Sauber C30 / Heritage HF1-018. Warning: F1 Car Content :)
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DRCAGE said:
Looking good! Particularly that rear wing mount!
And the way the rear wing mount handled the mid air excursion, wow!
Great rear wing mount you got there
It is an epic rear wing mount, definitely the best rear wing mount ever. And the way the rear wing mount handled the mid air excursion, wow!
Great rear wing mount you got there
I've never seen a better rear wing mount!
- injoke
Excuse the hopefully very light thread jack, as this is pretty incredible here, but PPBB, I have been hoping to get in touch with you but unfortunately can't PM. You, or someone with your same username, though I think it was you posted a solution to a MB C55 consuming 1L oil / 750 miles. I'm having the exact same problem. Great power, no CELs, passed one of the strictest emissions tests in the world, rarely but sometimes smoking on startup, but extreme consumption.
Your solution - "Replaceing this breather hose along with cleaning and flushing the two smaller breathers and resealing the leaking throttle/breather seal resulted in a crank case pressure reading at idle of -4mbar and on blip a reading of similar - zero."
Having just done 60 miles in it according to the dash it has used no oil and certainly feels a bit sharper.
Will update if this has solved it once a few more miles are on the clock!
I can see why you didn't post an update but can you say if this solution proved true long term?
Thanks so much.
Your solution - "Replaceing this breather hose along with cleaning and flushing the two smaller breathers and resealing the leaking throttle/breather seal resulted in a crank case pressure reading at idle of -4mbar and on blip a reading of similar - zero."
Having just done 60 miles in it according to the dash it has used no oil and certainly feels a bit sharper.
Will update if this has solved it once a few more miles are on the clock!
I can see why you didn't post an update
but can you say if this solution proved true long term? Thanks so much.
thirstyC55 said:
Excuse the hopefully very light thread jack, as this is pretty incredible here, but PPBB, I have been hoping to get in touch with you but unfortunately can't PM. You, or someone with your same username, though I think it was you posted a solution to a MB C55 consuming 1L oil / 750 miles. I'm having the exact same problem. Great power, no CELs, passed one of the strictest emissions tests in the world, rarely but sometimes smoking on startup, but extreme consumption.
Your solution - "Replaceing this breather hose along with cleaning and flushing the two smaller breathers and resealing the leaking throttle/breather seal resulted in a crank case pressure reading at idle of -4mbar and on blip a reading of similar - zero."
Having just done 60 miles in it according to the dash it has used no oil and certainly feels a bit sharper.
Will update if this has solved it once a few more miles are on the clock!
I can see why you didn't post an update but can you say if this solution proved true long term?
Thanks so much.
Yes it worked. Essentially the issue is the crank case breathers get blocked, leading to the crank case becoming pressurised which in turn reduces the efficiency of the oil control rings leading to high oil consumption. Your solution - "Replaceing this breather hose along with cleaning and flushing the two smaller breathers and resealing the leaking throttle/breather seal resulted in a crank case pressure reading at idle of -4mbar and on blip a reading of similar - zero."
Having just done 60 miles in it according to the dash it has used no oil and certainly feels a bit sharper.
Will update if this has solved it once a few more miles are on the clock!
I can see why you didn't post an update
but can you say if this solution proved true long term? Thanks so much.
Leak down test it first as there is also a similar issue due to worn rings but if the leak down shows them all similar and healthy it's very likely to be this.
Any pics of the intercooler? Also is that an off the shelf GT35 or one of he R units?
Also what fuel are you currently running it on / would you need to get to the 600bhp? Guessing the motor is high comp. to minimise lag hence the need for good fuel for "only" 600bhp...
Also what fuel are you currently running it on / would you need to get to the 600bhp? Guessing the motor is high comp. to minimise lag hence the need for good fuel for "only" 600bhp...
Edited by chuntington101 on Monday 11th June 22:02
thirstyC55 said:
Excuse the hopefully very light thread jack, as this is pretty incredible here, but PPBB, I have been hoping to get in touch with you but unfortunately can't PM. You, or someone with your same username, though I think it was you posted a solution to a MB C55 consuming 1L oil / 750 miles. I'm having the exact same problem. Great power, no CELs, passed one of the strictest emissions tests in the world, rarely but sometimes smoking on startup, but extreme consumption.
Your solution - "Replaceing this breather hose along with cleaning and flushing the two smaller breathers and resealing the leaking throttle/breather seal resulted in a crank case pressure reading at idle of -4mbar and on blip a reading of similar - zero."
Having just done 60 miles in it according to the dash it has used no oil and certainly feels a bit sharper.
Will update if this has solved it once a few more miles are on the clock!
I can see why you didn't post an update but can you say if this solution proved true long term?
Thanks so much.
Sorry about thread jack part two, but I also have a C55, and it's got a weeping rocker gasket, and apparently a weeping RMS, along with what seems to me to be excessive oil consumption - which looks like it's pressurising itself to me, especially given that the rocker cover was resealed less than 12 months ago.Your solution - "Replaceing this breather hose along with cleaning and flushing the two smaller breathers and resealing the leaking throttle/breather seal resulted in a crank case pressure reading at idle of -4mbar and on blip a reading of similar - zero."
Having just done 60 miles in it according to the dash it has used no oil and certainly feels a bit sharper.
Will update if this has solved it once a few more miles are on the clock!
I can see why you didn't post an update
but can you say if this solution proved true long term? Thanks so much.
When you say "this" breather hose, which one is it please?
chuntington101 said:
Any pics of the intercooler? Also is that an off the shelf GT35 or one of he R units?
Also what fuel are you currently running it on / would you need to get to the 600bhp? Guessing the motor is high comp. to minimise lag hence the need for good fuel for "only" 600bhp...
No but it's a relatively standard dual pass design with a very good quality bar and plate type turbulator core. There is a lot more we could do on end tank design to properly optimise it and I am toying with the idea of a single pass unit with nice sculpted end tanks at the moment. This is very much V1.1 right now on charge cooling as it was a case of make an intercooler fit where an ultra thin F1 water rad used to live and work from there - it's actually very good in terms of charge temp control but then it's sat at the end of a rad duct that probably cost 2 million quid and a team of 20 to develop Also what fuel are you currently running it on / would you need to get to the 600bhp? Guessing the motor is high comp. to minimise lag hence the need for good fuel for "only" 600bhp...
Turbo is a GT35R but an Owens M-Spec GT35R with all the trick billet compressor wheel bits and anti surge shrouds etc.
We're using Panta Supermax at the moment as it's very knock resistance and very oxygenated.
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