Re: [MBZ] dry sumps
.What's a dry sump engine? No oil pan? Is this a bad thing?.. A dry sump engine carries it's oil in a tank next to the engine. There is no oil pan but just a slight depression where the oil pickup for the scavenge pump is located. The main oil pump (likely in unit with the scavenge pump) draws it oil from the oil tank where the foam settles out and is filtered and then sent to the oil cooler and then to the oil galleries. The scavenge pump has vastly more pumping capacity because it's pumping mostly foam. Every aircoooled Porsche 911 engine ever built (since 1964) is a dry sump engine and carries on average of 11 quarts in the tank. Like the 6.9, this all allows the engine to be lower and lighter since it carries little oil itself. RLE ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] dry sumps
And not to forget, one of the big reasons for a dry sump, is no oil starvation when cornering through longer corners. Other none dry sump cars that are subjects to heavy g loads in corners, will often add baffles in the pan, to stop all the sloshing about, or the oil being thrown to one side in corners. A 911 will hold 2-3 quarts in the lower part of the engine, with about 7 or so quarts in the aux oil tank. Both are drained seperately in an old p car. Ed 300E On 20 June 2011 19:41, relng...@aol.com wrote: A dry sump is the term for an oil pan where the oil isn't left in the sump. A lot of race applications use them in order to have a higher oil capacity and reduce the chance of sucking an air bubble if the oil sloshes... The MB 6.9 used a dry sump for ground clearance. All flat six Porsches were dry sump engines (from 1965) for more oil capacity for cooling plus the engine could be lower to lower the center of gravity. Adding one to a street car for other reasons is pointless. RLE ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] dry sumps
A dry sump is the term for an oil pan where the oil isn't left in the sump. A lot of race applications use them in order to have a higher oil capacity and reduce the chance of sucking an air bubble if the oil sloshes... The MB 6.9 used a dry sump for ground clearance. All flat six Porsches were dry sump engines (from 1965) for more oil capacity for cooling plus the engine could be lower to lower the center of gravity. Adding one to a street car for other reasons is pointless. RLE ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] dry sumps
Easily At 03:21 PM 1/19/2007, you wrote: The dry sump was also used on the M100 engine, Triumph motorcycles and lots of aircraft applications. I think the 300SL (not the 90s one, but the real 300SL) had a dry sump. I believe the water cooled Allisons, Rolls Royce and Daimler-Benz V-12 aircraft engines of WWII were all dry sump How could you forget the Porsche 911? RLE ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com Loren Faeth
Re: [MBZ] dry sumps
The dry sump was also used on the M100 engine, Triumph motorcycles and lots of aircraft applications. I think the 300SL (not the 90s one, but the real 300SL) had a dry sump. I believe the water cooled Allisons, Rolls Royce and Daimler-Benz V-12 aircraft engines of WWII were all dry sump How could you forget the Porsche 911? RLE
Re: [MBZ] dry sumps
Also Harley Davidson motorcycles. Randy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 3:21 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] dry sumps The dry sump was also used on the M100 engine, Triumph motorcycles and lots of aircraft applications. I think the 300SL (not the 90s one, but the real 300SL) had a dry sump. I believe the water cooled Allisons, Rolls Royce and Daimler-Benz V-12 aircraft engines of WWII were all dry sump How could you forget the Porsche 911? RLE ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
