well, I have this theory.

What woul happen if I were to drill a hole in the side of my valve cover and oil pan... then I connected some kind of copper hose or pipeing assembly, crimping the valve cover end of the tube resulting in a spray effect. Now, oil from the oil pan being pressurized by compressing pistons makes its way up through the hose, spraying an oily mist over the valves inside the valvecover. The oil would be regulated by the size of the hose, and whalla, extra lubrication to handle excessive wear of a rev happy teenager, right?

well, this is just my theory... troubleshoot away! lemme know why this is either a good or bad idea.

 

Very limited on knowledge of cars here, but it sounds ingenious!

Right on my man!

I know this is a worthless post to you, but I couldn't let an idea like that go without commending it. Keep up that thinkin!

 

 

Depending on where you place the fitting on the oil pan, you will get oil vapors. But, the better point, it will do nothing. If you used it in some way to vent the pressure, you will see more power. A motor will not produce enough pressure (if it is, you have another problem on your hands) to push the oil up.

 

pretty good idea but i dont think there would be enough pressure to spray a00nd0 also it might do more harm than good. such as oil starvation at high rpm and at low rpm to much oil in the pan if you try to compensate for the necessary oil . but hey good idea thats my little opinion

 

Bad idea, but it's great that you're thinking of how to invent things.

First, what pressure from the cylinders? You've got 2 going up while 2 go down, (in a 4 cylinder), cancelling any pressure effect. If you're depending on blow-by, there shouldn't be THAT much.

Second, a single spray point wouldn't cover all the parts of the cam and rockers equally, due to distance and shadowing. The proper size of the orriface would depend on oil temperature and viscosity. Too many variables.

Third and finaly, the current setup for oiling in the engine is adequate.

 

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First, what pressure from the cylinders? You've got 2 going up while 2 go down, (in a 4 cylinder), cancelling any pressure effect. If you're depending on blow-by, there shouldn't be THAT much.

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First off, an internal combustion engine with rotating parts produces alot of heat which in turn produces alot of pressure especially at high rpm. Second there is no need for xtra lubrication, Honda engineers have done a pretty good job at making sure the engine is well lubricated.

 

Just keep up with the maintenance. change the oil often. If you are driving hard you can breakdown the oil quickly. try to change the oil every 2k miles and you will notice a difference.(your car will be very happy)

 

You have a good idea but it's not very functional.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Perfectionist &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">First, what pressure from the cylinders? You've got 2 going up while 2 go down, (in a 4 cylinder), cancelling any pressure effect. If you're depending on blow-by, there shouldn't be THAT much.

Second, a single spray point wouldn't cover all the parts of the cam and rockers equally, due to distance and shadowing. The proper size of the orriface would depend on oil temperature and viscosity. Too many variables.

Third and finaly, the current setup for oiling in the engine is adequate.</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

Might as well just use the dipstick tube anyways..

But yea - it's been thought of before quite a number of times in the past and there is no positive payoff.

 

thanks for clearing that up for me Ill post any other performance modifying brainstorms i may come up with in the future.

Thanks