Oiling
GSXR1100WP is water cooled, but also has an oil cooler.
I didn't get the standard bike one when I got the engine, and the hoses
would have been too short to put it anywhere useful so I am on my own
with all this.
E-bay threw up a 16 row Setrab cooler (someone told me Setrab were good
quality and they are made is Sweden which is encouraging) with 2x
male 1/2 BSP connectors. Interestingly one is on top, one on the
bottom so I guess I need the flow from bottom to top.
I have a pressure transducer, which matches a gauge that I bought.
The transducer is from Caerbont Automotive (PTR3000-8N-10 PRESS.
TRANS) and has a tapered thread on it, thinkauto catalogue tells me
this thread is probably a BSP 1/8 (duncan_rogers thread page tells me its a BSPT 1/8 which has 28 threads per inch and is the tapered flavour of BSP).
Merlinmotorsport suggest this is an NRTF 1/8 (this is similar
dimensions, slightly larger (10.3mm versis 9.8mm, but it is a taper
too) and 27 rather than 28 tpi)
Not very clear, maybe if I measure enough times it will be clear.
The outlets from the engine (plumbed into the sump) are M16 Banjos.
They use a special banjo bolt that has extra holes in it.
Thinkauto (my new hose bible) worries about using banjos for
anything where decent flow rates are required. My plan is to go
with;
M16 to 1/2BSP male to male adapters on both ports to the engine.
Using some kind of washer with these which will seal like the
banjo would have. Then I can use BSP to BSP hoses, either
home-made, or properly swaged onto decent rubber hose. BSP
connections seem to be sensibly priced,
I will put the oil pressure sensor somewhere else. This needs to
be remotely mounted (I could say I worked this out myself, but I
didn't), mounting directly to the engine shakes these devices to pieces.
Fortunately there is a spare M16 threaded hole which is intended for
this type of thing so I just need an adapter (Adapter M16x1:5 x 1/8npt
(MF) merlin £6.44 [although you can get these cheaper] )
I still need an extension hose of some sort 1/8NPT Male at one end
1/8NPT Female at the other. I guess I will ring ThinkAuto when I
have my dimensions, as they make up for my ignorance on this kind of
thing.
TFE3B -3 hose with PVC
cover-black
£6.52/m
This is braided which is probably a good plan as this will travel near
the exhaust mainfold/headers
E321-3
1/8BSP for -3 hose
£3.52
E321-39 1/8BSP
with flat seating for pressure gauge for -3 hose £3.77
good example of how to do this for an R1 at http://www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk/technical/howto/200410_r1oilpressure/index.html
He has an example of the bits needed, now I know this is for temp and
pressure, but surely you don't need to keep adapting everything around
so! I guess I don't understand
So I need to:
1) Get the M16 to BSP adapters as described and check that they
fit properly (Adaptor 1/2BSP x M16x1.5 (MM) M-8BSP-M16x15 Merlin
£3.50)
2) 90degree 1/2 BSP to 1/2 inch hose connectors (Oil Union 90 degree 1/2BSP)
2.1) Some appropriate sealing washers (copper or with a rubber insert)
3) Pop the engine in
4) Fit the radiator and oil cooler
5) Route some garden hose to get the lengths and routes and angles of unions
6) Sort out the mounting of the oil pressure sensor and