Originally Posted By: zzyzzx
Originally Posted By: PandaBear
Hmmm, so is this a dry sump system if it is all the way up? I'd imagine pumping oil all the way up and outside the engine structure means additional cost, for nothing. There will be an additional pump and additional space wasted in the engine bay. The only benefit is a reduced oil pan size means the engine height is reduced and you get lower center of gravity.
The canister is not a problem if they can make a reusable one for those who want to reuse it, which, defeat the purpose of the system. Or it would be like battery which you needs to return the core back to the store and reusing it risk leaking or cracking and damaging an engine as a result.
Would you really want to use somebody else's old core?
it's just like Ink Jet printer Cartridges. within a year there would be storefronts either refilling, or "re-manufacturing" them. you would see cheap refill Kits sold on late night tv,
there would be horror stories of the reused models leaking everywhere, or the car simply wouldn't recognize the After market part, etc.
and of course, instead of one standard unit, every auto manufacturer would have to sell dozens of incompatible cartridges.
seriously, it'd be just like the printer ink racket.