Help understanding Accusump!

hey folks,

Trying to figure out how an Accusump works...and what I require to plumb it in. I know what its supposed to do...but where does it fit into the cars oil system and how does it do what it does?

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it maintains oil pressure - helps prevent loss of the pressure during 'oil sloshing' and what not (Oil sloshing can leave the oil pump pickup uncovered)

the accusump maintains an oil reserve, so if the oil flow to the engine gets interrupted - it releases some.

charging


Discharging

So in the diagram where you have it t'ing into system...where is that T point? and how does it know when oil flow to the engine has been disruppted inorder to discharge? I get the logic I just don't know where the lines would attach too:S

I'd imagine the T point could be different in every car =/

the cars computer should be monitoring the flow through the pump, when there is low pressure/flow passing through the pump the computer would switch to the reserve in the accusump

I'm not too sure about the placing of the accusump, or where it connects to the cars oil system, you may have to ask a dealer or... someone with a mechanics licences

I want to say contents are under pressure inside the reservor but don't quote me on that...if that is the case then the moment line pressure drops below the pressure coming from the reservor...the reservor would push out into the system until line pressure is reestablished by the factory pick up....makes sense in my head just need to figure out where on earth it all goes!

Thanks for your help let's see if I can get one before next season and try avoid another engine rebuild....praying for 15,000kms before next rebuild.

^ that is somewhat accurate. You will need a check valve in the line leading out of your oil pump, so when the pressure drops, the oil doesnt get pushed back towards your oil pump.

The setup is different on every car.

did a bunch of reading and it seems the easiest way is to run a sandwhich plate adapter before the filter...hopefully this will work with mine!