Is this proof of a 928 squirter block?
03-10-2009, 03:07 AM
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Official reason for delete from '88 MY yearly documents:
Bores for piston crown cooling have been omitted in the upper crankcase section since January of 1987 because of positive endurance testing results. Oil spray jets, which had been pressed into the main bearing seats, are therefore also omitted.
Bores for piston crown cooling have been omitted in the upper crankcase section since January of 1987 because of positive endurance testing results. Oil spray jets, which had been pressed into the main bearing seats, are therefore also omitted.
03-10-2009, 01:14 PM
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Official reason for delete from '88 MY yearly documents:
Bores for piston crown cooling have been omitted in the upper crankcase section since January of 1987 because of positive endurance testing results. Oil spray jets, which had been pressed into the main bearing seats, are therefore also omitted.
Bores for piston crown cooling have been omitted in the upper crankcase section since January of 1987 because of positive endurance testing results. Oil spray jets, which had been pressed into the main bearing seats, are therefore also omitted.
What does that mean?
They were omitted because of positive tests?
I really wonder is some bean counter had something to do with this?
It had to cost them some money to install these.
I also wonder how in the heck I am going to clean them out.
03-10-2009, 01:17 PM
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The only way I can interpret that is that they did some tests without the squirters and came to the conclusion that they were unnecessary. So they could save on extra costs of machining those holes in there. Squirter engines also have the potential to burn more oil. Too bad we will probably never know the real reason.
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Dan
'91 928GT S/C
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03-10-2009, 01:45 PM
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What exactly are/were bores for piston crown cooling in the upper crankcase section?
81H06569 is automatic engine 1569. Thats quite high number.
If 35% of '87 cars made were with manual gearbox and both automatic and 5sp engines lost squirters at same time it means some 800-900 or even more manual engines had squirters.
Total worldwide '87 MY production was 4715 cars or possibly little more. 1569 + 900 = 2500 or even some more cars. This means at least half of the '87 MY production have squirters.
This means cars made in February '87 or even later will have them. This would mean ROW VIN 1000 or little larger will have them as do US VIN 1200 or even larger.
81H06569 is automatic engine 1569. Thats quite high number.
If 35% of '87 cars made were with manual gearbox and both automatic and 5sp engines lost squirters at same time it means some 800-900 or even more manual engines had squirters.
Total worldwide '87 MY production was 4715 cars or possibly little more. 1569 + 900 = 2500 or even some more cars. This means at least half of the '87 MY production have squirters.
This means cars made in February '87 or even later will have them. This would mean ROW VIN 1000 or little larger will have them as do US VIN 1200 or even larger.
03-10-2009, 02:31 PM
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03-10-2009, 02:34 PM
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I think all the early '87 'ribbed' intakes also used the 4 bonded rubber buffers. The fuel rails are different for intakes with the buffers. Later rails won't work with the earlier intakes.
03-10-2009, 05:44 PM
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My Euro MY1987 S4 5spd has a ribbed intake, folding wing, plastic oil filler and the following engine number: M28/41 81H 01248.
Can anyone tell me whether it has squirters?
Cheers
Joel
My Euro MY1987 S4 5spd has a ribbed intake, folding wing, plastic oil filler and the following engine number: M28/41 81H 01248.
Can anyone tell me whether it has squirters?
Cheers
Joel
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03-10-2009, 06:41 PM
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My car has a folding wing, the plastic oil filler, ribbed intake, and Solid fuel rail mounts. Vin #1387 on an auto. I have no idea if it is a squirter block, but it may help show when some of the other changes fell during model year 87.