97 787 counterbalance oil

[irish88]

iam putting my motor back togher after a topend rebuild ,in my old 787 there was no fill plug,for the counterbalance oil ,so i had to put the oil in the cylinder and let it make its way to the counterbalance, this motor has a screw plug wich i cant seem to get lose, can i put the oil in the spark plug hole?in this motor well it reach the counterbalance? they are the same motor 787 ones just a year newer they are not rfi

 

[timmyboy76]

nononononono....

that plug will loos'n, and when it does, fill it up with 1oz of 30wt oil.

I have read, though, that "some" engine builders, dont bother with put'n oil in there, since the "premix" will make its way in there, BUT..i'm not suggest'n it.

 

[pincusa]

You need to get oil in there. It's for the balance shaft and when those bearings go dry bad things will happen - like a cracked block.

Open the filler and put some 1oz of oil in there. The later blocks I think have a connection from the main oil bath so they don't need a special fill