Oil Spray Bars

[Iain-gti 6]

Hi,

 

 

My Gti6 engine has different cams in that hit the oil spray bars, do i have to use the spray bars or can i just remove them,

 

 

Thanks

 

 

Iain

[welshpug 1,661]

depends how much they are fouling by, you could squeeze them so they clear.

[Iain-gti 6]

squeeze meaning bend???

[welshpug 1,661]

no just squeeze, make them slightly flatter.

[Iain-gti 6]

ok there touching more than that

[Josh_Quant 27]

picture?

[Iain-gti 6]

ill get one friday.

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

Remove them, Just block the feed hole up

[Iain-gti 6]

Do I not need them to lubricate the camshafts. What's the purpose behind blocking them surely if I leave them oil will just squirt out of them.

[16v205 9]

Ive removed the oil spray bars completely from the head and blocked the oil feed holes used to supply the spray bars. There will be plenty of oil spashing about from tappets to lubricate the camshaft lobes.

 

You could leave them open I guess, its your choice but mine are blocked. My reason for this is leaving them open would be a point of little resistance in the oil channels, if that in turn makes a noticable difference to oil supply or pressure to the rest of the head including tappets I dont know, so it got blocked.

 

Rich

[petert 588]

It's no big issue not having them. The XU10J4R doesn't have spray bars, yet is near identical.

[Iain-gti 6]

Thank you for the replies!