RE: oil pan baffles, again

["Smith, Kirby A" <kirby.a.smith@lmco.com>]

Brandon Hull wrote:

	Perusing the fiche last night in my continued attempts at learning
the
	differences between the 200tq and S2 3B's, I finally _saw_ something
I
	must've _looked_ at twenty times:  The euro 3B in the S2 has a very
nice
	looking oil pan baffle.  It looks ideally designed to control oil
movement
	in hard cornering and to prevent pooled oil from being slapped by
the crank.

	PN 034 103 623A, "restricter" appears to be a sheet metal tray,
designed to
	conform to the general shape of the crank.  It is slotted lengthwise
to
	allow passage of oil.  It's edges are sandwiched between two pan
gaskets.

	I wish I'd seen it before reassembling the engine:  too late to
easily
	install it now.   Who knows, maybe it's one of those pieces US
dealers can
	get, like the S2 intercooler and return pipe.

So, anyone care to comment on its general applicability to any of the other
5 cylinder engine variants?

                .... Kirby   (Kirby A. Smith)
                              2 x 1988 90q
                          New Hampshire USA