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duratec - no oil pressure
rug - 15/3/24 at 11:42 AM

So I am at the point of starting my motor.

While cranking I see no oil pressure. I took the oil pressure sensor off and I have no oil on the end so I am not getting any oil circulation at all.

I have a custom oilpan and I have had the oil pump out and back in so the oil system was completely empty before I filled it back up and cranked it over. Does the oilpump need to be primed somehow? Or am I stuck taking the pan off and start looking for other faults?


rug - 15/3/24 at 02:05 PM

Solved! I used a syringe ansd squirted some oil into the port towards the oil pump under the oil filter. Now I have pressure!


Mr Whippy - 15/3/24 at 07:46 PM

Remember to fill the oil filter before putting it on (unless obviously if it sits on its side...) as they can hold lot of oil. My Volvo takes a whole litre which it otherwise would have to fill before anything got to the bearings. But glad you spotted the issue and sorted it


rusty nuts - 16/3/24 at 01:46 PM

Vaseline in the oil pump when assembling an engine was common practice at one time