maximum engine tilt angle
maximum engine tilt angle
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When a vehicle is going up/down a very steep (say 45 degrees) hill the oil in the crankcase goes to one end.
Does SAE have spec's on this? What is the maximum angle?
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RE: maximum engine tilt angle
And I wouldn't try even 30 degrees in a normal car, unless you're on the top line on the dipstick.
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RE: maximum engine tilt angle
The engine is connected to a vertical shaft irrigation pump.
Greg is right, the cars we see on TV doing the rough rock climbing use special oil pans with baffles, swinging oil pickups, or even dry sump.
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RE: maximum engine tilt angle
The oil sump is very difficult to design but not impossible. The design is later verified by tilting the engine at 45 degree or more in all 4 directions.
Baffle plate or windage tray is not enough to pass these tests. It's the design of oil pan and the location of the oil pick up that make the difference.