gusto Posted September 29, 2002 Share Posted September 29, 2002 On an excellent trackday at Hullavington last week, noticed my oil pressure dipping horribly towards the red on a fast 180 degree right hander. Suggestions so far are an oil cooler or an obvious, but expensive, dry sump. Any better ideas? And, yes, the oil level was correct....I thought of that. R7 SVN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrypike Posted September 29, 2002 Share Posted September 29, 2002 dry sumps cheaper than new engine! my slr oil pressure remains stable with dry sump even when hot (mallory/gerrards/tucked up behind m12 gto) jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Thompson Posted September 29, 2002 Share Posted September 29, 2002 Totally with Jerry. Apollo tank still a couple of hundred quid and not as good as the dry sump option. Wallet time again........ 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Carmichael Posted September 30, 2002 Share Posted September 30, 2002 You have oil surge. The Apollo tank can't prevent this happening, but takes away the worst ill effects. A dry sump is the only certain solution. Fast 180 degree bends are known engine killers, with Gerards at Mallory being a known oil system tester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gusto Posted September 30, 2002 Author Share Posted September 30, 2002 Thanks for these comments. I have an Apollo tank already. So it's a dry sump then? Does the about £1500 I've been quotes sound right? R7 SVN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V7 SLR Posted September 30, 2002 Share Posted September 30, 2002 Do a search on this site for dry sumps and pace. Andy Murphy has been trialling a dry sump by PACE which is set to retail at about 1K and should be as good in operation as the Caterham one. The only differences in either appear to be in the event of a failure. One would lead to instant loss of oil pressure whilst the other would have a second or two's warning but could be more fragile to start with. In practice both appear to be a good buy so go for the cheaper one. Worcs L7 club joint AO.//Membership No. 4379//Azure Blue SLR No. 0077//Se7ens List Tours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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