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I don't think I completely understand how the accumulator works.
From what I can gather, they release high pressure oil into the system when there's a loss of pressure.
I remember you describing how to fill the system, filling until you find the balance because there's a lot more oil now.
When there's a loss of pressure, the accumulator releases oil, which momentarily can overfill the engine, until pressure is regained and the balance of oil levels is regained.
Why doesn't the accumulator dump it's oil at idle when the pressure is lower? Is it plumbed into the intake for the oil pump so the pump never sees a lack of oil when the OEM pickup isn't sucking oil, or does it hold oil at peak pressure and push oil through the engine at the highest pressures?
I'm trying to visualize how it works, say when you are at 9k rpm and the pressure drops from 70-80 to 60-70, how does the accumulator help keep the pressure high?
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