This might seem like a basic question however there is some pretty sad stuff going on here.
alright i have a pretty serious track mk3. it has dual oil coolers running in parallel with a remote spin on filter and a thermostat. i have a rebuilt engine with a new toyota oil pump shimmed. with the oil hot (220-250 DEGF) The oil pressure on straight aways is around 40 while running german castrol.
heres the problem. last event i decided i would look down at my oil pressure gauge in the turns just to see. well i saw the oil pressure drop in the center of the corner to 20 psi and then it recovers in the straights. the pan has two added wings for additional capacity and has orifice style baffles (not trap doors). obviously the root of my problem is the pan which i will fix this winter. i have two weekends left.
Now what i am wondering is what i can do to try to minimize the danger of the low pressure on the bearings. i am not getting a accusump sorry no money or time right now as the races are in a week and then in a month. i am wondering if i can play with the oil weights to make the oil that actually get to the bearings be more effective at handling the loads. i know in rod knock threads you say not to run the higher weight oils. but i think in my case a 40 hot weight oil might give me that little extra help versus the thinner 30 weight.
also the engine is getting rebuilt this winter anyway so i am just basically trying to limp it through these next two races.
alright i have a pretty serious track mk3. it has dual oil coolers running in parallel with a remote spin on filter and a thermostat. i have a rebuilt engine with a new toyota oil pump shimmed. with the oil hot (220-250 DEGF) The oil pressure on straight aways is around 40 while running german castrol.
heres the problem. last event i decided i would look down at my oil pressure gauge in the turns just to see. well i saw the oil pressure drop in the center of the corner to 20 psi and then it recovers in the straights. the pan has two added wings for additional capacity and has orifice style baffles (not trap doors). obviously the root of my problem is the pan which i will fix this winter. i have two weekends left.
Now what i am wondering is what i can do to try to minimize the danger of the low pressure on the bearings. i am not getting a accusump sorry no money or time right now as the races are in a week and then in a month. i am wondering if i can play with the oil weights to make the oil that actually get to the bearings be more effective at handling the loads. i know in rod knock threads you say not to run the higher weight oils. but i think in my case a 40 hot weight oil might give me that little extra help versus the thinner 30 weight.
also the engine is getting rebuilt this winter anyway so i am just basically trying to limp it through these next two races.