Spun Bearing Causes - Please Read!

[DCIV]

There is a great thread about it where someone cut away a stock oil pan. Lets just say very very very little.


Coop

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by DCIV

There is a great thread about it where someone cut away a stock oil pan. Lets just say very very very little.


Coop

[DCIV]

http://www.3si.org/forum/showpost.ph...3&postcount=11

That was my longest search in a while....a whole 10 mins lol.



Coop

[drcustom]

Originally Posted by Mint1992vr4

Do DSMs have similar problems with oil pans?

Not typically. It's basically the same setup for flow and pickup, but I think the 4g63 engines have far less oil in suspension...and a lot less to travel through before getting to the bearings.

I've seen a lot of Honda's go down because of the same issue - way more than DSM's. A dent from driving would also probably do you in.

I've been thinking about welding a few nubs onto the bottom of the pickup - kind of like you see on an old castle...except upside down. This way if you do have an impact, you would likely bend the pickup before closing off the passage (perhaps though a worse concern would be cracking the pickup...then you have a problem like a drinking straw with a hole in it).

What about redesigning the pickup? Anyone know if this has been attempted...or if there's a reasonable way to do it?

[HilbillyHomeboy]

Thread stickied, good information that a lot of us take for granted assuming everyone knows. Might save an engine...or 100.

Jeremy

[moffman93']

Wait, this is new to you guys? I thought this was OLLLLLLLLD news. 3/4 3/S's have dented oil pans.

[HilbillyHomeboy]

Originally Posted by HilbillyHomeboy

Thread stickied, good information that a lot of us take for granted assuming everyone knows. Might save an engine...or 100.

Jeremy

Originally Posted by moffman93'

Wait, this is new to you guys? I thought this was OLLLLLLLLD news. 3/4 3/S's have dented oil pans.

[oohnoo]

It's not so much just the oil pan being dented and repairing it, but the oil pickup as well which 99% of people don't replace.

Originally Posted by moffman93'

Wait, this is new to you guys? I thought this was OLLLLLLLLD news. 3/4 3/S's have dented oil pans.

[Toni]

Originally Posted by HilbillyHomeboy

Thread stickied, good information that a lot of us take for granted assuming everyone knows. Might save an engine...or 100.

Jeremy

Can the title be changed to something more obvious?

[HilbillyHomeboy]

Originally Posted by Toni

Can the title be changed to something more obvious?

Sure. Let's wait for Ray to see what suggestion he has. That was my only beef with making it a sticky, is I would like a title that's more representative of the content.

Jeremy