no oil pressure...
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no oil pressure...
Just put the engine back together with new crankshaft and bearings, but i have the engine turning over on the key with the coil disconnected, my oil pressure gauge does not move and the oil pressure warning light stays on. Im not sure where to start in terms of finding why there is no pressure?
please help!
Picky
please help!
Picky
1969 Four door Saloon Old English White 1275 with ported head and HS4 carb. Wolseley 1500 front brakes. Currently off the road with a leaky master cylinder!
yes they have little tabs so its not possible to put them in the wrong way round. i didnt put any oil in the pump before fitting it, maybe i should have?
1969 Four door Saloon Old English White 1275 with ported head and HS4 carb. Wolseley 1500 front brakes. Currently off the road with a leaky master cylinder!
dam. well i have the engine all back together and in the car.. any way of priming the oil pump wthout taking it all apart?? will it eventually pick up if i keep turning it over?? there is a small bolt into the oil way near the pump, maybe squirt some oil in there?
help much appreciated as i dont want to take it all apart again!
Picky
help much appreciated as i dont want to take it all apart again!
Picky
1969 Four door Saloon Old English White 1275 with ported head and HS4 carb. Wolseley 1500 front brakes. Currently off the road with a leaky master cylinder!
Phew - lucky! You must always fill the pump with oil - and maybe a little grease although I don't like doing that unless the engine will lie for a while before it's used. Your problem is solved - for others - to prime a dry oil pump in this situation you remove the feed pipe to the filter casing - then using an oil can - feed oil into the hole above the relief valve while slowly turning the engine backwards by hand (obviously!). Put in about 1/4 - 1/2 pint - then refit the feed pipe, and crank it up with no plugs till the pressure builds.
Last edited by bmcecosse on Sun Sep 10, 2006 10:40 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Kevin wrote:Agree 100% with that, you were very lucky.Phew - lucky! You must always fill the pump with oil
I need to use it on tuesday, but my crossplies have got cracks in the walls, anyone know a place in yorkshire where i can get some 145/155 radials at short notice??
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Remember you'll need to swap the whole lot for radials, not just the cracked tyres.
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Doncaster any good?
http://www.mgm-spares.co.uk/partfinder. ... umber=tyre
I got mine from there with next day delivery
http://www.mgm-spares.co.uk/partfinder. ... umber=tyre
I got mine from there with next day delivery
This message board is like a family - you can't choose the other members!! But remember engine oil is thicker than water.
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Arrgh!
I've been doing the same job as Picky (replacing crank and bearings), and now I can't get any oil pressure . I didn't prime the pump initially as all the oil I put in it just fell straight out, but I've put some oil down the hole where the external oil pipe emerges and there is still no pressure even when spun on the starter for a long time. Any thoughts anyone?
This whole job is beginning to drive me bananas. I just want my car back on the road
I've been doing the same job as Picky (replacing crank and bearings), and now I can't get any oil pressure . I didn't prime the pump initially as all the oil I put in it just fell straight out, but I've put some oil down the hole where the external oil pipe emerges and there is still no pressure even when spun on the starter for a long time. Any thoughts anyone?
This whole job is beginning to drive me bananas. I just want my car back on the road
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chrisd87,
on the right hand side of the block (with the car pointing towards you) look near where the end of the camshaft connects to the oil pump. you should be able to trace the route of the oilway up from the pick up pipe. the oilway goes straight up at first, then turns horizontal. There is a small bolt in the top of the oilway, undo this and squirt some oil in with an oil can, pointing the nozzle towards the pump as much as possible. then quickly do up the bolt and turn the engine over without any plugs in, I found that not having the plugs in meant the engine turned over alot faster, and thats when my pressure picked up. I also over filled the sump as this means the oil isnt as far away from the pump. Also have you tried what bmcecosse suggested? If you do what I did and what bmcecosse suggests I cant see why there would be no pressure..
Good luck,
Picky
on the right hand side of the block (with the car pointing towards you) look near where the end of the camshaft connects to the oil pump. you should be able to trace the route of the oilway up from the pick up pipe. the oilway goes straight up at first, then turns horizontal. There is a small bolt in the top of the oilway, undo this and squirt some oil in with an oil can, pointing the nozzle towards the pump as much as possible. then quickly do up the bolt and turn the engine over without any plugs in, I found that not having the plugs in meant the engine turned over alot faster, and thats when my pressure picked up. I also over filled the sump as this means the oil isnt as far away from the pump. Also have you tried what bmcecosse suggested? If you do what I did and what bmcecosse suggests I cant see why there would be no pressure..
Good luck,
Picky
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OK I'll try what Picky suggested and the turning backwards thing with some more oil.
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