Thread: HELP no oil pressure after cam change

Originally Posted by nigelbuilding1984

Hi I have a 98 disco 1 just did cam and heads when i started it I havent got oil pressure yet after a few bursts of 30 seconds running and I am worried is there anything I can do to help prime it without taking it appart again cheers

Easypeasy. Shift crank to TDC, mark and remove dissy, make up a tool to turn the oil pump with a high speed power drill. A chunk of 12mm rod, a piece of hose or pipe to slip over it and a slot cut in the end of the rod to engage the pump.

Originally Posted by bee utey

Easypeasy. Shift crank to TDC, mark and remove dissy, make up a tool to turn the oil pump with a high speed power drill. A chunk of 12mm rod, a piece of hose or pipe to slip over it and a slot cut in the end of the rod to engage the pump.

will that work on a serpentine engine i thought the oil pumps were a bit different cheers

Edit - Mr B''s second trick (see below) is probably the better idea.

Originally Posted by nigelbuilding1984

will that work on a serpentine engine i thought the oil pumps were a bit different cheers

OOps.

Second trick, pull out the oil pressure switch, fit a hose nipple and syringe some oil into the motor. A gearbox filling pump bottle works too. I've done this plenty of times in the distant past to prime rebuilt motors before starting up.

still no oil pressure but I think I have damaged the pump when i did the harmonic balancer up i didnt realise the gear wasnt engaged properly and now i have bent the backing plate to the oil pump gears doh

ok I have oil pressure now after i fitted a second hand timing cover but now my dizzy sounds like its going to self destruct and it is misfiring badly i think the two may be related doh when will it end haha