[Mgs] Oil Issues

[James Nazarian]

Based on your advice, and a lot of research, I put about 20 hours of labor
into the sump on my 215 V8 over the weekend.  I wound up adding two quarts
of capacity via wings, breaking it into 4 sections and adding 5 trap doors
to it.  I also discovered that the stock pickup required 1" of oil in the
sump to cover the pickup completely.  I reshaped the pickup and tube to only
require 1/4" of oil to cover the pickup.  As an added bonus, the factory
location for the pickup bolts to the right side of the block and sits on the
left side of the sump, after the reshaping, it sits centered in the sump.
The end result is that the sump will easily hold the pickup submerged up to
45 degree angles.
 
If I had a way to post pics I would, but I don't have an easy method, and
I'm too lazy to figure one out.  If anyone wants pictures, email me and I'll
happily send a couple along.
 
I will have the car running again Thursday night, and another autocross on
Sunday so I'll update everyone about the success of the project afterwards.
 
Thanks especially to Paul for finding a site about baffling Rover V8 sumps,
and Barney for driving home just how much oil is moving around in the sump
at speed.
 
James