s-pipe to close to oil pan
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From: Amarillo, TX 79109
s-pipe to close to oil pan
One thing i have noticed after finishing my dezod s1 turbo install is that my s-pipe is just way to close to the oil pan. You can bearly fit a piece of paper in between them. I know that if the oil gets to hot it will brake down its viscocity level and eventualy could harm the engine. I was wanting to know if this is normall for all you other turboed tC owners or could this be a real issue i need to fix soon? If i do need to fix this, what do you recomend me doing? Thanks for all your help.
yeah id go with heat wrap aswell, i dont have that issue (that close) with my TT kit but all s-pipes do come kinda close to the oil pan with our cars. So its a good idea to wrap it regardless. happy boosting
idk trav if i remember correctly for a roll of dei exhoust wrap its like 50 bux and if you need two rolls well you just paid as much as you would to have it cut and welded.....but i do think that wrap for anyreason is a good idea around that area
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Originally Posted by crush02342002
idk trav if i remember correctly for a roll of dei exhoust wrap its like 50 bux and if you need two rolls well you just paid as much as you would to have it cut and welded.....but i do think that wrap for anyreason is a good idea around that area
True. If your in TN though like me....then you want wrap. Cause exhaust shops in TN can't weld for ****!
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Originally Posted by crush02342002
idk trav if i remember correctly for a roll of dei exhoust wrap its like 50 bux and if you need two rolls well you just paid as much as you would to have it cut and welded.....but i do think that wrap for anyreason is a good idea around that area
50 feet is more than enough to do an S-Pipe. Especially if it's just being used just in the area where it's close. I use that same exact wrap and it works just fine.
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Originally Posted by crush02342002
idk trav if i remember correctly for a roll of dei exhoust wrap its like 50 bux and if you need two rolls well you just paid as much as you would to have it cut and welded.....but i do think that wrap for anyreason is a good idea around that area
50 feet is more than enough to do an S-Pipe. Especially if it's just being used just in the area where it's close. I use that same exact wrap and it works just fine.
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Originally Posted by SoFloTC
my spipe isnt close to my oil pan and i have the same kit..
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thanks for all of you who took the time to respond to my problem. So far it looks like heat wrap is the way to go for me. Im going to wait till i see the pics from SoFloTC before i chose to use the heat wrap just to see if i did something wrong. Thanks again for everyones help.
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Originally Posted by SoFloTC
uhh.. my cars in the shop right now so idk if thats possible man my bad
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i dont know. maybe i didnt do it right. you want to check out a pic and see if i just installed it incorectly? I just want to get this problem fixed before i have engine failure due to the oil getting to hot.
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Originally Posted by a-mendoza
i dont know. maybe i didnt do it right. you want to check out a pic and see if i just installed it incorectly? I just want to get this problem fixed before i have engine failure due to the oil getting to hot.
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Originally Posted by paul_dezod
Originally Posted by a-mendoza
i dont know. maybe i didnt do it right. you want to check out a pic and see if i just installed it incorectly? I just want to get this problem fixed before i have engine failure due to the oil getting to hot.
Sorry for the bad angles. hard to get the camera in that engine bay for a pic.