9 replies to this topic

[MINI 1]

hi , about to assembly my 1380 using a 998 gearbox , the gearbox will be kept standerd but i am thinking about a Centre oil pick up pipe. Are these worth fitting ? and do they just go in without removing the gears?

cheers


ash

[Broomer]

Definately worth fitting, would be silly not to with a new engine. many a time i got my oil preassure to drop drastically in my gearbox without a centre oil pickup. starved the cylinders of oil, you get the jist..

[MINI 1]

Definately worth fitting, would be silly not to with a new engine. many a time i got my oil preassure to drop drastically in my gearbox without a centre oil pickup. starved the cylinders of oil, you get the jist..

how easy are they to fit? can they be done at home... what i mean is do they have to be fitted when all gears are out.

ash

[CMcB]

Im no expert, but yes they are worth fitting as it more evenly distributes oil in the gearbox - i believe.

[IvanTheMini]

a royal pain to install though, or at least to get the old one out.

[Sam Walters]

They go in with one of the gear blocks.

one locks the other in kind of thing.

[998dave]

Not too bad to fit, it's easiest to drift out the laygear, fit the filter, and clean the sump out while you're there, then put the shaft back in, at most a 30 minute job, and worth every penny and minute when building a new engine.

Dave

Edit: Thanks for the word I was after Jammy...

Edited by 998dave, 03 October 2008 - 09:52 AM.

[Jammy]

It doesn't require removal of the mainshaft (which is the hard part of assembling the gearbox, just the laygear has to come out, which is relatively easy.

[1987_ParkLane]

Would a standard 998 engine be strong enough?

[998dave]

Would a standard 998 engine be strong enough?

Standard 998 gerbox you mean?

Just as strong as a standard 1275 I guess... Should be okay for a while.