Oil squirters. Required, or dead weight?

[ralexander03@snet.net (Rick Alexander)]

But, but, but, wait a minute. What are you proposing to do with the holes in
the block that will now allow all of your lovely oil pressure to escape? If
nothing is done to those holes, the head will last less than a minute and we
don't want that now. Drawing upon my 1.8 16v experience, I'd ask if perhaps
they should be pointing to one side of the other and that might relieve your
clearance problem. Mine could be installed anywhere in about a 120 deg. arc.
If that fails you could tap the holes with a pipe tap (tapered) and put
allen screws in with plenty of Locktite. I've done this many times when the
slugs were removed from crank oil passages for cleaning. In this application
it also facilitates cleaning the crank later as well.

Good luck.

Rick Alexander
http://www.brubakerbox.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Allyn" <amalventano1@comcast.net>
To: <joshhignight@techography.net>; "Scirocco List"
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2002 9:23 PM
Subject: Re: Oil squirters. Required, or dead weight?


> i think a 2l crank + rods will in fact contact the squirters. i dont think
they are a requirement,
> just one of those things vw added to help increase the life of the 16v
bottom ends. also, the 2.0
> squirters are different i think.
> Al
>
> Allyn Malventano, ETC(SS), USN
> 87 Rieger GTO Scirocco 16v (daily driver, 180k, rocco #6)
> 86 Kamei Twin 16V Turbo Scirocco GTX ('it has begun', rocco #7)
> 86.5 Occo 16v Trailer (dotting 'i's across the country, rocco #8)
> 87 Jetta 8v Wolfsburg 2dr (daily driver, 260k, 0 rattles, original clutch,
driveshafts, wheels :)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <joshhignight@techography.net>
> To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2002 8:49 PM
> Subject: Oil squirters. Required, or dead weight?
>
>
>    I am in the middle of a dilemna. My beasty block has been cursed with
problem after problem.
> First, I find the pistons are facing the wrong direction (it's a 16v,
relief cuts for intake valves
> were installed facing the exhuast valves). Open bottom end, rods are on
backwards too (bumps on rods
> are not facing cambelt side of block, going against Bentley note). Pull
rod caps, crank, rotate
> pistons and rods, reassemble. Turn crank... thunk (contact). Searching
reveals that the oil squirts
> are contacting the now correctly installed rods.
>
> So, do I pull the oil squirters and just live with it? Do I go through the
hassle of not having my
> car for how many more weeks to have things corrected (the shop is not
local, by 900 miles)? If the
> block will have no adverse effects from not having the squirters
installed, I'll run it like that. I
> plan to hit 8K rpm with it and it's running 83mm forged pistons and 2L
crank and rods (was a stock
> 1.8 16v block).
>
> Any and all input are welcome.
>
> Joshua
>
>
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