Can anyone tell me the 'ideal oil flow rate' from the oil tank to the oil pump please?
I am fitting a custom oil tank, with a tap in the pipe to the oil pump. (The bore of the oil hose is 7.8 mm diameter, the spigot internal diameter is 8mm but tap bore is 6mm diameter.)
I put the oil tank on the bench for a test, and was surprised how slow under gravity feed, the oil flows out. I am using 20/50 at room temperature, with only sufficient lenght hose.
Does the oil pump 'suck' the oil into itself, or does it just pump whatever oil it gets, to the big ends etc?
Many thanks as always
Neil