Amount of oil on timing chain top sprockets.

[Markvh]

Hi again, I don’t know if I have got Stag paranoia starting but I have another question I can’t find an answer for.
How much oil should be on the timing chain and cam sprocket when the oil filler cap is lifted off after the engine has been running a few minutes? Should it be very obviously wet with oil or fairly dry? The oil pressure is ok.
Thanks. Mark.

[stag8manod]

When mine is idling with the oil cap off, oil is clearly visible, if reved it will throw oil out through filler hole.
Cheers Ian A

[sujitroy]

Here's my experience. If you have a timing tensioner that has the oil hole squirting oil directly on the chain. you will see quite a bit off oil on the crank sprocket. If you use the timing chain tensioner which squirts oil down at 90 degrees, then way less. I do not recommend this later type of tensioner.

I've been burnt.

Sujit

[STypeR]

Here's my experience. If you have a timing tensioner that has the oil hole squirting oil directly on the chain. you will see quite a bit off oil on the crank sprocket. If you use the timing chain tensioner which squirts oil down at 90 degrees, then way less. I do not recommend this later type of tensioner.

I've been burnt.

Sujit

Yes I would agree with that! I have noticed quite a difference of oil flow between the 2 types. I could not find the first type to suit the single chain Sujit mentioned with the oil hole directly squirting on the chain and had to grind down a pair of Dolomite Sprint ones to fit. They are too big as they are designed to take the double chain of the Sprint and need to be ground down.

[Markvh]

Thanks. I only seem to get a small amount of oil mist on my hand wether it is on tick over or wether I rev it. The splash guard perhaps stops a bit coming out. But having said that I can see plenty of oil on the cam bearing cap if I shine a torch in the oil filler hole.