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  • gazellebeigem3
    No R3VLimiter
    • Jun 2005
    • 3712

    #1

    Oil pan baffling

    Has anyone added their own baffling to their car? My lifters get pretty noisy when autoxing, especially after this weekend, when we co-drove it. Ive tried overfilling it a half quart, switched to 10w-30 from 15w-50 trying to curb this.
  • static
    E30 Addict
    • Oct 2005
    • 501

    #2
    how would 10w-30 help with oil sloshing over 15w-50 ?

    i'd love to hear about people baffling their e34 oilpans

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    • PiercedE30
      R3V Elite
      • Apr 2005
      • 4220

      #3
      I put mine in my pan before bolting it to the motor. I just put a piece about 1.5" long across the passenger side of the pan. Simple, and effective against the oil going up the side of the block. I haven't had any lifter tick from the 3 or 4 AutoX's I've done.
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      • gazellebeigem3
        No R3VLimiter
        • Jun 2005
        • 3712

        #4
        Originally posted by static
        how would 10w-30 help with oil sloshing over 15w-50 ?

        i'd love to hear about people baffling their e34 oilpans


        Not so much to help with the oil sloshing, but to help it get back into the lifters faster. I have a spare pan at work and some turner e36 baffles floating around. Im going to see what i can do wif 'em.

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        • mck
          Wrencher
          • Jan 2007
          • 238

          #5
          I used the e36 baffling that was bolted to the motor I had to bend one corner about 5-10mm, I cut the e34 baffling out.
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          • 1fastcosmo
            Advanced Member
            • Apr 2008
            • 139

            #6
            Originally posted by gazellebeigem3
            Has anyone added their own baffling to their car? My lifters get pretty noisy when autoxing, especially after this weekend, when we co-drove it. Ive tried overfilling it a half quart, switched to 10w-30 from 15w-50 trying to curb this.
            im sure some vendor makes a baffle for the pan.i use a turner baffle/canton accusump oil kit

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            • bmws50b30
              E30 Enthusiast
              • Aug 2005
              • 1151

              #7
              same thing happens to me when i autox. i just add more oil and the lifters quiet down. but i'd also like to know if i can baffle my oil pan.

              1991 330is


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              • 1fastcosmo
                Advanced Member
                • Apr 2008
                • 139

                #8
                Originally posted by bmws50b30
                same thing happens to me when i autox. i just add more oil and the lifters quiet down. but i'd also like to know if i can baffle my oil pan.
                you should look into an accusump kit :) works wonders

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                • mazur
                  Mod Crazy
                  • Jan 2006
                  • 731

                  #9
                  Originally posted by mck
                  I used the e36 baffling that was bolted to the motor I had to bend one corner about 5-10mm, I cut the e34 baffling out.
                  You're talking about the windage tray. The others are talking about something else.

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                  • gazellebeigem3
                    No R3VLimiter
                    • Jun 2005
                    • 3712

                    #10
                    I talked to turner today, they dont make anything off the shelf, they have done a few one-offs. Ill probably be doing the same whenever i get the time.

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