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Large enough to de-aerate the oil, scavenge line low and small diameter (AN6 OK), breather line high. My tank is 2"x 3"x 6", bolted direct to the turbo body, and has an internal baffle. I have an intentional dip in the scavenge hose to keep oil near the pump so it primes readily. Scavenges well. Never smokes on start.

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49 minutes ago, clivegto said:

Looking for pictures and advice on catch tank from Turbo then to mechanical scavang pump. Any tips do's and don'ts. 

Why do you need a catch tank? If your scavenge pump is ckearing as much oil at flows through the turbo (or technicalky more) there is no need for one. Waste of time and money

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18 minutes ago, MeanBean49 said:

Why do you need a catch tank? If your scavenge pump is ckearing as much oil at flows through the turbo (or technicalky more) there is no need for one. Waste of time and money

This is what I need to know. Seems like lots of people have them, why ? 

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1 hour ago, clivegto said:

This is what I need to know. Seems like lots of people have them, why ? 

I can only imagine they either dont have oil pumps that move enough oil and are masking it with a catch tank, or they are just goimg on what they have been told by someone else.

Oil pump should shift whatever is put to it, whether its hot, cold, airated etc.

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As being mechanical and driven by the engine, they cannot drain the oil in the turbo or delivery pipework after shutoff. This can be sufficient to back up from drain to turbo bearings and leak through into both turbine & compressor housings giving the smokey start-up syndrome. Obvs electrical pumps can run on after shut-down so minimise the effects.

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1 hour ago, clivegto said:

After a bit of external OSS research these work well. FB_IMG_1618151615301.thumb.jpg.dd317e53a09ac1a03718012f4e5201f5.jpgAs Gixer1460 says the oil needs to drain after engine shut dowto stop smokey startups. 

Id rather know the turbo has oil at the bearings and see a puff of smoke on startup than drain it all away and potentially have a dry spell.

Personally I dont understand why anyone would use a pump whos volume changes with Rpm to scavenge an oil supply/drain that runs at an pretty much constant volume. Just doesnt make any logical sense

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11 hours ago, clivegto said:

So the tank needs a breather as well as in and out pipes @wombat258

Breather so you are not pulling a vacuum on the bearings and not influencing oil flow. Turbos are designed to have a free flow from the drain. In cases were that is not possible (turbo below sump), the sump allows for free drain, and the scavenge/breather setup removes the oil at atmospheric pressure. The added bonus is that on shutdown the surplus oil sits in the sump and cannot drain back into the turbo. I made mine from aluminium RHS with end caps, and crush spacers for the bolts to the turbo.

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4 hours ago, MeanBean49 said:

Id rather know the turbo has oil at the bearings and see a puff of smoke on startup than drain it all away and potentially have a dry spell.

Personally I dont understand why anyone would use a pump whos volume changes with Rpm to scavenge an oil supply/drain that runs at an pretty much constant volume. Just doesnt make any logical sense

Electric pumps are simple, heavy, unreliable (not designed for high oil temperatures), and draw a lot of current on a small charging system, especially if you go EFI. Mechanical is light, reliable if designed correctly,  draws no current, and has little parasitic drain on HP. Either way works in scavenging oil from the turbo, but have their own merits and limitations.

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8 hours ago, wombat258 said:

Electric pumps are simple, heavy, unreliable (not designed for high oil temperatures), and draw a lot of current on a small charging system, especially if you go EFI. Mechanical is light, reliable if designed correctly,  draws no current, and has little parasitic drain on HP. Either way works in scavenging oil from the turbo, but have their own merits and limitations.

I found the opposite to most of that, facet pumps weighs no more than a mech scavenge pump (less than the one i looked at), seem more reliable due to less working parts and doesnt draw much current at all as well as working at a constant speed. Mines still going strong after 8 years.

Can see how it would help on an EFI bike where current draw is bit more important.

For me its extra expense and hassle, and most of the time people are asking about oil drain, catch tanks and smoky turbos, the people asking all seem to have mech pumps. Or that is ny observation.

Guess its a personal preference thing. I consider them the same way I do Cam Feed kits

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Agreed, I built a remote oil tank for my ktm 990 which has a dry sump arrangement and twin pumps. 

So once the engine stops the oil will only have the head pressure of feed pipe. Electric scavenge pump to clear the oil in the pipe from the turbo to the higher engine inlet. Can't see the point of a tank tbh. 

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