what does dry sump and wet sump exactly mean?

[JDiablo]

what does it mean?i know it involves to oil,but what is the diffrence between the two?

[04'400ex'er]

Im not sure on this, but I think dry sump is when your crank and rod sling oil into the other parts of the engine to lube it, and wet sump is when it is pumped it up into the engine by an oil pump.

[James Parent]

In a wet sump, the oil that you put into the engine is stored beneath the crankshaft in the oil pan. This pan has to be large and deep enough to hold four to six quarts of oil -- think about two 3-liter bottles of soda and you can see that this storage area is pretty big.

In a wet sump, the oil pump sucks oil from the bottom of the oil pan through a tube, and then pumps it to the rest of the engine.

In a dry sump, extra oil is stored in a tank outside the engine rather than in the oil pan. There are at least two oil pumps in a dry sump -- one pulls oil from the sump and sends it to the tank, and the other takes oil from the tank and sends it to lubricate the engine. The minimum amount of oil possible remains in the engine.

Dry sump systems have several important advantages over wet sumps:

* Because a dry sump does not need to have an oil pan big enough to hold the oil under the engine, the main mass of the engine can be placed lower in the vehicle. This helps lower the center of gravity and can also help aerodynamics (by allowing a lower hoodline).

* The oil capacity of a dry sump can be as big as you want. The tank holding the oil can be placed anywhere on the vehicle.

* In a wet sump, turning, braking and acceleration can cause the oil to pool on one side of the engine. This sloshing can dip the crankshaft into the oil as it turns or uncover the pump's pick-up tube.

* Excess oil around the crankshaft in a wet sump can get on the shaft and cut horsepower. Some people claim improvements of as much as 15 horsepower by switching to a dry sump.

The disadvantage of the dry sump is the increased weight, complexity and cost from the extra pump and the tank -- but that's a small price to pay for such big benefits!

[James Parent]

now someone answer my post about what to do with the old wires from that black box on the handlebars


http://www.exriders.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=103538

unplug wires from box....throw box away....tie 2 wires together....wrap with tape

[JDiablo]

thanks....i figured it had to be something with how the oil gets to the parts and stuff

[MIKE400EX]

I dumped all the oil so it would be a dry sump, but I don't think I gained 15 HP!!? SHould I put some back in?:confused:

[James Parent]

no no, your ok

[Kilabanshee]

Originally posted by MIKE400EX
I dumped all the oil so it would be a dry sump, but I don't think I gained 15 HP!!? SHould I put some back in?:confused:

:grr: you making fun of me mike :blah:

[MIKE400EX]

Not at all!!! You put so much in you'll be able to skip the next oil change! LOL:blah:











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