Drwojo Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 I just got my MK1 SS oil feed and return lines. Would like to know if there are any instructions for these. Can't find a MK1's website. Also I have never worked with 10an lines and not exactly sure on how these go together and would really like to not take any chances on my turbo or spraying oil all over the place. Any help or pictures of others already installed would be a big help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 (edited) I don't have MK1 lines but I do have pics of the Star Orion lines on mine. Here are the pics: http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc165/Socially_Unacceptable/Conquest/Conquest010.jpghttp://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc165/Socially_Unacceptable/Conquest/Conquest015.jpghttp://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc165/Socially_Unacceptable/Conquest/Conquest016.jpghttp://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc165/Socially_Unacceptable/Conquest/Conquest020.jpg Hope this helps. If you need, I may have a few more pics. Might as well do an oil change while you're at it too. Edited April 7, 2011 by Big Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drwojo Posted April 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Thanks although my return line is much longer than yours. It gets rid of the elbow on the turbo itself. I feel like it came with way more parts than I needed. I am also installing it on a stock turbo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolyrgr Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Thanks although my return line is much longer than yours. It gets rid of the elbow on the turbo itself. I feel like it came with way more parts than I needed. I am also installing it on a stock turbo. Show us what you have and I bet we can figure out where it goes. I looked at his Ebay ad, and it looks as tho it uses the stock fittings, but it also looks like he uses a generic pic as well. Is this a teflon cored line or a rubber core? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drwojo Posted April 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Rubber for the oil drain. Assuming the same for the feed line but can't be sure. http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t168/food28/IMG_0262.jpg http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t168/food28/IMG_0261.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89PalermoSHP Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 If the hose uses a clamp or an an fitting, its rubber. The teflon ones like the oil feed are crimped on because a clamp wouldn't be strong enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 Mine are crimped. As for the line, your line is freakin HUGE man. I think mine was only somewhere in the neighborhood of 2 foot long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rabbit1 Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 wow, all that money and that line isn't pre-assembled? they aren't rocket science, but they aren't cheesecake to put together either. The fittings get screwed onto the braided line, but they only go in one direction. if you screw them the wrong way the braid will unravel. it's been a few years since I did the camaro ones so I can't remember which direction. the first pic of the starorion lines aren't an lines, they are wannabe look alikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolyrgr Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 (edited) wow, all that money and that line isn't pre-assembled? they aren't rocket science, but they aren't cheesecake to put together either. The fittings get screwed onto the braided line, but they only go in one direction. if you screw them the wrong way the braid will unravel. it's been a few years since I did the camaro ones so I can't remember which direction. the first pic of the star-orion lines aren't an lines, they are wannabe look alikes. The first pic is not of my lines. I believe those are the MK1 lines. Big Al has one of the first generation oil lines on his turbo. The angled fittings were separate from the line and the line fittings were bronze alloy on those. The oil cooler lines are AN flared in steel fittings. AN is an Army-Navy derived specification for flare, thread, and OD tubing size. It is a $14 kit, so you get what you pay for. The value for what you paid is there, but the lines are going to be way longer than you want, and as you can see, "some assembly required". Brian over at Lower Shores sells a lower (drain) oil line in rubber, made from comparable materials, but he has them assembled and they are the correct length. I personally like to have the 90 degree fitting at the top of the turbo to prevent kinking, but fittings are the most costly part of a line. With rubber cored lines, it is not such a necessity, but all of my lines are Teflon. If you kink a Teflon line, is it all but ruined. It does look like you got a "universal" type kit that has extra fittings. JR Edited April 8, 2011 by jolyrgr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 JR, that oil feed line is the one I won at Nationals in '09. Unless you had a MK1 line in that full SB set, then it's your line. I know because the 90* on the turbo is different than the 90 that was on the line I took off. The one that I took off had a square 90* fitting on the end and the one I won at nats had the gentle bend 90. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolyrgr Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 JR, that oil feed line is the one I won at Nationals in '09. Unless you had a MK1 line in that full SB set, then it's your line. I know because the 90* on the turbo is different than the 90 that was on the line I took off. The one that I took off had a square 90* fitting on the end and the one I won at nats had the gentle bend 90. That is what I meant, I was typing when too tired. The line you have is the first edition that I put out. The latest versions look like the oil cooler lines. Thanks for the clarification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 No problem JR. At least that's all cleared up now. And so far I rather enjoy my lines. Now if I could figure out where I'm losing oil from... As for yours DrWojo, I'm not really sure how you'll install that kit. The return line is WAY too long as is the feed line. You'll have to get the return line cut and truthfuly, I'd wait to find someone selling a feed line used here or get one from JR if he has any left. I wouldn't want to chance it with a generic feed line. Remember, that's your turbo's lifeline right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drwojo Posted April 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 (edited) So no one is currently running MK1 Lines. . Very agitating purchasing something from a seller who has good products for our cars and ending up with a "universal" kit. Edited April 11, 2011 by JAinsworth Skirting the language filter with words like that is unacceptable here. See you in 3 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rabbit1 Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 So no one is currently running MK1 Lines. Very agitating purchasing something from a seller who has good products for our cars and ending up with a "universal" kit.how about googling how to assemble braided an lines? it took me about 15mins to learn how and I got mine done flawless.. http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j226/the_rabbit1/IMG_7348.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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