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  1. oil catch tank

    in Engine/Ancilliaries

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    normally - the crankcase venting goes back into the intake for emissions. on supercharged ot turboed vechiles the increased crankcase pressure and intake suction will cause more oil to be sucked up out of the engine and back into the intake.

    You normally place the catch can in-line of the crankcase venting line - so the air still goes from the crankcase into the airbox - but passes through the catch can first and has the oil removed.

  8. Electric Chargecooler Pump vs uprated impellor

    in Induction/Turbo/Chargecooler/Manifold/Exhaust

    Posted · Edited by Quikr

    right - according to the article I posted in the link above...

    Chargecooler Pumps: Electric vs. Stock

    There has been much debate about using the stock mechanical chargecooler pump or going to an electric pump. Here are my opinions on the matter. (And these are just my opinions, but this is what I work from and I think they make sense if you look at the issue logically.)

    The stock pump's impeller is made by Jabsco and it is not intended to be spun over 3500 RPM or used in high temperature liquids. It deteriorates rapidly when used with coolant. Since the pump spins at half of engine speed, it also has a variable flow rate.

    The Chargecooler System

    So, let's look at the chargecooler system. We start with a turbo that generates a variable volume of air at a variable heat dependent upon engine load. This air is cooled by the chargecooler, which has a fixed heat transfer surface area. The chargecooler is cooled by liquid, fed by a pump, that also runs at a variable speed, which is dependent upon engine RPM. The liquid is pumped through a very large radiator that has a fixed thermal transfer surface area. The radiator is cooled by the air that passes over it. The amount of air is a variable dependent on the vehicles speed.

    but I guess you could make the point that at lower rpm, your running lower boost and therefore heating the air less, so it requires less cooling - therefore the pump is required to work less.....

  10. Renew Oil Filter - tip on keeping it clean?

    in Engine/Ancilliaries

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    Chaps - new owner of a 89 SE and a DIYer. So I've been going through the car - getting familiar wit it and swapping all the fluids to baseline everything back onto the maintenance schedule.

    Did an oil change this weekend. Is there some trick to minimize oil spill when renewing the filter?

    My Lincoln LS has a horizontally mounted filter - but it's right at the bottom of the engine - you you can just unscrew it and drop it into the oil drain without getting anything else covered.

    The wife's Taurus filter it mounter much higher up on the block but vertically mounted - so as long as you are careful you can drop it without a spill.

  13. Albertans? Saskatchewans?

    in General Chat

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    I grew up in Red Deer, AB - schooled in Edmonton in the 80's, moved 13 times throughout Canada - lived in Saskatoon, Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Saint John ...etc - travelled a lot for work - seen most every major city

    Parent's still live in Red Deer - we go visit every couple of years. My SE see a 'few' more snowless road days here in Austin, Texas... :thumbsup:

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