mirage oil return
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Is it any special considerations to take when you are putting in a Mirage kit and a t-2 turbo? or id the oil return done the same way as on the standard metro t-3 installation?
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it's the same as the t3. Into the old fuel pump hole on the back of the block

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5. To construct your oil drain requires a little bit of skill, small hands and luck, this is how I have done it.
I went to a local hose fitting supplies; from here I obtained a fitting that screws into the oil drain and a hose can be pushed on the end. I had to machine the face of the fitting to 60¢ª so it would seal correctly. This can then be tightened into the turbo.

The oil needs to drain back into the block, the best place for this is the hole that is usually used for the fuel pump on N/A engines. I used a blanking plate and drilled a 14mm hole into it. Then I had a piece of pipe with a 45¢ª cut on the end welded into this. Onto the 45¢ª end I had some more pipe welded to it (thus making 90¢ª).

like this: (sorry its a crap pic)


The pipe sticks out as far as the oil drain on the turbo and finishes about 15mm away from the pipe out of the turbo. Then I used a 90¢ª piece of 13mm silicone to join the 2 together, this is held on with 2 jubilee clips. I tightened the end on the turbo before it went on the car, and with some strategic positioning of the jubilee clip the end that bolts to the block can be tightened and loosened from above.

heres one i made earlier:


i did it this way because i didnt have a metro bits so im not sure if the standard stuff can be used