The oil for the turbo have to be pressuring in order to deliver it. It is planned to be sourced from the oil pressure switch location. The oil pressure switch has a size of M12X1,5 (BMW N42B20) so a appropriate adapter was bought.
The item is from LMA, bought through Demon Tweaks of UK, it has female and male M12X1,5 fitting and 1/8 NPT port on the side
The secondary air pump is there for emission purposes and not needed for a properly running car. This is true because some models doesn’t have this equipped. This also need to be removed to make space for the turbocharger.
This is the part that is connected to the engine
The part removed
All of the emission parts removed
Flange and gaskets where the valve is mounted
Aluminum to cover the hole is fabricated
Using gasket maker, the cover is mounted and now we have more space with reduced weight
