Hello, just wondering if anyone has some advice for me. I have an e30 m10b18. At what point does this engine start to suffer from oil starvation? I know with some engines a fairly well designed baffle in the pan can be a massive improvement. A better question is, should I be worried about oil starvation if i’m consistently driving hard in the mountains, canyon carving in between states, sometimes cornering hard every few seconds for an hour at a time? the rocky mountains are badass for driving. I’m sure plenty of you have some insight into this.
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it's a pretty stout little engine and has fairly large oil capacity. i don't think i'd be worried. -
Oil moving away from the pick up on long right turns is a problem for E30 M3's because of the sump design, so taller aftermarket baffles were a common modification at the time when most were tracked. The M10 sump doesn't have that issue AFAIK. Canyon carving shouldn't be a problem as long as the oil level is topped off."I'd probably take the E30 M3 in this case just because I love that little car, and how tanky that inline 6 is." - thecj
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not on street tires on public roads, no.
The E30M10 pan is what we put into
2002 race cars to help with oil starvation.
If you're concerned, the place to start is with a good- quality
mechanical oil pressure gauge.
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