Posted By: hemienvy
Electric oil pump engine pre luber - 09/22/20 01:20 AM
Anyone use one ? This is more than an accumulator.
There was a company that made one in the 1980's Pre-Luber, Lubrication Research Inc.
Now there may be others, better or worse.
The Pre-Luber was excellent.
Posted By: n20mstr
Re: Electric oil pump engine pre luber - 09/22/20 01:52 AM
I use the Peterson oil filter
Remote mount . Has a pre lube pump built in . Works very well
Posted By: DaveRS23
Re: Electric oil pump engine pre luber - 09/22/20 01:30 PM
I have an Accusump on the Cuda that I use as a pre-luber. It fully pressurizes the oiling system prior to firing it up. What advantage is there to using an electric motor rather than air pressure to do that?
Posted By: Stanton
Re: Electric oil pump engine pre luber - 09/22/20 02:26 PM
What advantage is there to using an electric motor rather than air pressure to do that?
The electric unit uses the oil in the pan - that's why it needs a motor. So you're not carrying around a big bulky reservoir with an extra 3 quarts or so of oil in it. I suspect that an accusump with solenoid, etc will be about the same price as the electric system.- but takes up WAY more space and weighs a lot more.
Posted By: topside
Re: Electric oil pump engine pre luber - 09/22/20 05:48 PM
I do a pre-lube/re-lube that I made up from a cheap 12V transfer pump and a few fittings.
Doesn't supply much pressure, but does push oil from the pan into the engine, you can tell by hand-turning it.
Used a quick-drain pan fitting, tygon hose in & out of pump and into pressure gauge fitting.
Not sure if that's what you're thinking of doing, but it's inexpensive and pretty easy.
Posted By: DoubleD
Re: Electric oil pump engine pre luber - 09/22/20 07:39 PM
Standard equipment with aircraft engines - and some big heavy equipment - typically an electric motor supplies 10-15 PSI to lube things up before fire up
Posted By: DaveRS23
Re: Electric oil pump engine pre luber - 09/23/20 12:45 AM
What advantage is there to using an electric motor rather than air pressure to do that?
The electric unit uses the oil in the pan - that's why it needs a motor. So you're not carrying around a big bulky reservoir with an extra 3 quarts or so of oil in it. I suspect that an accusump with solenoid, etc will be about the same price as the electric system.- but takes up WAY more space and weighs a lot more.
I understand the differences. My point was that both approaches would do the same job of pre-luber if properly set up. Each with it's own pluses and minuses. I guess there could be applications where every square inch and every once is more important than 3 extra quarts of oil capacity. Frankly, I wasn't aware of that.
Posted By: thehemikid
Re: Electric oil pump engine pre luber - 09/29/20 03:58 AM
Exa-Pump by Turbowerx
Edit: sorry, pic rotated 90* left, and is hard on the eyes.
Posted By: CMcAllister
Re: Electric oil pump engine pre luber - 09/29/20 06:47 PM
I am in favor of using something to prelube a race engine to begin the day, whether it has been sitting for a day or a month. Either an electric pump, mechanical pump that can be spun with a drill motor, or an accusump. Spinning the engine with the starter to get pressure kind of defeats the reason for doing it.
I prefer the accusump with an electric valve because it can also be used to protect the engine should the oil get away from the pickup due to g-forces on accel or deccel