Worried about high oil temps?, and/or low oil pressure? |
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Worried about high oil temps?, and/or low oil pressure? |
ChrisFoley |
May 28 2014, 05:21 PM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,924 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None |
A combination of high oil temp and low pressure seems to plague lots of 914 owners.
Engine modifications for more power often exacerbate the problem. Discussions frequently circle around the function of the primary pressure relief built into the crankcase near the oil filter. One member described how he reamed the bore and made a new piston, which seems to have solved his low pressure. I milled away a portion of a crankcase to have a better look inside the pressure relief circuit. What I found was significant wear, and evidence that the pressure relief was allowing oil to bypass the cooler most of the time. My newest product is designed to solve this problem. This little cylinder replaces the stock pressure relief piston and spring in the crankcase. Primarily what it does is eliminate the oil cooler bypass so the oil goes thru the cooler all the time. The precisely machined assembly will only allow oil above the preset peak pressure to bypass directly to the sump. It's also easy to change the max pressure by altering the piston length. Three prototypes have been made for testing. We installed the first one in a customer's 2.5L street/track car this afternoon. In the short time we ran the engine, improved oil pressure was immediately evident. Further tests will be done to see the effect on oil temp, but we aren't having hot weather here yet. The other two prototypes are being sent to people in warmer climates with competition cars, ready to put them to the test. I expect the benefit to be quickly apparent. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
ChrisFoley |
Jun 24 2014, 07:06 PM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,924 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None |
I guess if you haven't dusted off the jackstands in a while it could take some time. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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