# oil drain turbo concern **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [November 4, 2006, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oil-drain-turbo-concern/19720 "2006-11-04T15:26:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2006, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oil-drain-turbo-concern/19720/1 "2006-11-04T15:26:07Z")
since i clocked my turbo the oil feed and drain lines are now in different positions. this leaves the oil feed on the bottom and the oil drain on top. is that ok? im sure that the feed will operate correctly but im concerned about the drain. please help pics to come ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2006, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oil-drain-turbo-concern/19720/2 "2006-11-04T15:27:26Z")
no not ok at all. 15 degrees off vertical is all that’s recommended. not 180 degrees off. LOL. ---
**Author:** ![MiniSRT4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minisrt4/32/7225_2.png) [@MiniSRT4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MiniSRT4)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2006, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oil-drain-turbo-concern/19720/3 "2006-11-04T15:27:41Z")
no, youll flood the turbo with oil. the oil drain should not be more then 45\* from the bottom at any time ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2006, 3:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oil-drain-turbo-concern/19720/4 "2006-11-04T15:34:45Z")
lol yeah i just dug up a few articles explain that. i didnt think it was gonna be ok but i needed to do some research. im gonna clock the turbo using this method ( [http://www.stealth316.com/2-td05clocking.htm](http://www.stealth316.com/2-td05clocking.htm) ) , so that those 2 oil lines will be back to normal ---
**Author:** ![Jagermeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jagermeister](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jagermeister)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2006, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oil-drain-turbo-concern/19720/5 "2006-11-04T16:03:02Z")
Disaster avoided… ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2006, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oil-drain-turbo-concern/19720/6 "2006-11-04T16:23:41Z")
assuming turbos work like i think they do, why not just switch the lines so it flows the other way. (i have no turbo knowledge) ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2006, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oil-drain-turbo-concern/19720/7 "2006-11-04T16:41:03Z")
> [@The\_Russian](#): > > assuming turbos work like i think they do, why not just switch the lines so it flows the other way. (i have no turbo knowledge) > [@The\_Russian](#): > > **(i have no turbo knowledge) > (i have no turbo knowledge) > (i have no turbo knowledge) > (i have no turbo knowledge) > (i have no turbo knowledge) > (i have no turbo knowledge) > (i have no turbo knowledge) > (i have no turbo knowledge)** then why are you talking? i’d say it’s safe to assume that you don’t know _anything_ about _anything_, so please STFU or, option number B: kindly cut off your hands at the wrists, at least the resultant pencil in mouth keyboard poking may just ebb the flow of consistently shitty posts. no, you cannot do that. It’s a journal bearing inside the turbo, look here: ![http://www.efunda.com/DesignStandards/bearings/images/BJ4_oil_lift_journal_brng_1.gif](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/9/e/9ec98952e0dda7eb81e1cb8f63534af5394c2158.gif) that’s how it works, try running that in reverse… ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2006, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oil-drain-turbo-concern/19720/8 "2006-11-04T19:44:18Z")
> [@Jagermeister](#): > > Disaster avoided… lol, big time ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2006, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oil-drain-turbo-concern/19720/9 "2006-11-05T08:34:51Z")
got it right now. B-B-B0000st soon