destroyed as i thought it was... it only stripped a little bit... So i loaded up the bango bolt with Jb weld and ran it home... Coated the outside with Expoxy... and now that i finally finished my water pump job And let the car run.. i havnt noticed anything yet... While it may be temporary.. it till give me to plan some upgrades and maybe just do away with the oil feed line from that area..

Thanks for the input everyone =) was much apprecated

 

It's not temporary man!! Have you ever tried to undo JB weld?? It's there for good

 

good luck ever removing that banjo bolt.