britishtrident
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| posted on 30/8/13 at 11:11 AM |
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If you put 5 litres in the sump way is over filled no wonder oil is spirting out.
The standard sump only takes 3.75 litres with filter . Shorten the bottom of the dipstick and fill to the original mark, you may be able to
a little more oil beyond this but not much.
The Raceline advice on sumps sounds about a good as the design of their water rails.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 30/8/13 at 11:32 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
If you put 5 litres in the sump way is over filled no wonder oil is spirting out.
The standard sump only takes 3.75 litres with filter . Shorten the bottom of the dipstick and fill to the original mark, you may be able to
a little more oil beyond this but not much.
The Raceline advice on sumps sounds about a good as the design of their water rails.
I thought the blacktop Zetec had an oil capacity of 4.25 litres? Looking at the design of the Raceline sump, it's quite possible it has a
higher capacity than the original since it's still reasonably deep and has the extra 'wing'.
The bottom line is that the original mark on the dipstick should be used IMO, if 5 litres take it to the full level then it's correct.
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matt5964
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| posted on 30/8/13 at 11:50 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
If you put 5 litres in the sump way is over filled no wonder oil is spirting out.
The standard sump only takes 3.75 litres with filter . Shorten the bottom of the dipstick and fill to the original mark, you may be able to
a little more oil beyond this but not much.
The Raceline advice on sumps sounds about a good as the design of their water rails.
Lots of people and racers use the raceline sump as it considered to be the best out there with no issues at all
so there must be something either with my dipstick/tube, the installation or as someone previously pointed out the wrong sump innards sent to me by
raceline.
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matt5964
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| posted on 30/8/13 at 09:09 PM |
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Just a quick update, the new dipstick and a tween to the angle of the bracket for the tube and seems to have done the trick. Just need to test drive
it on Sunday to see if the new dipstick pops out under load
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