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I was looking into options for a pre-Oiler for my Kia. It’s fairly new still, and is my first new car, so I’ve been doing all the appropriate maintenance stuff.
Looking at pre-oilers I discovered accusatory systems. These use oil pressure and a check valve to fill with oil pressure when running. It’d theoretically build to your highest running pressure. Then you can release the oil pressure via a solenoid actuated to push a bit of pressurized oil into the system.
Of course, these are also sometimes found on race engines to smooth out oil pressure issues, and have no valving.
Any thoughts on these? Snake oil? Real benefits?
I think I’d hook them up to my lights. I always run my lights, so the solenoid would stay open and if there was benefit to an oil “buffer” I’d get it. Then before shutting the car off, I’d kill the lights, and build the pressure in the accumulator. Bing-bang-boom, clean install with no switches. (Okay, okay I’m just lazy)
Looking at pre-oilers I discovered accusatory systems. These use oil pressure and a check valve to fill with oil pressure when running. It’d theoretically build to your highest running pressure. Then you can release the oil pressure via a solenoid actuated to push a bit of pressurized oil into the system.
Of course, these are also sometimes found on race engines to smooth out oil pressure issues, and have no valving.
Any thoughts on these? Snake oil? Real benefits?
I think I’d hook them up to my lights. I always run my lights, so the solenoid would stay open and if there was benefit to an oil “buffer” I’d get it. Then before shutting the car off, I’d kill the lights, and build the pressure in the accumulator. Bing-bang-boom, clean install with no switches. (Okay, okay I’m just lazy)