Baffled Sump

[shaunjetta 0]

Anyone know where I can get a baffled sump and windage plate for a '97 VR6.

I need to take it off to get the o/s/f wishbone bolt out so I can replace the wishbone bushes, plus my sump took a bump a while back so it seems a good opportunity to replace it.

I know Schrick do alloy ones for the 8v/16v engines but I can't find one for a VR6 anywhere.

Any help will be greatly appreciated

[acf8181 0]

designa dubs will prob be able to make you one from a standard sump.

my mates just having an 8v one done for his mkII...£90.

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what exactly is a baffled sump? (prepares to get flamed for askin a noob question)

[mk3anni 0]

It stops the oil getting chucked about so much in the sump. Allegedly VR6's suffer from oil starvation on long fast corners, cos the oil all goes to one side of the sump away from the pickup. The baffles stop the oil doing this so stopping the car loosing its oil feed.

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kk

[Nerih 0]

yep, i think it has some other purpose (again its to do with oil starvation) but its not about cornering, its about some mod that u do to the engine...cant remember what though.

[acf8181 0]

i'm not sure its really necessary for road use, but is certainly very important on track.

at mallory last year a lot of the mkII boys were having the oil buzzer come on round the long gerrards right hander, even though they were slightly overfilling.

[tommy 0]

i'm not sure its really necessary for road use' date=' but is certainly very important on track.

at mallory last year a lot of the mkII boys were having the oil buzzer come on round the long gerrards right hander, even though they were slightly overfilling.[/quote']

Yeah i get that in my mk1

[simey 0]

Baffled sump is highly recommended otherwise a dry sump will do the trick.