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Re: [T3] Oil pressure issues


On 25 Dec 2004 at 17:36, LinksAirForce1@aol.com wrote:

> ok lemme start off by saying this.... im an evil bastard and modified
> the fan shroud and  and such for my project. what size is the motor
> you full flowed and what size oil pump. refering to the evil bastard I
> am. my motor is a 1914cc full flowed with a Heavy duty oil pump ....
> believe it's a 30mm? its got a real thick flange.  I had the same
> trouble with the oil filter a couple days ago.... started up you hear
> pop splash and yay a split hp-8a oil filter.... Hitting my head and
> realizing it had been nearly 10 degrees last night and Im using 20W-50
> (i know i know stupid stupid stupid)  went to a HP-1 ran 10W-30 and
> Viola!!!  no more split filter after 15 minutes of cussing over
> cleaning up the oil spill. 

Extra large oil pumps are a waste of HP and are totally unnecessary. The late 
OE 26mm oil pump is as big as you should ever need, and the standard HD 25mm 
pump is virtually as good. The QUALITY of the pump is much more important than 
the size. Well made pumps will put out all the oil you will ever need, and 
poorly made oversized pumps will dissapoint you with poor lifetime and poor 
warm weather performance.

If you do the plumbing carefully, there is no need to make ANY modifications to 
the fan housing. Use several street elbows and you can work it out. I have some 
photos that show the routing.

If you want to run something like this in cold weather, spend a few extra bucks 
and buy the pressure relief full flow pump cover from Berg. This will prevent 
the filter blowout problems right at the source.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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