Hey matt and jeff--
(or anyone in the MD area)

I know you are working on your cars right now so prob not checking the board, but i'm in between a rock and a hard place with my 16g swap from hell: Basically a screw got stuck and broke off on the oil return line, I tried drilling it out and extracting it, adn the extractor broke off too x(

Any suggestions/do you guys have the tools to take the screw out?

Thanks!

Matt

cut out the pipe in the middle and use a hi-temp hose, usually people do that anyways to allow easy installation. or just take the oil line off and flush it

im sure it annoys jeff as much as it annoys me, but other people can anwser your questions you know.

Broke off where? in the turbo or the pan?
Drill the whole shit out and helicoil it.

Stuck in the stock turbo or the 16G? I need a little more info.

Originally posted by Jeff_99gs
Stuck in the stock turbo or the 16G? I need a little more info.

I would have to say probably the 16G. If it was the stocker, why would he give a shit. :shrug

Well that is why I was asking. If it is the stocker, just get a new screw.

I don't know how you could break one off in a brand new turbo.

Originally posted by Jeff_99gs
Well that is why I was asking. If it is the stocker, just get a new screw. I don't know how you could break one off in a brand new turbo.

Because, sir, i'm a neanderthal dumbass

Originally posted by chrysler kid
cut out the pipe in the middle and use a hi-temp hose, usually people do that anyways to allow easy installation. or just take the oil line off and flush it im sure it annoys jeff as much as it annoys me, but other people can anwser your questions you know.

The reason I called them out is because they are working on their cars and are like 20-30 min away from me...I hate doing that though, and I do know everyone can answer

as for the screw, all the screw removal techniques I knew just made things worse, so I gave up and went to a machine shop...things are kosher with it now.

What happened was I drove a screw into the oil return just a little too far and it bottomed out---then I tried to *gingerly* back it out and the screw head tore off... x(

Originally posted by Vandy420a

Originally posted by chrysler kid cut out the pipe in the middle and use a hi-temp hose, usually people do that anyways to allow easy installation. or just take the oil line off and flush it im sure it annoys jeff as much as it annoys me, but other people can anwser your questions you know.

The reason I called them out is because they are working on their cars and are like 20-30 min away from me...I hate doing that though, and I do know everyone can answer as for the screw, all the screw removal techniques I knew just made things worse, so I gave up and went to a machine shop...things are kosher with it now. What happened was I drove a screw into the oil return just a little too far and it bottomed out---then I tried to *gingerly* back it out and the screw head tore off... x(

So, is it together and running yet?

actually yes and no--see post above :thumbsdown