Accusump Accumulator Install (Racing oil Control) 

Underated channel. You have the best 3rd gen content.

great video mate this reminds me of a high school lecture good job

I remember H-O racing selling these,in the 70s. Nice install.

Whoa.. this is the first video of yours ive seen. Absolutely incredible. This is better than any instructional video ive ever seen. Subscribed!

Suuuuper thorough. Thanks

Good work Sir. True craftsmanship. I need to get an accusump and this is the best explanation I've found so far. All the info you give is just what I was looking for for my application. Cheers 🍻

Solid Vid can’t wait to put one of these on my Datsun L series engine one day!

Yes, very informative, thanks so much!

After using this Accusump for a while, I decided to bypass the smart 40psi pressure switch. so instead of putting the 12v+ wires to the pressure switch, just connect the 2 wires. so the accusump valve will activate when the toggle switch is turned on. basically making it work like a manual ball valve, just with a switch.

Very good. Looking up how to install one on my GR86, But this gave me some insight on what to do when installing it like checking for leaks of course, but also helping me figure out how to do the wiring.

great video ✌

Your video came up in my feed today. Thought I would share my experience with this product. Short take, I would not use one if they gave it to me for free. I had two of these blow up on me, the second one while the car had been parked for months in the garage. I switched to a Moroso unit for the following reasons. Prior to the first unit failing, on occasion, the unit would purge from the pressure relief valve. If one looks close you will see it is on the oil side of the unit so multiple times I would have to clean the engine bay. According to Canton the valve is not on the oil side. All you have to do is look and if someone does not believe me you can pressurize your unit with the oil pump and pull the pin, it will be oil not air. Do at your own risk as you have been warned! The air input is on the other side of the unit. So that was removed and we use a pipe fitting. I know what your thinking, no pressure relief that's why you had two blow up on you. Okay, fair enough, so how much pressure does your oil pump put out. Mine was about 60 psi upon cold start and drops as the oil heats but lets go the other way and say it doubles. Then I will even spot you a couple of extra pounds and let's say it goes up to 200 psi. After the second unit failed I asked them if they, Canton, pressure test their product. At the time they told me no. When I called Moroso and asked the same question they told me 3000 psi. When both Canton units failed the threads of the cylinder just pulled out and it looked like spaghetti made out of aluminum. The Moroso unit ends are held in with o rings and circlips. This was back around 2007 so maybe the products have changed but seeing the Canton product with the relief valve still on the wrong side makes me think not. What's the old adage about compressing a liquid? I have no relation with either product and wish all well. Enjoyed your video.

I just need a device to preoil my engine to prevent dry start . Is this a proper application or is there something else to look at?

Nice video bro. I always wonder how do these limit the amount of oil flow into them when refilling (ie how much flow/pressure does it take away from the engine whilst refilling). Is there any worry about the accumulator stealing all the oil pressure away from the engine whilst it refills? I assume it has a tiny orifice or something to limit flow in and out.

If the oil in your acusump is cold an it hits the oil thermostat won't that stop the oil from getting to your engine. I know the oil is supposed to be warm with the engine running. But after some time it will cool. Like on a long highway drive.

Is your checkvalve female AN on each side? I need one as well and was looking through Improved Racing's site as well as Summit, but it wasn't clear how the female to femal AN check vlave worked. The one side looks like a big hole with no threads, online anyway? My cooler has male AN build in, so I was going to go -10 female to male coupler > check valve > -10 male to female coupler > AN three-way T fitting. Does that sound right? Thanks and great video!

How are you printing the wire labels or are they preprinted?

So upon initial install, do you need to overfill the engine with the amount of oil the accusump holds? (So 3qt sump youd overfill the engine 3qts) also how does this work with oil changes? I plan on going manual valve as recommended by canton for drifting. Thanks for any help

Great Video!! Do you need to add extra oil with this setup?

This is such a nice fucking car. The money spent must be insane but I love it. A Trans Am equivalent is my dream car.

If a non thermostatic oil cooler system, does one still need to use a check valve? Thanks!

My question is: How does an accumulator impact the oil level in the pan? If it you keep the same volume, lets say 6 quarts, and your accumulator takes up 2 quarts, then your pan becomes *quite low* at 4 quarts (1/3 drop). However, if you increase your overall volume by 2 quarts then you could potentially (radically) overfill your pan by those 2 quarts if the accumulator responses to a low pressure situation (a long, high speed turn, for example). So.. how does the accumulator solution deal with this? Would an external electric oil pump, plumbed in a similar manner, provide similar protection without the dramatic increase (or decrease) in volume?

Someone told me that oil accumulators are only appropriate for track dedicated cars tuned to idle above 2k because the pressure in the accumulator is more than in a fairly stock motor at idle. I'm not an expert but is there any truth to that?

White teflon on oil lines hey

Can use paste...just have to know what the hell you are doing.