i know minis piss a bit of oil..
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but with mine you put some in.. start it up.. it then proceeds to fire it back out via the block and t-piece where the turbo oil feed, pressure switch is.

had some crap fibre washers on before so whipped them off today and replaced them with copper (have also used plumbers tape before).. bit better but still gushing out.

the car is still off road at the moment but im in the last stages and trying to get it ready for the mot and would be greatful to here what you have used to stop this?

cheers, Mark

got PTFE wrapped round the threads on mine and its never leaked (leaks from everywhere else though)

yeh was about to say, a decent copper washer like you've got and some PTFE (plumbers tape) wraped around it.

You need an adaptor - that is a 1/8NPT male, and 1/8NPT or 1/8 BSP female.

Somet that looks like this...

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Basically, the block is tapped 1/8 NPT, and you're trying to wind in either
1) a 1/8 BSPT Tee-piece adaptor into it
or
2) a Parralell thread banjo bolt.



1) Depending on how it was machined, this will - or will not seal properly.

2) This will seal 1% of the time, and only through pure luck. Copper washers seal against a face machined perpendicular to the thread axis. The block is NOT spotfaced. Hence, you need an adaptor.
The standard metro turbo setup with the steel hard-line to the turbo had one of these unions...

Get to your local hydraulics shop and purchase a 2 quid fitting that'll fix it properly forever.

Bosh!

Cheers Dave, i must be using the first of your 2 options.. i will get the adapter.

Thanks, Mark.

Ive used a male 1/8 BSPT fitting in mine its only 1 pitch per inch different to NPT so it does the job nicely.

If you need a fitting let me know, I can send you an 1/8 BST male to male adaptor in brass. Should have the fitting Dave is on about too if you want to do it that way?

Actually I used a short 1/8 bspt male to male nipple.

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cheers matty!

so basicly i can get this t-piece from a supplier that deals in hydrolics or would a plumbers merchant do them?

sorry to hi-jac ya thread markgt i gotta get a t-piece too!

is it ok to add two t-pices together or a bit f a no no!

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i have added two together as i need to run the turbo oil feed, the pressure switch and the pressure gauge.. it doesnt leak at the join..just everywhere else.

Edited by MarkGTT on 26th Jul, 2007.

I got your pm Mark, would it be possible for you to take a pic of your setup (showing which joints its leaking from), as you mentioned something about a banjo fitting?

clubminiflip I can't see there being any problem running another fitting, but obviously eventually you'd get to stage where you'd start to lose oil pressure...lol

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No probs Matty, will stick it on this thread tomorrow.

Nice one, makes things a bit easier to itentify what you exactly need.

Im not in the workshop till Thursday, so will hve a look then.

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Pics to explain what i was talking about.. matty, drop me a pm if you need any further details. The oil tends to come from the block but not the joins, so basically need what Dave suggested.

Gotcha, Yeah sounds like the fitting Dave is on about will be the right one. I'll have a look tomorrow and sling it in the post for you.

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this thread is what turbo minis is about!

yep this place rocks! matty your a top bloke thanks for helping me out.

No probs Mark, hope it works! Have you received the fitting yet? I sent it yesterday.

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nope not yet dude, should be with me soon though, will let you know how i get on.

cheers.

received today matty, cheers mate.

will slap it on tonight, see if it all fits.

fingers crossed. :)

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Oil leaks on a mini...thats just rude!

On 27th of Jul, 2007 at 08:02pm Nic said:

On 26th of Jul, 2007 at 01:02am BENROSS said:
this thread is what turbo minis is about!

Oil leaks??