RE: Engine oil pre-luber...

["Bradley Peet" <btpeet@effervescent.com>]

I found the answer: Canton-Mecca makes it.  The product was called a
"Pre-Luber" but apparently now there's only the "Accusump" which is like the
Pre-Luber but without the electrically operated valve.  It's designed to
maintain oil pressure after engine shut-down for turbo systems.

All of this begs the question... is it worth the money and hassle?  *shrug*
I haven't read anything with facts to sway me in one direction or the other,
but I do like the idea of pressurizing the oil system before cranking.
Maybe the "feel good" factor is enough to justify the price.  *wink*  :)

-Bradley
http://effervescent.com/vw/

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Bradley Peet [mailto:btpeet@effervescent.com]
> Sent:	Thursday, December 17, 1998 4:02 PM
> To:	Scirocco List (E-mail)
> Subject:	Engine oil pre-luber...
>
> I remember seeing a pre-luber system (for use with
> watercooled VWs) in a
> performance parts catalog a few years ago, but I can't recall
> who makes it
> or what catalog I was looking at.  Basically, it stores a
> about quart of oil
> in a special reservoir using normal engine oil pressure.
> (The reservoir
> probably has some kind of diaphragm in it, similar to the
> Bosch CIS "fuel
> accumulator", to keep the oil stored under pressure.)  Before
> cranking the
> engine, a solenoid opens the valve and the oil system is pressurized.
>
> Any ideas who makes this and where I can get one?


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