May or may not be related, but there was a recall on RX-8s for oil warning
lights coming on at speeds over 80 MPH. It wasn't really low, just
foamy. Don't know what the fix was but they did not change the size or
shape of the oil pan.
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Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 12:53
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Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Renesis oil pump
picture?
I wonder whether a chain slipping through the oil would
really foam it up that badly. The oil in the rotors certainly get churned
into a foamy state. The old connection rod splash rod would really foam
the oil as it "beat" the oil several hundred times a minute - but I'll bet if
anything the chain will just created a small turbulent area around it but
not wide spread as it smoothly slips through the oil. Just
speculation, of course, never seen a chain running through oil.
Hi
Ed,
Good
point... As usual, I'm probably worrying about nothing. I know
that the RV-3 chain ran in the oil during climbs, because I had a
really hard leak to find. I could run the engine on the
ground, and it would never leak, but after a flight, there would be
oil. Eventually, after slopping grey sealer everywhere (sorry
Rich), I found the right place to put it.
If
you look at a 3rd gen REW front cover, you'll see that they added an
extra bolt near the top of the cover. The spot where they added the
bolt used to be a fairly long unsupported area, and it just happens to be
right where the oil chain slings oil at a high velocity. That's where it
leaked of course.
Rusty
(wondering if I can get away with one oil
drain)