Oil pump pick-up tube diverter (wing)

[fahrvegnugen at cox.net (David Utley)]

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> From: scirocco@comcast.net
> Date: 2004/06/10 Thu PM 06:08:19 EDT
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Oil pump pick-up tube diverter (wing)
> 
> Is this little "wing" located at the end of the oil pumps' pick-up tube really neccessary to keep oil at the tube during hard corning?
> 
> Is it there for some other unexplained reason?
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> Any coment from the gallery?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Guido
> 
>
Yeah, it is there for a good reason...

  Do a search for "Shrick baffled oil pan" and look at that.  That is even better, but not very practical for the street.  However, I recommend replacing that with a baffle from an A3 (93-98 Golf, Jetta).  It keeps the oil off the crank when you accelerate of the line.  It has an oil pan seal around its perimeter, so you can depend on it not leaking.  It should be about 65.00 at the DEALERship (that is THE correct spelling folks), and I am sure there are aftermarketers that prolly sell it cheaper (Potterfolks, Adirondack?)...

HTH

David Utley

Cheers,
  David Utley

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