well it seem that my second oil tank for my Raptor again started leaking at the base where the return oil line attaches to the bottom of the tank. the first time it happened i thought prehaps the mechanic repairing my busted up tranny might have tweaked it removing the motor, o well i thought, so i asbored the cost of the tank ($170 i think). it didn't start leaking until months after the tranny got repaired. the oil tanks design is to thin for the amount of stress put on to it by that return line. FACT.

anyways now im forced to buy my first mod to my raptor, a shiny new large capacity from http://www.speedracingproducts.com/ for $260, woooohooo. so my question is with the new tank that holds an extra quart of oil, that's gonna put more stress on the life span of the oil pump, creating another problem down the line. i know it doesn't sound like much (an extra quart of oil) but the brilliant engineers over at Yamaha designed the oil pump to only a certain amount of oil through the motor. any thoughts?

-lates

 

This will in no way harm your oil pump. The oil pump is constantly pumping oil as long as the engine is running. It doesn't care if the tank has 1 or 100 quarts, as long as there is oil to pump.

It may increase you pump life since it's suspossed to lower oil temp.

 

Why would it put more stress on the oil pump? A higher capacity oil tank isn't going to force more oil through the pump. Its only going to draw as much oil as it wants.
Damn MOOSE, you got your reply out while I was typing.

 

I'm getting pretty good at 1 finger typing!!LOL

 

You shouldn't be paying that much for a larger capacity tank. Call Pingry for a tank. I think they are 199.00. Ask for Brian.
If you can't find them PM. me and I'll get you hooked up.

 

well one would think the size of the Raptors oil pump is determined by capacity (volume) of the oil running inside the system. it's engineered that way.

 

The oil pump size is determined by the needs of the engine (flow rates and pressure). The oil reservoir is an external storage tank that feeds the pump by gravity. It has nothing to do with the pressurization (ok an extra quart might add 2lbs [aproximate weight of 1 quart of oil] of inlet pressure, but the pump is pushing out at probably 60 or 80 psi, so if anything it might help in a teensy, tiny little way) or flow of the system, unless of coures it runs dry, and then you have problems.

 

$260 is a good price - I called Pingrys today and they told me $275. They also mentioned they were out of stock as well.

If you are able to get them for $200 please let me know how !?