alistairolsen
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| posted on 15/6/09 at 09:44 AM |
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Accusump
Has anyone/does anyone use one?
Any experiences or opinions to share?
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bimbleuk
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| posted on 15/6/09 at 09:56 AM |
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If you have a genuine surge problem and track your car regularly they are a good measure and cost less than a typical dry sump installation.
If you use your car on road mostly then just put a bit more oil in!
I've been using mine for quite a while but now don't bother opening it when driving on the road. As I have the manual valve and its at the
front of the engine bay I can't bother to take the bonnet off each time I stop the engine.
Only other issue on mine is if I don't pre-oil the engine with the accusump and let the engine stand the next time I start the engine on my
setup the oil takes a few seconds longer to reach the usual idle oil pressure. Easy to avoid by shutting the valve before starting but again I have to
remove the bonnet.
So if you have a need for one then I would highly recommend using one of the electronic valves (adds quite a bit to the cost though) or mount the
Accusump so you can easily access the manual valve.
Justin
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hobbsy
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| posted on 15/6/09 at 10:11 AM |
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I heard that the electronic valves don't flow as well as the manual ones (unless they've improved them) so you may want to do some
research around that area before deciding.
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owelly
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| posted on 15/6/09 at 10:22 AM |
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I have one fitted to a shelf in my shed. I got it to add capacity to my oil as I cut two inches out of the sump. However, the car has yet to suffer
enough for me to fit it! I have two oil pressure gauges fitted. One from the top of the remote oil filter housing and the other from the top of the
engine oil gallery. I've kept a close eye on both gauges when cornering hard but neither one drops. So it stays fitted to the shelf, despite
having the pipes a nd brackets fitted to the car! But that brings me to the other reason why it never got fitted (before I realised it didn't
need it)............
I couldn't decide where to plumb it in. Some say that it goes to the filter sandwich plate in the larger bore pipework, others say it needs to
be direct to the oil galleries.
The leccy valves I sourced were small bore things but I intended to use quarter turn, full bore valves operated by cable once the system was up to
pressure. The leccy one would open when the oil pressure switch told it to. That way it would pressurise once the demand to the engine was met. Once
up to pressure, then I'd open the big valve. That was the plan.......
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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bimbleuk
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| posted on 15/6/09 at 11:38 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by hobbsy
I heard that the electronic valves don't flow as well as the manual ones (unless they've improved them) so you may want to do some
research around that area before deciding.
I was going to mention the base electric valve at the time I bought mine did indeed release oil quickly but re-filled more slowly. So on the road they
were fine but on track between corners the Accusump may not re-fill sufficiently. I have heard the design was changed to fix this but you may want to
check this to be sure.
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alistairolsen
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| posted on 15/6/09 at 12:07 PM |
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you get two typoes of electronic valves to cover both, one significantly more expensive than the other.
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