Turbo oil scavenger pump and set up options for 3.2 turbo

[mikedsilva]

Originally Posted by kamaro

I say its best to drain back into the case breather cover, that way it will drain back to the oil pump pick up tube/screen and it will scavenge back to the oil cooler (if the thermostat is open and up to temp) and then through the oil filter and back to the oil tank, that way you make sure that the boiling hot oil is cooled down and then filtered before its introduced again to the pressure side of the oil pump to be spread all over the vital engine parts. I did this to a couple of turbo projects and all is very well and never seen any high temp issues.

This sounds like a good idea: best practice.

Would be handy to see some photos of how people routed them? Also would appreciate any links to pumps used etc.

Can the pumps be wired to turn on, with the ignition? Does it matter that they might be partially dry to start with?
With a pump, does that mean the drain/sump tank, is not needed?

[quattrorunner]

Mine is on with ignition. My turbo is ball-bearing but I have a oil catch tank under it. I've run the tank dry...or at least had ignition on without engine running and have never had trouble. My pump is similar to the cx racing unit so not expensive by mocal or stock standards but works with my single turbo. BB turbos don't have as much to pump though. Now my new water pump for the intercooler is wired with the oil scavenge pump together with ignition on based on that success.

[spence88mph]

Originally Posted by mikedsilva

This sounds like a good idea: best practice.

Would be handy to see some photos of how people routed them? Also would appreciate any links to pumps used etc.

Can the pumps be wired to turn on, with the ignition? Does it matter that they might be partially dry to start with?
With a pump, does that mean the drain/sump tank, is not needed?

Most people on here run the Turbowerx pump which is about $1000US, there's an Australian Company Aeroflow selling a AF49-1200 which is about $200AUD but cant find any reviews on it. Apparently the Turbowerx can be run dry but the instructions Aeroflow say you can't.

I am still going to run a drain/sump tank.

Originally Posted by quattrorunner

Mine is on with ignition. My turbo is ball-bearing but I have a oil catch tank under it. I've run the tank dry...or at least had ignition on without engine running and have never had trouble. My pump is similar to the cx racing unit so not expensive by mocal or stock standards but works with my single turbo. BB turbos don't have as much to pump though. Now my new water pump for the intercooler is wired with the oil scavenge pump together with ignition on based on that success.

Interested to see this set up, what size lines are you running, I think 10AN would be too big, thinking 6 from the catch tank to the pump and back to the breather.


where are you mounting the AW radiator?

[mikedsilva]

Originally Posted by spence88mph

Most people on here run the Turbowerx pump which is about $1000US, there's an Australian Company Aeroflow selling a AF49-1200 which is about $200AUD but cant find any reviews on it. Apparently the Turbowerx can be run dry but the instructions Aeroflow say you can't.

I am still going to run a drain/sump tank.



Interested to see this set up, what size lines are you running, I think 10AN would be too big, thinking 6 from the catch tank to the pump and back to the breather.


where are you mounting the AW radiator?

That $1000 is what is stopping me from running a pump. Seems like a crazy amount of money.
Maybe I should switch my cam trigger to the clewett style with integrated pump, re do my wiring, then repurpose my Adapt Motorsport cam/crank sensor unit.

What about the Exa Nano? https://www.turbowerx.com/Scavenge_Pumps/page10/page10.html
$399 usd

[quattrorunner]

So this is as good as I could get for photos of the breather cover. It’s not visible. But I tapped for a brass barb and stuck the hose on it.
Keep in mind that this pump was temporary when I installed it 9 years ago. Tue pump is still available in different brand names. All around $150-$200. For the bb turbo it works great. Please don’t flame me for the Norma clamps. One day I’ll make that a nicer install.
The pump draws up to top of the engine tuen down into the breather. It’s simple and works.

[kamaro]

Hi Mike, I have used two Exa Nano pumps and both ran very very well and were more than enough to scavenge the oil, you just don't need the full size Turbowerx pumps because those are for the large diesel turbos where they use a lot of oil. the Exa Nano is the way to go, small, light, quiet and draws less current. One note to consider is the brushes life on the Nanos is 4000 hours vs 10000 hours on the full size ones, but they were very clever to make you able to replace the brushes externally without the need to take them out of the car (the full size one you need to take it off and disassemble it) which for me is a plus for the Nano.

Originally Posted by mikedsilva

That $1000 is what is stopping me from running a pump. Seems like a crazy amount of money.
Maybe I should switch my cam trigger to the clewett style with integrated pump, re do my wiring, then repurpose my Adapt Motorsport cam/crank sensor unit.

What about the Exa Nano? https://www.turbowerx.com/Scavenge_Pumps/page10/page10.html
$399 usd