LN Deep Sump From Parts Geek, Anyone Buy
03-01-2018, 12:34 PM
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LN Deep Sump From Parts Geek, Anyone Buy
Going to be purchasing the LN 2qt deep sump for my 996. A quick google search shows it is available from Parts Geek for $81 less plus free shipping which is a $137 savings from buying it from LN (shipping to me is $56).
The description does not mention the gasket or the swirl pots, but I checked with them and they say everything in the photo is included.
I have seen some really bad review from parts geek, and some good ones. Just wondering if anyone has experience with this part from them. I normally would just buy from LN, but it is tough to walk from $137 in savings, that's almost enough to fill the car with XP9 when I am done.
The description does not mention the gasket or the swirl pots, but I checked with them and they say everything in the photo is included.
I have seen some really bad review from parts geek, and some good ones. Just wondering if anyone has experience with this part from them. I normally would just buy from LN, but it is tough to walk from $137 in savings, that's almost enough to fill the car with XP9 when I am done.
03-01-2018, 01:21 PM
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I have on one my 2003. I bought it from LN directly.
Do you mean this one? https://lnengineering.com/2qt-deep-s...51-baffle.html
A discount from $849 to $81? Are you sure you didn't miss a zero there?
I would highly recommend you get the 996 Skid plate that LN sells for this....it hangs pretty low especially if your car is lowered. https://lnengineering.com/bilt-racin...ard-plate.html
Do you mean this one? https://lnengineering.com/2qt-deep-s...51-baffle.html
A discount from $849 to $81? Are you sure you didn't miss a zero there?
I would highly recommend you get the 996 Skid plate that LN sells for this....it hangs pretty low especially if your car is lowered. https://lnengineering.com/bilt-racin...ard-plate.html
Last edited by Nickshu; 03-01-2018 at 08:18 PM. Reason: Typo
03-01-2018, 01:32 PM
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I have on on my 2003. I bought it from LN directly.
Do you mean this one? https://lnengineering.com/2qt-deep-s...51-baffle.html
A discount from $849 to $81? Are you sure you didn't miss a zero there?
I would highly recommend you get the 996 Skid plate that LN sells for this....it hangs pretty low especially if your car is lowered. https://lnengineering.com/bilt-racin...ard-plate.html
Do you mean this one? https://lnengineering.com/2qt-deep-s...51-baffle.html
A discount from $849 to $81? Are you sure you didn't miss a zero there?
I would highly recommend you get the 996 Skid plate that LN sells for this....it hangs pretty low especially if your car is lowered. https://lnengineering.com/bilt-racin...ard-plate.html
And yes, I plan on getting the skid plate too.
Do you track your car? Were you having issues with oil pressure in turns? If so, did this help? I have the FVD pan on the car now, but I am still having issues. This is my last effort before I go accusump.
03-01-2018, 02:40 PM
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Albeit on a 986 Boxster, I have the LN unit and I tried to buy it from Parts Geek for the same reasons as you, but I was on my phone at Walmart of all places, and my signal dropped and the purchase didn't go through. The next day I found a used one on the Pelican Parts board and picked it up.
I track my car a lot, and I still have dips in oil pressure but they are not as "bad" as before I put the deep sump on. What really seemed to help them the most was going from 5w40 Millers Nano (which in itself was better than before when I was on the non track designed or approved DT40) to 10W50 Millers Nano, and I also added a switch that grounds out the high speed rad fan relays so that I can run them on high by flipping the switch which helps keep things a little cooler. The Millers is $$$ but I am running it on a 5,000 mile oil change interval (that is mostly HPDE and highway driving to/from events) that is supported with UOAs, and that helps mitigate the cost compared with other oils that have to be changed more frequently.
Are you already on the XP-9 or are you going to do that in addition to the deep sump? If not I would suggest trying the XP-9 first before changing to a new deep sump, it holds up better under heat and may give a desirable reduction in the frequency and amplitude of pressure drops?
Are you logging data or just peeking at the oil pressure gauge? I am not logging, but my video camera picks up the VDO aftermarket oil pressure gauge I added, so it is like a "poor man's" data logging
Steve
I track my car a lot, and I still have dips in oil pressure but they are not as "bad" as before I put the deep sump on. What really seemed to help them the most was going from 5w40 Millers Nano (which in itself was better than before when I was on the non track designed or approved DT40) to 10W50 Millers Nano, and I also added a switch that grounds out the high speed rad fan relays so that I can run them on high by flipping the switch which helps keep things a little cooler. The Millers is $$$ but I am running it on a 5,000 mile oil change interval (that is mostly HPDE and highway driving to/from events) that is supported with UOAs, and that helps mitigate the cost compared with other oils that have to be changed more frequently.
Are you already on the XP-9 or are you going to do that in addition to the deep sump? If not I would suggest trying the XP-9 first before changing to a new deep sump, it holds up better under heat and may give a desirable reduction in the frequency and amplitude of pressure drops?
Are you logging data or just peeking at the oil pressure gauge? I am not logging, but my video camera picks up the VDO aftermarket oil pressure gauge I added, so it is like a "poor man's" data logging
Steve
03-01-2018, 02:48 PM
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Albeit on a 986 Boxster, I have the LN unit and I tried to buy it from Parts Geek for the same reasons as you, but I was on my phone at Walmart of all places, and my signal dropped and the purchase didn't go through. The next day I found a used one on the Pelican Parts board and picked it up.
I track my car a lot, and I still have dips in oil pressure but they are not as "bad" as before I put the deep sump on. What really seemed to help them the most was going from 5w40 Millers Nano (which in itself was better than before when I was on the non track designed or approved DT40) to 10W50 Millers Nano, and I also added a switch that grounds out the high speed rad fan relays so that I can run them on high by flipping the switch which helps keep things a little cooler. The Millers is $$$ but I am running it on a 5,000 mile oil change interval (that is mostly HPDE and highway driving to/from events) that is supported with UOAs, and that helps mitigate the cost compared with other oils that have to be changed more frequently.
Are you already on the XP-9 or are you going to do that in addition to the deep sump? If not I would suggest trying the XP-9 first before changing to a new deep sump, it holds up better under heat and may give a desirable reduction in the frequency and amplitude of pressure drops?
Are you logging data or just peeking at the oil pressure gauge? I am not logging, but my video camera picks up the VDO aftermarket oil pressure gauge I added, so it is like a "poor man's" data logging
Steve
I track my car a lot, and I still have dips in oil pressure but they are not as "bad" as before I put the deep sump on. What really seemed to help them the most was going from 5w40 Millers Nano (which in itself was better than before when I was on the non track designed or approved DT40) to 10W50 Millers Nano, and I also added a switch that grounds out the high speed rad fan relays so that I can run them on high by flipping the switch which helps keep things a little cooler. The Millers is $$$ but I am running it on a 5,000 mile oil change interval (that is mostly HPDE and highway driving to/from events) that is supported with UOAs, and that helps mitigate the cost compared with other oils that have to be changed more frequently.
Are you already on the XP-9 or are you going to do that in addition to the deep sump? If not I would suggest trying the XP-9 first before changing to a new deep sump, it holds up better under heat and may give a desirable reduction in the frequency and amplitude of pressure drops?
Are you logging data or just peeking at the oil pressure gauge? I am not logging, but my video camera picks up the VDO aftermarket oil pressure gauge I added, so it is like a "poor man's" data logging
Steve
Thanks. Yes, already have the FVD deep sump (which does not have the plate that the LN one has) and have been using XP9, and I get dips in pressure mostly on right hand turns, after 10-12 minutes on the track. It is fine for the first 10-12 minutes. What's odd is that my car is a 99 and I recently replaced the motor. The motor I replaced it with was a reman from Porche (lucked out as I purchased a car off of copart for the motor). It has all of the upgraded parts, but has this issue. The original motor never had the issue.
I am not logging it, just looking at the stock gauge.
03-01-2018, 07:34 PM
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Yes, that is the one. The $81 refers to the discount from parts geek versus LN. This is the link to it on parts geek: https://www.partsgeek.com/gbproducts/SC/83-08026479.html?utm_content=SC&utm_term=1999-2008+Porsche+911+Oil+Deep+Sump+Kit+LN+Engineering+99+0141+020+99-08+Porsche+Oil+Deep+Sump+Kit+2007+2003&fp=pp&gbm=a&utm_source=google&utm _medium=ff&utm_campaign=PartsGeek+Google+Base&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIv6zwpNPL 2QIV3oKzCh3xHQOKEAQYASABEgIWdfD_BwE&ad=47433965052
And yes, I plan on getting the skid plate too.
Do you track your car? Were you having issues with oil pressure in turns? If so, did this help? I have the FVD pan on the car now, but I am still having issues. This is my last effort before I go accusump.
And yes, I plan on getting the skid plate too.
Do you track your car? Were you having issues with oil pressure in turns? If so, did this help? I have the FVD pan on the car now, but I am still having issues. This is my last effort before I go accusump.
Honestly when you look at the design of the LN deep sump I can't see how oil can wash out from the pickup...it's literally in a box almost completely contained. Cool design.
Last edited by Nickshu; 03-01-2018 at 08:21 PM.