Re: Tech Question: Why no dry sump in

["Evan Bottcher" <evan@domain.elided>]

<< Are boxer engines always dry sump?  >>

Hmm, my Alfasud doesn't have a dry sump.  Nor does any boxer-engined Sprint
or 33 I've seen, even the quad-cam 16v.

We have had to weld baffles into the sump to prevent starving the oil pickup
when cornering hard in sprints, but I don't think that's a boxer-specific
problem.  Seems to work quite well, so we haven't looked at dry sumps.  Have
been thinking about installing an oil cooler though.  I don't have an oil
temperature gauge so I don't know how hot things are getting down there.
Does anyone have any recommendations for me?  The car is double entered in
club sprints, so it runs in about 6 sessions per day well spaced apart, five
laps each, plus 20 minutes or so of practice.  I wonder if my oil is getting
hot enough to justify oil cooling?  I'm very keen on making this car as
reliable as possible.

cheers,

Evan Bottcher
Melbourne, Australia
'69 1750 GTV
'77 Alfasud Ti
http://alfasud.globalvision.com.au/asud

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