My machine shop just called me and said my pistons are hitting the piston oil squirters. I see ZZP have different oil squirters that may provide adequate clearance but I don't know much about them. Does anybody know of some piston squirters that will clear aftermarket pistons in a 2.2 crank, rods, and pistons in an LSJ block?

Will LNF squirters fit the LSJ block? They are tubular and can be bent some for maybe enough clearance if I can use them.

 

Ive heard of people using then gen2 squirters and bending them. My pistons have reliefs cut in them to clear the squirter.

 

The machine shop mine is at was worried about affecting the strength of the piston to do that. You probably ordered yours that way I assume.

 

Yeah they came from diamond like that. Didnt you just buy new pistons? Return them and get custom ones.

 

It's already bored to match the new pistons. Crank is already in and everything. At this point I'll just delete the damn things before getting different pistons.

Talked with the machine shop and the new plan is to order the LNF gen 2 squirters which have a tube instead of solid cast and we are going to try and from the tubes out of the way. They are ordering them through the dealers so can have them by tomorrow afternoon and they still think they will be able to get it completed by this weekend.

 

Good luck!

 

Lmao luck definitely isn't on my side so we'll just have to hope the shop can pull it off. They seemed to think they would be able to.

 

Does anyone know the part number for an LEA Ecotec piston oil squirter? I talked to Jeffery and he indicated that he used these for more piston clearance and I was wanting to look them up and see how they differed from the LNF squirters PN:12596230

I think I found the LEA piston oiler's part number:12641084 But I can't find any pictures of it or anything anywhere. Definitely seems to be less commonly available than the LNF squirters but am still very interested in seeing the differences if anyone has the means.

 

Some of them are 45* and some are 90*. I dont remember which is which but ill find the part number.

 

Cant find it anywhere on alldata

 

I think I found the part number for the 45*, but I tried a Google search and it won't show any pictures.

12591858

 

Seems like if you wanted to bend them the 90* would be a better fit

 

both will work
make sure they also clear the crankshaft counter weight

 

I have a 2008 cobalt ss with the wiseco pistons. I just bought it off a guy and was going through the motor and re sealing things while I had it out (big turbo upgrade) when I pulled the oil pan I heard some rattling and out fell two oil squirters. Clearly that an issue. I bought the new oil squirters and was wondering if anyone had dealt with the clearance issuers before. And how they got it done exactly?

 

Old post but I just had to, you literally just bend them out of the way lol. The gen 2s anyway. Or do a delete kit.