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June 2003
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 Turbo Oil Drain Scavenger Pump
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Tue, 27 January 2004 07:22
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My T3 Turbo arrived today for my conversion on my V6 4runner. After holding in the couple of spots I was going to mount it I noticed this great big space beside the bellhousing that would be perfect for the turbo. Shit all modifications need to be made for the turbo to work there but the only problem is the oil drain.
It would pretty much flow a little down to proabably horizontal, not too good. So have any of you guys got some info on a how this can be pumped back to the sump. Can you get a simple inline oil pump, or do you have to have a a collection sump for the turbo oil then pump from that?
Any part no.s and details for where they can be purchased and how much would be great...
Thanks.
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Mentone
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May 2002
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Re: Turbo Oil Drain Scavenger Pump
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Tue, 27 January 2004 09:03
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Race turbo porsches have a little sump for the turbo that is pumped back into the main sump. It was usually about the size of a cup. I think you will have trouble finding a pump that will work with the foamy oil coming out of a turbo.
Dont have any part numbers sorry
Brad
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1st street on the right
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November 2002
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Re: Turbo Oil Drain Scavenger Pump
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Tue, 27 January 2004 10:23
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You'd need to run a sump and a single stage pump (like from a wet sump system). these don't come cheap. The also need to mounted, custom in your case, and belt driven.
You may get away with running the sump at engine sump height (top oil level) and having it drain as an overflow system. Just running into a lower point in the sump. Anyone can confirm of refute this working.
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Sunshine Coast QLD
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June 2003
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Re: Turbo Oil Drain Scavenger Pump
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Wed, 28 January 2004 03:03
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I have found a fair bit of info on the net about a TILTON Fluid pump, which seems to be mainly used for differential coolers, but this guy used it to empty a small sump for his twin turbo V8 Soarer.
http://www.lextreme.com/TT-System.htm
I also found a brochure on it here:
http://www.truechoice.com/catalog/pdf_lookup/Tru20 03_p034.pdf
But it's not cheap, at $200 U.S.$, surely there has to be something cheaper out there... I think I will pull my exhaust off tonight and actually hold the turbo up in there where it will be mounted and see how bad the drain line will be, then go from there. If it is just downhill/horizontal, I might just install a normal drain line and just keep an eye out for smoke in the exhuast, then worry about fitting the pump.
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Bundaberg, Qld.
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May 2002
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Re: Turbo Oil Drain Scavenger Pump
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Wed, 28 January 2004 21:24
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 i Zoom No.52 there is a turbo Porsche with a turbo oil pump set-up. it's something i would like to know more about too. 
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Sunshine Coast QLD
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June 2003
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Re: Turbo Oil Drain Scavenger Pump
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Wed, 28 January 2004 21:56
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I'm forgetting the idea of having it down low now, it'd almost work without the need for an aux. oil pump if the compressor side of the turbo was just inside the wheel well. But by the time all the oil/water/intake etc.. lines all run, it'd just get too busy. So I'm back to mounting it high in the engine bay, the dump pipe will be damm close to the wiring loom coming from the ecu, but I think this might be able to be removed or relocated with the WOLF 3D. If not I will just have to have heaps of heat shields..
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June 2002
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Re: Turbo Oil Drain Scavenger Pump
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Thu, 29 January 2004 20:43
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Even though you are off the idea I'll add some useless info.
Have a look on some of the US BMW forums in the FI sections, alot of them use a oil pump to go from the turbo to the sump, because the engines lean to the exhaust side and low mounting is the only option.
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Montrose, VIC
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May 2002
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Re: Turbo Oil Drain Scavenger Pump
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Fri, 30 January 2004 10:33
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Although it would no doubt be pricey, I suppose you could use one of the electric oil pumps that CAPA use on their GENIII commodore blower kits, just make sure you have a cup sized reservior for the foamy oil to settle in first... 
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