Negetive effects on engine from crazy angles
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Negetive effects on engine from crazy angles
While watching the latest Pilgrimage to Moab video, seeing some of the angles the Jeeps were in made me wonder what happens when your Jeep is angles 60 degrees or more (EX: the White Knuckle drop off in Moab)? Could this starve oil from part of the crank or flood the area under the piston with oil? I can't imagine this is very good for the engine. At the very least it would cause oil foaming right?
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While watching the latest Pilgrimage to Moab video, seeing some of the angles the Jeeps were in made me wonder what happens when your Jeep is angles 60 degrees or more (EX: the White Knuckle drop off in Moab)? Could this starve oil from part of the crank or flood the area under the piston with oil? I can't imagine this is very good for the engine. At the very least it would cause oil foaming right?
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I have lost some auto tranny fluid out of the breather when I have the nose pointed at the sky. At that point more concerned about going over backwards than anything. Does not seem like it would be good for the motor oil circulation either. But what can you do about it really, and still have fun?
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As long as the oil pan has enough oil for the pick-up tube to "pick up", you're fine. As far as oil getting under the piston and into the combustion chamber, you'd have to be at such an angle that you're either laying on the side, front, back or upside down. Basically, if you're moving and didn't roll the Jeep, it won't (I should say shouldn't) happen. As other's have said, your trans breather tube and coolant overflow could spit out some fluids. Also, if you're at such a steep angle for a long duration, your front/rear main seals could leak.