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totalkaos92
Member # 5750
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I just picked up an s trim, and ran into the tapping the oilpan problem. Is it manditory to tap the oilpan? Are there any ways around it? And if I dont tap the oilpan what will happen, meaning can I send it through the breather on the valve cover or something?
thanks for any help
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68dustin
Member # 5388
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it's a return line, how did you run into problems tappin the pan? im not sure about the breathers as a return..
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fasthatch
Member # 7277
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the oil pan has to be tapped it's gavity drained
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totalkaos92
Member # 5750
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quote: Originally posted by 68dustin: it's a return line, how did you run into problems tappin the pan? im not sure about the breathers as a return..
Didnt tap the pan yet, have not installed it yet, just was getting a heads up.
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jordan_0806
Member # 5888
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quote: Originally posted by fasthatch: the oil pan has to be tapped it's gavity drained
^^^^this, you HAVE to tap the pan....or find a way to drain into it...
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92 ssp
Member # 8013
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man u should know this lol... i seen people run it through there oil sending unit
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wilit
Member # 3367
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quote: Originally posted by 92 ssp: man u should know this lol... i seen people run it through there oil sending unit
That's the pressurized oil feed line, the drain line is gravity fed back to the pan.
I've seen people tap the timing cover because it's easier to remove. but if you just follow the directions and put grease in the flutes of the tap, you won't run into getting any shavings in the pan.
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Secnd2nun64
Member # 1431
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I have mine tapped into the oil pan. The new units use their own oil though. I wonder if you could covert it to the newer style setup so you wouldn't have to drill the oil pan.
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92stangLX
Member # 3252
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Tap the pan.. kinda scary to tackle but you should be fine as long as you follow the instructions in the Vortech kit to the T
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