Fuel starvation in tight left corners - solutions anyone?

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MonsieurX

Re: Fuel starvation in tight left corners - solutions anyone?

Post by MonsieurX » Tue Nov 11, 2014 5:21 am

Here's the dipstick picture.

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Re: Fuel starvation in tight left corners - solutions anyone?

Post by Monza » Tue Nov 11, 2014 8:09 am

and what is the length of the metalic section to your max oil level you use ? (quelle est la longueur de la partie metalique jusqu'au niveau maxi d'huile que tu mets, en prenant la mesure juste après le plastique ?)
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Re: Fuel starvation in tight left corners - solutions anyone?

Post by MonsieurX » Tue Nov 11, 2014 9:08 am

I believe that would be 49 CMs (+/- 1 to 2 mm). I put oil to the top of the top hole.

(bravo pour la question bien formulée!)

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Re: Fuel starvation in tight left corners - solutions anyone?

Post by Monza » Tue Nov 11, 2014 10:03 am

49 cm is ok, but you can put oil to about 4 mm more than the higher hole on the dipstick (on Atom 2) , and if it's not ok with this, your baffled sump is perhaps the reason.
An Atom 2 with Ariel Baffled sump and with this oil level (+4 mm) and good oil like you have, should not have "problem" in corner.
Other/last solution is to go to a thicker oil like Motul 300V 20W60. 
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Re: Fuel starvation in tight left corners - solutions anyone?

Post by MonsieurX » Tue Nov 11, 2014 10:05 am

Thanks Pascal! I will add more oil and see if i still get this drop in power... I know what to look for now...

vernonjones

Re: Fuel starvation in tight left corners - solutions anyone?

Post by vernonjones » Tue Nov 25, 2014 11:01 pm

I had this on teh race car once. Changed Fuel filter and it went away.

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