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08-21-2012, 09:46 PM | #1 |
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Oil pressure dropping on right turns
Last year I had an engine rebuilt with all the "good stuff", balanced, full pressure, insert bearings, etc... About a week ago I added an oil pressure gauge and tach under the speedometer. I've noticed that on a sharp right turn, the oil pressure drops from 35 psi to under 10 psi. Has anyone had a similar problem and how did you get around it? On my Lotus, I had to make a baffled trap door pan and run a quart over. Seems a little overkill on a Model A. I don't have to be going fast for this to happen. As soom as the oil sloshes to the left side the pressure goes away.
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08-21-2012, 10:17 PM | #2 |
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Re: Oil pressure dropping on right turns
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Good thought but I get dizzy if I only turn in one direction! Thanks Dick |
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08-21-2012, 10:19 PM | #3 |
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Re: Oil pressure dropping on right turns
nice one fordgarage! two wrongs don't make a right, but three lefts do!
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08-21-2012, 11:08 PM | #4 |
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Re: Oil pressure dropping on right turns
Is the oil on the full mark of the dipstick? Maybe you are turning too quickly, Elliot Ness wasn't after you was he?
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08-21-2012, 11:32 PM | #5 |
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Re: Oil pressure dropping on right turns
when you turn right, the momentum would carry the oil to the left side of the oil pan. The oil pump is on the right side. So it would make sense. I don't think it's anything to worry about. Your engine won't starve of oil if you make a right turn.
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08-22-2012, 06:21 AM | #7 |
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Re: Oil pressure dropping on right turns
Drop the pan and install a baffle in the sump of the pan that is hinged.
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08-22-2012, 07:07 AM | #8 |
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Re: Oil pressure dropping on right turns
Thanks, I am going to add another quart first. This is a full pressure system so there is no oil in the chamber to run down into the mains. I don't have to make a fast turn at all. If that doesn't work I will probably make a hinged baffled pan as I did on my other car. AND three positives don't make a negative? Yea, yea, yea.
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08-22-2012, 09:28 AM | #9 |
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Re: Oil pressure dropping on right turns
Add the trap door, as Brent suggested, or build a road race pan. Dick, your engine
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08-22-2012, 10:10 AM | #10 |
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Re: Oil pressure dropping on right turns
Yes, It has a new high capacity pump with a built in 35 psi relief valve. I wonder if I would still need the original tray or if that may be keeping the oil from returning as quickly as possible? Anybody have plans for a road race pan?
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08-22-2012, 10:10 AM | #11 |
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Re: Oil pressure dropping on right turns
i have had the same problem . my motor has a "v8" pump . on rt turns it will lose most of the oil pressure . i have installed one way gates (as in race cars) but still does it . the problem with mine is the v8 pump is higher than the stock pump was . next time i drop the pan , i am going to build a lower pick-up . for now i just go a lil slower on rt turns ... hope this helps .............
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Re: Oil pressure dropping on right turns
Dick,
I have built pans on and off since the mid 70s, not hard just time consuming for a proper job. Look on line/ebay at road race pans for images inside the pans. The gates, trap doors, are made from piano hinge(light weight, 20 gauge), with welding rod for the hinge rods. The gate opens no more than 45 degrees, and move very freely. Dudley |
08-22-2012, 12:37 PM | #13 |
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Re: Oil pressure dropping on right turns
I think that Urb Stair went in to this in detail in the secrets of speed journal in the ninties. On a sharp right turn the oil is pulled away from the pump. He constructed a baffle around the pump and recommended running seven quarts of oil. I tried running seven quarts of oil in an unmodified engine. Without special rear main seal it doesn't work well. The coupe left a trail of oil when run with seven quarts. I figured I was better off running five quarts and not having to appologize for the leaks.
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08-22-2012, 04:49 PM | #15 |
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Re: Oil pressure dropping on right turns
Is this the baffle that is being described?
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08-22-2012, 04:58 PM | #16 |
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Re: Oil pressure dropping on right turns
That '31 baffle keeps the dipper tray full on hard lefts, necessary if you do not have a cross-drilled crank. It does nothing to address the problem described. You need a lower baffle in the sump, a relocated pickup point, or a pivoting pickup to keep the pump fed constantly.
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08-22-2012, 07:34 PM | #17 |
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Re: Oil pressure dropping on right turns
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I'm not sure what is in there, I was only saying the chamber is not full like a regular "A" engine. The bulk of the oil has to come from the pressure system. Dick |
08-23-2012, 09:50 AM | #18 |
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Re: Oil pressure dropping on right turns
L-head ngines that are not designed for hydraulic lifters generally have no organized oiling system for the valves. Cam/lifter area is continually splashed by oil departing the reciprocating and rotating parts, upstairs gets some splash and lots of oil fog.
In a Ford flathead V8, leaving out a minor baffle in the valley floor will generally cause oil burning...suggesting that stock non-system is feeding the stems all they can handle. |
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08-23-2012, 03:01 PM | #20 |
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Re: Oil pressure dropping on right turns
Yes! That would permit oil mist from the crankcase to flood the chamber. Something that is NOT happening on an A that has been converted to pressure. Adding those large holes would be an excellent idea.
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