Oil Starvation continued...

["Holeman, David" <david.holeman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Duane stated ...
"The LTW Oilpan Kit from BMW does come with a completely new "GT Oil
Pump" as BMW calls it, so its more than just a baffled pan.  The =
problem
is the oil pools to the right of the pan on hard  right hand turns and
the system cannot pick it up.  Remember now that we are talking about =
=BD
half of one percent of E36 M50 engine owners who drive the cars hard
enough for this condiiton to occur.  99.5% of E36 325/M3 owners will
never experience the problem.  =20
Why try to engineer a kluge when the fix is already done for you in kit
form, gang? The Motorsport engineers knew this was a problem for track
cars and they spent a considerable amount of effort to give ya'll the
right fix.  C'mon...lay out the Visa card and go for it.=20
<tick, tick, tick> like a time bomb."
... and he is absolutely right on this.  There is no substitute that
really solves the problem other than this option.  But in my opinion
don't get it unless you either experience the problem or are sure that
you drive hard enough to warrant it.  Listen to your engine it will =
talk
to you and tell you if you need it.  This option was not cheap but I am
sure glad I did it.

David Holeman

95 E36 M3 with the LTW Oil Pan and lots of other stuff.	=09

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