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Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11733 Location: PacNW

I was looking through Peter Morgan's 924/944/968 book this morning, and found the following cryptic passage:

morghen · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 9095 Location: Romania

interested. got any leads on where to search ??
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924RACR · Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:16 pm Post subject:

IIRC mgatlag told me his guys who'd done his engine had replaced the plastic fitting with some kind of threaded fitting.

I've not yet had any issues with the stock plastic one, though I do use a new one...
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Cedric · Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 2806 Location: Sweden

The engine that came in my 924 when i bought it had a cracked plastic elbow. And I can say that the wear on the camshaft was severe. A better solution wuld be nice....
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Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11733 Location: PacNW

I inferred from the passage that he was talking about changing something more than just the elbow, but I could be mistaken.
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tuurbo · Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:46 pm Post subject:

462avi · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 1:23 am Post subject:

This mod really would not be very hard. You would tap the hole where the plastic elbow goes for a threaded swageloc elbow. Then using the swageloc portion crimp the ferrel down on the oiling tube. By using this particular kind of elbow it is still easily removable. Mcmaster Carr carries all of this stuff (e.g. p/n 5305K462). The real question is how necessary is this mod?

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Petrovich · Joined: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 235 Location: Rockville, MD

Yes. Because I just spent 3 weeks waiting for that elbow, and it's still not here.

A metal elbow would be nice.
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Paul · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:40 am Post subject:

Be careful of the expansion rate of whatever you decide to use, cracking that cap will trash the head.
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baldwin · Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 12:42 am Post subject:

I don't think it's about the elbow, it's about this:

That's my engine about two weeks ago.
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Smoothie · Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 2:23 am Post subject:

Aha! - the infamous tube cracking off at the end trick. Not uncommon enough..
Leaves you with ample lube of cyl #4's lobes-tappets, but much less for the rest, + lower overall oil pressure.

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