Hmmmmm...... sounds like a plan Just no spare time at the moment. I have a spare oil pan I want to sacrifice for the project.
Might do that just for my own, but as a "general" item it has to be plug'n'play as much as possible. And why make one if there is already one on offer? I am not going to post anymore about baffles in this thread because this is John's for sale thread, so back to subject please
Like I wrote in the beginning, if you have a top baffle you dont really need a higher vertical baffle. You have enough "sideways protection". Ive run this around the ring many years with a normal height center baffle. Many people in the past did not understand that most serious condition is coming into the corner under hard braking since much of the oil gets dumped into the timing case, not what you need when you turn into the corner. Ive been harping around on this point now for several years because all you normally hear about are vertical baffles in the stock pan. In the past, I described how to make up a simple one. Now there is this solution for the stock pan. Thats correct and its fine that way. I forgot what Uwes vertical baffle looks like, but if its similar the stock one just higher, then mounting the horizontal baffle should not be a real problem. You would have to use taller supports on the right hand side. John
Already i have intalled the TMS's pan baffle, does it serve? or is really a shit in comparation with this Greets
something to keep in mind is that the sump will be FULL of oil or even more if Oil is filled up to the first kink of the dipstick. I agree with John that there is no need for a higher baffle if you keep the oil trapped around the pickup. but for sure there is no such thing as overkill when it comes to keep the oil near the pickup
yes, thats something else I always do too: I keep the oil level filled to the first kink on the dipstick, that is almost 1 L overfill. Thats what BMW MS used to recommend as well. BTW, just so noone gets the wrong idea: if all you do is drive on the street you DONT NEED to get this sort of baffle. This is for people who are tracking their cars and especially those running on semi slick tires. Adding an oil pressure gauge helps too. John
Helps with what? Freaking out when the pressure drops off ?:35: I had my oil light on even with a raised baffle on sharp hard turns with hard braking (like Auto-X), but only happens if not overfilled.
Was that with the stock pressure sender or an aftermarket one with a higher pressure switch? I've always heard that the stock warning light pressure is so ridiculously low that if you ever see it come on, your bearings are probably already toast. Or is that another one of those internet-perpetuated myths?
with the stock sensor! But it was only a flicker for a split second with very low revs. Full on the brakes to almost standstill and clutched ready for a downshift. John posted it already, the oil creeps up under heavy braking, especially with sticky tyres/slicks. If the light stays on for a few seconds on high revs you may have toasted your bearings already.
yes if the oilP gauge is installed and we watch it, then we see the pressure drop. With good baffling the oil pressure is much more stable. that usually is convincing enough. my last set of MS rod bearings came out spotless, but they only did 45 ring laps John
Hi Guys, interesting info on the overfilling of the oil up to the first kink of the dipstick. Is this O.K. to do on a stock engine? I always thought that it was a big no-no to overfill the oil. However if you folks have had success with it, then I think I'll give it a try. Cheers, Tim.
when on track, you should NEVER let the oil get below the max fill line on the dip stick. if you add 0.75-1L extra, the oil level should come up to where the first kink is on the dipstick. there have been some other threads on this here in the past. John
Do those pans look rather crude or is it just me? Looks like a welded on boxed reservoir on the left hand side. How hard would it be to have your standard pan modified this way? What's with the drain plugs in the picture? Doesn't look stock to me? Adwo
It's an oil container hidden away under a car. form follows function (and cost!) if you ask me. Doesn't need to be pretty. Or do you want to puct a mirror on the floor when you park you car at a gathering? :37:
