SAVE YOUR ENGINE!!!
 

I am sure all of this talk lately about spun #2 bearings, blown engines
and oil pressure is making you nervous. Well you don't have to be. We have
put together an "accusump" kit that will put all your fears to rest. This
kit is not just for racecars. It is for all of our cars. We have replaced
enough spun bearings to fill a wheel barrel on street and racecars. Heck,
i had to do this procedure on two of my own streetcars after rebuilding
the engine due to #2 failure. It is an inherent problem in all 944's.
There is a common misconception that the updated oil pan baffle will cure
this problem but it will NOT. We have had later cars come in for repair
with spun bearings also! This is something that should be done on all
944's. It is very time consuming and costly to change the baffle anyhow.
Our kit is much more cost-effective and it WILL cure the problem while
providing other benefit for your engine, such as no more dry start-ups
because your oil is pressurized as soon as you turn the key!! It also
holds pressure when the pickup is dry due to sloshing. Another benefit
with our kit is it comes with its own oil filtration system that was
designed for racing. Our kit is a 3 quart "accusump" so you also have 3
more quarts of oil to circulate and keep your engine lubed. To view
pictures of the install follow the link below and click on the "ACCUSUMP"
icon.


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What does something like this cost, how affective is it, and how long does it take to install.

Tim

I take this is with turbos. I've only heard about this in racers and turbos.

Does the accumulator have it's own pump? Does it release oil on shutdown for engines with turbos to prevent bearing damage? Thanks.

[This message has been edited by kaffine krazed (edited 07-27-2000).]

I have seen them at the tracks. They work on air pressure and may or may not have a spring in them as well. When your engine runs, some of the oil is pushed into the cylinder that has a piston with oil on one side and air pressure on the other. When pressures equalize, oil quits filling the sump. There is probably a check valve in the system as well so you can release the oil before you start the engine and the oil will flow in the correct direction. When running, if there is momentary interruption of the oil flow/pressure, this thing discharges (due to pressure imbalance) and fills the gaps until the pump once again takes over. It is also nice that you don't start a dry engine with it. The system can be tied into your ignition so it shoves the oil through the engine before it turns over.