Hey. I got a question i hope this is the rigth place on the forum

I am going to a track day in june, and i heard alot of my friends whit difrent cars have had
alot of problems whit the oil shifting sides in the pan due to hige "G" in corners, some have even broken their engines,
Due to this, and one of my friends askt me if i got (Dont know the word so i will try my best to describe it)
its a nossel that shots oil up under the engine, so it wont be a problem that the oil shifts in corners.

Hope i made it so sombody knows what i mean. i
f i dont have the thingy i am asking about is there some way i can safegard myself from having a breakdowndown due to the oli shifting.

-Dize

 

This would be better in the racing and competition forum. However, the only thing you really need to worry about as a beginner is your oil level. Make sure the oil level is up to or slightly above the full mark on the dipstick while warm. Also make sure you know how to read the dipstick correctly, since it's common for the oil level on the stick to be higher than it really is. You should check your oil after each track session, and top off as necessary, since some cornering situations cause oil to be sucked out of the valve cover through the PCV into the intake manifold. This can cause large smoke clouds out of your exhaust, but it doesn't do any damage.

 

Thank You

 

A nice diy catch can (cost me about 25 bucks) goes a long way to not sucking oil through pcv and burning it.

 

I think he means the piston oil squirters which were improved in the late 2002 and later engines. In europe, it was a recall issue if i remember correctly.

So, i'd agree just be sure your oil level is a high quality synthetic at the proper level, your wheels lugs are at proper torque spec, brake fluid is new. Remember to not retorque your wheel lug nuts just after you come off the track when they're hot. Let the wheel hubs and brakes cool, then retorque the lugs to spec.

Don't be a hero and you'll bring your car home in one piece.

enjoy
darcy

 

Oil jet bolts and baffled oil pan are the items you are asking about. do not worry about this on your first track day unless you are running on a high banked NASCAR track. Have fun.