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Old October 15th 2004, 15:13
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low oil presure

running a dry sump on a 2056,it's a 3 stage pump,out of pump into a filter then into the engine.cold i have about 45/50 psi when i rev it above 3k then when it's hot it drops to about 30 psi.bottom end is all new and is good all tolarances are spot on.oil is 20w/50w mobil one.oil temps are not extream.any ideas?realy stuck on this one.engine only has 88 miles yes 88 miles on it.
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Old October 15th 2004, 15:33
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did you install oil high pressure spirings???
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running a dry sump on a 2056,it's a 3 stage pump,out of pump into a filter then into the engine.cold i have about 45/50 psi when i rev it above 3k then when it's hot it drops to about 30 psi.bottom end is all new and is good all tolarances are spot on.oil is 20w/50w mobil one.oil temps are not extream.any ideas?realy stuck on this one.engine only has 88 miles yes 88 miles on it.
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i haue the same or similar problem with oil presure have you found a solution to it yet
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Old July 8th 2006, 18:48
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Judgie, Jake always uses the type1 oil relief setup on his engines ( spring and plunger i think ). What are you using for oil relief valve and spring.
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Judgie, Jake always uses the type1 oil relief setup on his engines ( spring and plunger i think ). What are you using for oil relief valve and spring.
the motor is a type 4 2700 developing 210bhp running 30 mm berg pump with full flow cover plate external filter and front mounted oil cooler case is fitted with factory oil relief and spring
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Old July 9th 2006, 04:11
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running the heavy duty springs, just the way a dry sump works i guess.
engine has done 2 seasons of racing with no visable signs of damage.
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Old July 9th 2006, 19:06
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Who's dry sump system are you running.
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