Bullman Posted May 27, 2001 Share Posted May 27, 2001 Has anyone got a dry sumped x-flow in or near to West Yorkshire I could view.Wanted guidance on plumbing, fitting, mounting of tank etc.Any help would be greatly appreciated.Tel 01484 862979.Thanks Bullman. Bullman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lofty Posted May 28, 2001 Share Posted May 28, 2001 About to embark on thesame project, bought the kit from Caterham but not guidance notes sent . Managed to talk to a very helpful R&D engineering student who managed to raid the archives and set me all the building notes which includes a memo from Mike Dixon dated1989 which emphasises the need to drill a 1/16th hole in the block to an oil gallery to lubricate the screw gear! Have snt hem diret to you by e-mail. Regards Geoff Lofthouse H7GSL 1700 Supersprint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taran Las Posted May 29, 2001 Share Posted May 29, 2001 Hi Geoff, Can I have a copy for Wednesday evening? Thanks Phil Owen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lofty Posted May 29, 2001 Share Posted May 29, 2001 Will be there Wednesday evening with a copy! Regards Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taran Las Posted May 30, 2001 Share Posted May 30, 2001 I'd like to know Roger King's opinion on this as my old block doesn't have any additional drillings around the pump or distributor area and ran for 23,000 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger King Posted June 1, 2001 Share Posted June 1, 2001 Don't do it! Admittedly this is a personal opinion, but there should be plenty of oil splashing around to lubricate the skew gears, even on a dry sumper. That little hole is the first thing the pressurised oil encounters when it enters the engine and you can see quite large pressure losses because of it when the oil gets hot. Dry sumping, on the other hand is an excellent idea, but PLEASE don't fit the oil filter in the official Caterham location. It's just about the lowest point of the car (wheels aside), and guess what can happen if you drive over something in the road? Edited by - roger king on 1 Jun 2001 18:29:20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taran Las Posted June 1, 2001 Share Posted June 1, 2001 Thanks Roger - boy do I feel better now! Phil Owen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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