bamk2f6tornado Bronze Donating Members 777 Member For: 11y 5m 4d Gender: Male Location: Rockhampton Qld Posted 01/03/14 07:53 AM Share Posted 01/03/14 07:53 AM Hi guys done a diff and transmission oil change today and thought I'd have a crack installing the earls turbo oil feed line. I have read all the threads on this but everyone seems to have a lot more room than iv got Lol. Tried from the top and took the air box and piping out and can't even fit my hands down there. Figured I'd try from below and take the oil filter out but what I think is a sandwich plate is in the way. Car is a Ba Tornado. Any pointers? Or should I just let my tuner do ithttp://i59.tinypic.com/23rll4m.jpgWon't let me upload Pics. Also what is the black plug that hasn't got anything plugged into it. Where is that meant to go? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/87659-turbo-oil-feed-and-loose-plug/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletime Donating Members 937 Member For: 14y 3m 29d Gender: Male Posted 01/03/14 11:44 AM Share Posted 01/03/14 11:44 AM Hey mate dunno what that plug is, someone will chime in, prob should be plugged into something though...On my fg it was pretty tight but I managed to get it all undone with the air box out, I just removed the filter, no earls, but it took me a few attempts because I didn't have the right tools at first. But I didn't have much room n my socket to tighten it up back into the engine block, I barely had one click on my socket worth of room, ended up with bruises up my forearms being all wedged in and pushing so hard lol.Looks like the BA f6 has the oil radiator cooler thing on it which is good for cooling but yeah would probably make it harder from underneath. Good luck it's doable so give it a go, otherwise if your not confident no harm getting the tuner to do it. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/87659-turbo-oil-feed-and-loose-plug/#findComment-1458219 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,332 Member For: 19y 7m 14d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 01/03/14 02:06 PM Share Posted 01/03/14 02:06 PM The plug looks like the Aircon compressor clutch wiring to me. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/87659-turbo-oil-feed-and-loose-plug/#findComment-1458237 Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnz Member 3,047 Member For: 11y 5m 17d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 03/03/14 12:47 AM Share Posted 03/03/14 12:47 AM Did it on my fg fairly easily, a decent socket set with unis and a deep 22mm socket(from memory) will get you out of trouble. The BA manifold is different but I still think from the top is the go, bottom just wasn't happening. And save yourself alot of stuffing around and just remove the coolant line off the turbo to give you the room to rotate the old oil line 90 degrees and slide it forward, or just cut it. Just make sure your new oil line came with everything before destroying the old. I just disconnected the coolant line, stuck my thumb on the inlet on the turbo it's going to spew out there, leave the factory adapter on the oil inlet when doing this, I unintentionally left it on and it almost certainly saved me from getting coolant in the bearings. As for getting circlip pliers in the banjo bolt to remove the screen....just snap the clip with a screw driver and be sure to clean out any filings you may create. Bit of swearing and some brewskies will get er done ;-) Sent from my C6903 using Tapatalk Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/87659-turbo-oil-feed-and-loose-plug/#findComment-1458432 Share on other sites More sharing options...
will-82 Member 427 Member For: 20y 3m 22d Location: sydney Posted 16/03/14 09:20 AM Share Posted 16/03/14 09:20 AM (edited) Being a tornado (fpv) it will have a gauge sender unit in there, so a spanner is your only choice and as the other said it a slow process Edited 16/03/14 09:21 AM by will-82 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/87659-turbo-oil-feed-and-loose-plug/#findComment-1460415 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamk2f6tornado Bronze Donating Members 777 Member For: 11y 5m 4d Gender: Male Location: Rockhampton Qld Posted 16/03/14 11:41 AM Author Share Posted 16/03/14 11:41 AM Gave it a go today... Managed to get a spanner in there to get the sender off and a 24mm socket to take the banjo off. Old owner has taken the old screen out already. I put the first bit back into the block then washers and earls banjo thing. Now when I went to tighten the adaptor that goes from the banjo to the sender unit. And iv given it a tweak to tighten it and have snapped the threaded part just after the holes for the banjo. Plenty pissed off words could be heard from the end of the street lol.Having trouble uploading pics but does anyone no how much the new block fitting thing will set me back? Im guessing genuine is the only option Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/87659-turbo-oil-feed-and-loose-plug/#findComment-1460442 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wenier Donating Members 1,736 Member For: 15y 3m 20d Gender: Male Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Posted 17/03/14 01:00 AM Share Posted 17/03/14 01:00 AM If you take the adapter out you should be able to removed the snapped part from it and just get another adapter. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/87659-turbo-oil-feed-and-loose-plug/#findComment-1460485 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,332 Member For: 19y 7m 14d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 17/03/14 01:12 AM Share Posted 17/03/14 01:12 AM Aprox $70 from Fraud seems to be the norm. BF onwards have a different Design that prevents the breakage you have suffered.The old design had the groove cut for the filter circlip inside the threaded portion so the force from tightening the fitting tended to snap the fitting.Pic of part number attached Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/87659-turbo-oil-feed-and-loose-plug/#findComment-1460487 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamk2f6tornado Bronze Donating Members 777 Member For: 11y 5m 4d Gender: Male Location: Rockhampton Qld Posted 17/03/14 01:47 AM Author Share Posted 17/03/14 01:47 AM Thanks Ralph. Is that an updated bf one or a direct replacement for my ba? Will the bf one fit a ba f6? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/87659-turbo-oil-feed-and-loose-plug/#findComment-1460494 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,332 Member For: 19y 7m 14d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 17/03/14 02:01 AM Share Posted 17/03/14 02:01 AM The Sy part number suggests it a territory part, to the best of my knowledge the parts are backwards compatible. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/87659-turbo-oil-feed-and-loose-plug/#findComment-1460496 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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