Braided turbo feed t-piece? Not sure on match of threads?
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Basically went to fit my avonbar braided turbo oil feed tonight.

However, all the parts that came with it, they dont seem to want to screw all the way into the blue t-piece? They screw a few threads in then stop, this is with my hand btw.

Is this normal or should they screw all the way in?

cheers

james.

Are the threaded fitting that you are attempting to ift tapered?
Shane

Em, i suppose they are a bit at the end. Its the two blue threaded bits from avonbar with the blue t-piece.

Heres what im rambling on about.lol

Heres the pieces supplied with the kit:



And this is how far they screw in, they just stop.

Hi,
They are tapered so I would say they're ok.
I've not fitted one of these kits, so I'm only giving an opinion :)
Cheers,
Gavin :)

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Cool, i hope they are ok. Might ring avonbar tommorro. See what they say.

just keep an eye on it, but it shouldnt leak, or get some oil proof plumbers tape, benross knows where to get it i think :)

Previous Engine: 1040cc Morespeed engine, 1275 turbo head T2 Turbo Mirage Manifolds Megajolt
Previous engine: STD metro turbo, megajolt
Drives: 399bananahp (flywheel) Honda Civic Vtec b18c4 T28 Turbo 1968 Mini

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Sounds like the nipple is BSP and the T piece is NPT.

Edited by metroturbo on 5th Apr, 2008.

This is totally normal. All fitting of this nature only go a few turns.

In the 13's at last!.. Just

I had just had a delightful experience with this piece earlier today. Screwed the two nipples in a few months ago and its been sat in the block since then, came to take it out today to measure for a third nip for pressure gauge and this happened.



I remember greasing the threads before putting it together, should I have used something special to prevent it locking or has the grease itself fubared it? Only had a diddy 1/4" drive ratchet on it, not overly impressed for what it cost.

Not if the threads match. It should easily go two thirds of the way into a parallel fitting as the taper fitting is actually smaller than the equivalent parallel at the start.

have you got a Pirtec/pirtek neer you, they sell these parts for cheap if you give them the sizes they are, mine was about 70p

Previous Engine: 1040cc Morespeed engine, 1275 turbo head T2 Turbo Mirage Manifolds Megajolt
Previous engine: STD metro turbo, megajolt
Drives: 399bananahp (flywheel) Honda Civic Vtec b18c4 T28 Turbo 1968 Mini

Megajolt maps to download: http://www.jamesfawcett.co.uk/cms/index.ph...&gid=3&Itemid=3

Cheers for the response guys. Iv put it on now but i will keep and eye on it.