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Offline tobz.

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Think I need a baffled sump......how much???
« on: 14 July 2005, 09:41 »
Went round my favourite roundabout last night on the way home, it's a large one with only two exits and you turn right at it. You can really test your roadholding to the limit. Anyway last night I had it right on the edge in second gear right the way round and as I came off the roundabout my oil pressure buzzer went off  :shocked:
Pulled over straight away switched it off, restarted then carried on, it went off twice more on the way home but this morning it was fine all the way to work. I had obviously flung all the oil up one end of the engine and the oil pump had sucked in some air. I love nailing it round long bends but now that's gonna play on my mind everytime.
Think I need to start researching baffled sumps, anybody got any ideas how much they are for a mk2???


You got any pics of your dad's split ?

Judderi

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Re: Think I need a baffled sump......how much???
« Reply #1 on: 14 July 2005, 09:45 »
What is a baffled sump? Does it have like wave breakers inside to stop the oil sloshing around or something?

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Re: Think I need a baffled sump......how much???
« Reply #2 on: 14 July 2005, 09:47 »
Yep exactly that, not sure precisely how it works but it has some kind of dividers to stop the oil slopping around.


You got any pics of your dad's split ?

Judderi

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Re: Think I need a baffled sump......how much???
« Reply #3 on: 14 July 2005, 09:48 »
Ah clever!  :rolleyes:

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Re: Think I need a baffled sump......how much???
« Reply #4 on: 14 July 2005, 09:53 »
The golfs do have a plastic baffle which clips on to the oil pick-up pipe they can become brittle an break over time but in my experience only when you try to unclip them when replacing the oil pump. I have never found any broken by themselves .
You may need to pop the sump off and check the strainer on the bottom of the pick-up pipe :undecided:


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Re: Think I need a baffled sump......how much???
« Reply #5 on: 14 July 2005, 17:36 »
get a windage tray of diesel can help also

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Re: Think I need a baffled sump......how much???
« Reply #6 on: 15 July 2005, 09:19 »
Oh right did diesels have them as standard then? Didn't know that


You got any pics of your dad's split ?