Oil squirter fitment into 5SFE block.

**Rhyno** · 04-07-2011, 01:40 PM

Good work Totenkopf! + Rep

**-Totenkopf-** · 17-07-2011, 08:23 PM

Ah well, did another block last night/today. This job isn't one of my favourites, its time consuming and reasonably easy to make a mistake if your lacking in concentration. Not to mention that cast iron seems to wreak havoc on my cutters. After doing only one block there is noticable wear on the cutter. I think you'd maybe get two or three blocks done before you'd be wanting to look at a replacement cutter.

I put this down to having to run slow feeds due to the length of protrusion from the collet chuck and the fact its only holding the cutter by about 15mm. Too slow a feed in cast iron just seems to abrade the corner of the cutter. Running a faster feed causes too much chatter (once again, detrimental to tool life) due to the above reasons.

Anyway, Drilled and tapped some holes. This isn't a simple excersise either. As the holes are on the outside of the gallery the drill bit naturally wants to drift toward the centre. Same when it comes to tapping. Between the pad and the oil gallery is probably approx 4mm of material.

Anyway, the only problem I can see with the install so far is that the banjo bolt is quite long and protrudes a fair way into the oil gallery. I am not sure at this point however if that will cause a detrimental restriction. You cant just cut the banjo down as its contains a check valve.

Anyway, a few pictures:

**thechuckster** · 17-07-2011, 11:45 PM

maybe fit a flat washer between banjo-bolt and squirter to pull the bolt out (just a bit) from the oil gallery?

**rolleraction** · 19-07-2011, 10:41 AM

Have to be thick washer going by that last pic Chuck. That may cause interference with the rotating assy?

**rolleraction** · 19-07-2011, 10:43 AM

Ps. excellent project!

**thechuckster** · 19-07-2011, 01:06 PM

Originally Posted by rolleraction

Have to be thick washer going by that last pic Chuck. That may cause interference with the rotating assy?

it would only be the head of the bolt that stands up a bit?. but yep, it could start to get close-and-personal with balance weights on the crank.

**-Totenkopf-** · 21-07-2011, 04:46 PM

I dont think the protrusion will be a problem. I am more concerned about engine vibration causing the banjo bolt to loosen due to the relatively small amount of thread engagement.