# Help tapping an oil pan **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-tapping-an-oil-pan/257980 **Category:** Shift518 Automotive **Created:** [April 19, 2011, 2:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-tapping-an-oil-pan/257980 "2011-04-19T14:43:57Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 4
### Author: ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr) #### Post date: [April 19, 2011, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-tapping-an-oil-pan/257980/4 "2011-04-19T18:16:33Z")
> [@Before and after Omni](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/before-and-after-omni/41405/8): > > Long story short I have a stock oil pan that I need to tap for an oil return line from my turbo. It is an aluminum pan that I would rather tap than weld but I am unsure what type of fitting to look for and where to go for that type of fitting. The last time I did it I had a shop weld the pan but the guy did it in the wrong place. I am thinking it would be a 5/8th barb fitting with threads on the other end. I would imagine that it could be a copper fitting but am unsure please help if you have good information. And no I am not going to just buy an oil pan that is tapped because of the layout of my stystem I need it to be in a specific spot. Is it off the car? Just drill and tap it. A few places around here to get the bung like Shako but you cab always stop in Ace Hardware and similar to get a barb fitting and then get a high temp blue hose after. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-tapping-an-oil-pan/257980)._