Thread: Help Oil Pump requires priming

It should pressurize with the flat blade tool down the distributor hole, might take a few minutes but it should work. Perhaps repack the oil pump with vaseline?

Did you take the oil pick up off? An air leak between the pickup and the block might cause this. Is the oil sensor broken? Is there any oil in it ;-)

No. I never took the oil pick up filter off. And yes there is a sump full of oil. The oil pressure switch has ben working up till now.
I will keep my eye on the forum and keep trying everthing suggested.

Originally Posted by BilboBoggles

It should pressurize with the flat blade tool down the distributor hole, might take a few minutes but it should work. Perhaps repack the oil pump with vaseline?

Did you take the oil pick up off? An air leak between the pickup and the block might cause this. Is the oil sensor broken? Is there any oil in it ;-)

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A flat bladed shaft attached to a drill with dizzy removed place down dizzy shaft hole to turn oil pump drive should prime up just nicely
Or pull the oil pump off and pack with vasoline

Originally Posted by rangieman

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A flat bladed shaft attached to a drill with dizzy removed place down dizzy shaft hole to turn oil pump drive should prime up just nicely
Or pull the oil pump off and pack with vasoline

Vaseline is the easiest method, done it a few times and never had it not work.

Originally Posted by tarz37

No. I never took the oil pick up filter off. And yes there is a sump full of oil. The oil pressure switch has ben working up till now.
I will keep my eye on the forum and keep trying everthing suggested.

The one thing that you are doing right is not starting the engine till the oil pressure is up

Having said that .... Generally you will have to start at the beginning (Repack the pump with Vaseline)

However .... Try the following

Take the oil filter off and try the drill on shaft method again .... or .... Crack the oil lines to the radiator and use the drill on shaft method

By removing the filter ... you will take away the resistance of pressure // as it is full of oil



The dangerous way is ....
Another way is ..... oil filter off .... LOW PRESSURE of compressed air down the rocker cover ... use drill method // don't seal up the motor ... allow it to leak air .... as you just want to persuade the oil to rise // not force it .. as you WILL blow seals


Be aware that I have not had to do this myself .... but have contemplated it if I was desperate



Myself ... personally tho .... I would repack it, if the drill method with oil filter off did not work


Mike

Thanks Mike

I will try the oil filter off and the electric drill method and let you Know how I go. I.E. If it stops raining up here in Sunraysia

Originally Posted by loanrangie

Vaseline is the easiest method, done it a few times and never had it not work.

Easier to remove the dizzy than the oil pump in my opinion

the easiest method is the screwdriver on a drill method...

take the dizzy cap off turn the engine by hand for one full revolution of the dizzy to get the direction of rotation sorted, mark the dizzys current position. remove the dizzy.

over fill the engine with oil dont be shy add at least 3 extra liters spin the pump with the drill on a screwdrive in the same direction as the dizzy was turning.

it'll prime in about 15-20 seconds tops.

once youve got it primed drop a suction line into the dipstick port and remove the 3 extra liters or just drain that much out of the sump.

the other thing that really helps with the priming is removing the pressure switch or the filter if youve got a speed brace and the right drive bits you can prime it by hand with the filter off.