Dan fenner Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 How on earth does anyone get an accurate reading on the dry sump dip.....answers on a post card? ooh, and what 'mm' spark wrench do i require for 1.8k.... cheers Dan Ps Richard(if you read this)it was great to meet a caterham owner 5mins from mi own door..did you hear that fluffed change i made nr Bramhope...ooops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blade_runner Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 I was always told, the oil level in the scavenge tank should be just below the baffle, when the oil is warm. as far as I know the baffle's purpose is to expel any entrained air in the oil. So it has to be above the oil level to work. I made a dip stick for my tank, each time you dip the tank the level is different, depending on how much oil is left in the sump. So I tend to have a look in the tank with a torch before starting the engine from cold, then look in the tank with the engine ticking over as long as the oil is about an inch below the baffle mines ok. 'Pinky Pics' here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Support Team Shaun_E Posted May 2, 2006 Support Team Share Posted May 2, 2006 Assuming you have the bell housing tank, the instructions are to check the level immediately after switching the engine off - i.e. before any oil has time to drain back into the sump. Seems to work for me most of the time. If you overfill it, oil will most likely be expelled into the catch tank. Yellow SL #32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 make yourself a dipstick with a length of rod. belltank oil should be 10.75" from base of tank . here is C7 TOP South Wales AO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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