Low Oil - Lasting Damage?
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From: steve robinson on 18 Jul 2010 06:38 Chris Whelan wrote: > On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:26:02 +0000, steve robinson wrote: > > > Chris Whelan wrote: > > > >> On Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:20:15 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: > >> > >> [...] > >> > >> > Don't bikes generally have roller bearings so a bit more > tolerant of >> > a short time without oil? > >> > >> Conversely, some of them rely almost 100% on oil for cooling. > >> > >> Chris > > > > They also rely on the same oil to lubricate the gearbox > > Indeed, as do some cars of course. > > Chris I dont know of any car that also runs a wet clutch though
From: Chris Whelan on 18 Jul 2010 06:52 On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:38:20 +0000, steve robinson wrote: [...] > I dont know of any car that also runs a wet clutch though Interesting; I'd guess there is one though! Chris -- Remove prejudice to reply.
From: Duncan Wood on 18 Jul 2010 12:35 On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:52:17 +0100, Chris Whelan <cawhelan(a)prejudicentlworld.com> wrote: > On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:38:20 +0000, steve robinson wrote: > > [...] > >> I dont know of any car that also runs a wet clutch though > > Interesting; I'd guess there is one though! > > Chris > Anything with a BW dualtronic. -- Duncan Wood
From: Chris Whelan on 18 Jul 2010 16:25 On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:35:23 +0100, Duncan Wood wrote: > On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:52:17 +0100, Chris Whelan > <cawhelan(a)prejudicentlworld.com> wrote: > >> On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:38:20 +0000, steve robinson wrote: >> >> [...] >> >>> I dont know of any car that also runs a wet clutch though >> >> Interesting; I'd guess there is one though! >> >> Chris >> >> > Anything with a BW dualtronic. I'm guessing the OP meant a car with a wet clutch that also used engine oil to lubricate the transmission, like many motorcycles. Chris -- Remove prejudice to reply.
From: asahartz on 18 Jul 2010 19:05
On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:38:20 +0000 (UTC), "steve robinson" <steve(a)colevalleyinteriors.co.uk> wrote: >Chris Whelan wrote: > >> On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:26:02 +0000, steve robinson wrote: >> >> > Chris Whelan wrote: >> > >> >> On Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:20:15 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: >> >> >> >> [...] >> >> >> >> > Don't bikes generally have roller bearings so a bit more >> tolerant of >> > a short time without oil? >> >> >> >> Conversely, some of them rely almost 100% on oil for cooling. >> >> >> >> Chris >> > >> > They also rely on the same oil to lubricate the gearbox >> >> Indeed, as do some cars of course. >> >> Chris > >I dont know of any car that also runs a wet clutch though Mini AP auto? -- asahartz woz ere |