[s-cars] RE: AAN Drysump

[Theodore Chen]

--- QSHIPQ at aol.com wrote:
> Well considering what Mark did with his S2, I'm not sure even the dry sump
> operates upside down or crumpled.  I will say that the Group A S2 didn't
> carry a dry sump, OR an accusump.  I'll freely admit my admiration of the of
> accusump resevoir in concept and design, I'm a bit awed (and chuckling) at a
> dry sump for a street/occasional track car, even a full blown race audi for
> that matter.  Audi oil pumps are not known to be a failure problem at all,
> even with cavitation.  In fact, they usually last longer than the rest of the
> motor.

are there any cars that have oil pump problems?  i mean oil pumps, not
oil pump drive issues.  the oil pump is usually a simple gerotor design,
and is so ridiculously overlubricated that it should easily outlast the
engine.  the only time it stops working is when debris gets past the
oil pickup screen and jams it.

-teddy



	
		
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