What oil feed setup are you using, and how is it working out?

[sleepydsm]

Hey, just contemplating where to feed my journal bearing oil only turbo from, and whether I should be using a restrictor and or filter on my mostly stock engine that DOES NOT have balance shafts. The oil filter housing thing has not been ported either. Lets hear about what you're using for your oil feeds!

[95talonracer]

I have a BB turbo but am running it off of the oil filter housing with a restrictor. I did this mainly because the oil is fresh out of the cooler and the filter.

[Swifty1638]

most usually feel bearing turbos from the banjo bolt on the side of the head, and journal bearings off the filter housing.

-A. Swift

[Halon]

My setup shouldn't be all that different then yours. MY BS are removed. I run a journal bearing BW. Mine is fed from the filter housing. My oil inlet flange on my turbo was straight from Bullseye who I got my turbo from. The hole in it is tiny as to act like a restrictor. That's what they recommended, and they are the ones I ordered the turbo from, so I took their word for it.

So yes, mine has a "restrictor" (a tiny hole).

[sleepydsm]

I wonder if I should add an air to air oil cooler for my turbo's benefit. I still have the coolant cooled oil cooler housing, and I like the idea of eliminated those stupid little coolant lines behind the turbo, And I'll be needing a different water pipe anyways...

I was thinking about the FP inline filter/restrictor (.100" orifice) from the OFH for my setup. Opinions?

[Halon]

I went to the external setup also. In the end didn't cost me all that much. Just used some cheap push-lock fittings/hose from Jegs, and a Long cooler. Pretty easy.

As for the feedline, that setup sounds good to me. Just make sure you clean that filter out on occasion so it doesn't become clogged and starve the turbo.

[JET]

I feed mine straight off the filter housing, no BS and journal bearing PTE. I fed both of my PTE's like that and never had a problem. No restrictor or filter and I was using the stock cooler for the 50 trim, then no cooler at all for the SCM61.

[sleepydsm]

See I keep hearing all this stuff, "it will blow yhour seals!" "It won't do anything!" Etc. I almost am afraid, what if a restrictor or filter actually causes too low of volume and pressure, and I'm effing it up. I plan on checking that tiny filter like once every day when i first install it then once a week then every oil change lol.

[asshanson]

I feed my journal bearing turbo off the filter housing, no balance shafts, no porting of the relief valve. I do have the red FP inline -4an filter with the .1 orifice meant for journal bearing turbos, but I only have like 5k miles on it so far. FP told me to check the filter element every 2 or 3 oil changes, I planned on checking it in the next 1k miles. I ordered a few extra filter elements but lost them, luckily they are cheap.

Oh, mine is water cooled as well. And I have no engine oil cooler.

[sleepydsm]

I feed my journal bearing turbo off the filter housing, no balance shafts, no porting of the relief valve. I do have the red FP inline -4an filter with the .1 orifice meant for journal bearing turbos, but I only have like 5k miles on it so far. FP told me to check the filter element every 2 or 3 oil changes, I planned on checking it in the next 1k miles. I ordered a few extra filter elements but lost them, luckily they are cheap.

Oh, mine is water cooled as well. And I have no engine oil cooler.

Thanks, I can rest assured knowing someone has a similar oil feed setup as I want, and it works fine! Got one more question, where is the FP inline filter located, near the OFH or the turbo? Does your turbo use a banjo bolt for the turbo inlet?