DarrenW
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| posted on 7/6/05 at 10:54 AM |
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pinto oil and pump priming
Ive done a search but cant find what im looking for.
Engine is 1988 2.0 sierra pinto lump. Ive had head re-built and fitted new spray bar. Sump has been modified and oil pick up pipe shortened and
cleaned out. Bottom end and oil pump hasnt been touched. I can remember reading that there is a way of priming the pump without turning engine over -
can anyone shed some light on this please?
What oil is recommended for the Pinto? Should i pour some over the top end before filling (i used cam lube when assembling head).
Mark Allanson - i copied you sump mod model - how much oil does yours take now? (only asking so i buy enough)
Thanks for your help.
Darren.
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Dusty
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| posted on 7/6/05 at 11:39 AM |
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You can whip out the dizzy and spin the hexagon drive on a hex socket or slacken the cam belt, slip it off the auxillary shaft wheel and spin that
till you get lube flowing.
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DarrenW
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| posted on 7/6/05 at 12:10 PM |
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Thats what i was looking for - thanks Dusty. I think ill try taking the dizzy out as im sure ive fitted the new one in the wrong position. Is the hex
drive easy to get at? I hope it is an easy size.
Do i have to spin it quite fast? Hopefully cordless drill will be fast enough.
Im haveing a thick day - i cant remember what oil to use (grade). Is it 10W 40??
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macspeedy
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| posted on 7/6/05 at 09:45 PM |
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its the same size as all those drill bits 
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JoelP
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| posted on 7/6/05 at 10:27 PM |
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would it be too bad to just remove the plugs, dribble some oil down the hole and turn it over with no compression? i cant see that doing it much harm.
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DarrenW
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| posted on 8/6/05 at 07:50 AM |
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Thanks Joel,
I dont know the answer cos ive never done this before. I guess you are suggesting removing plugs to lose the compression and then just putting a
couple of squirts down each plug hole to give some top end lube for cranking it over on the starter- sounds feasible. I guess filling oil in the
normal way will also wash fresh oil over the cam and valves as well. I was mailnly concerned about making sure the pump is full of oil and pressure is
built up quickly - i can test for pressure by connecting test lamp to pressure switch and watching for the light to go out.
Sump is fitted now so i dont want to remove again to gain pump access for filling with vaseline - am i right in assuming that getting some oil down
the filter hole wiill help to fill the pump (i have a squirty can that i can fill with engine oil). iam guessing that the pump feeds to the filter
first and then to the rest of engine???
Oil type - trip to Halfords last night showed that the original oil spec was mineral 10W 40, the update ford spec is semi-sinthetic 5W 30 (this is
also recommended for my Mondeo's Duratec VE engine).
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B@man
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| posted on 12/6/05 at 06:14 PM |
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This weekend we must have spent over 40 mins cranking a rebult pinto over trying to get the oil pressure up, in the end I dismantled an old dizzy,
stuck the shaft in a electric dril and within 30 seconds we had oil pressure.
I wish I'd done that at the start, it would appear that you need more than 50 RPM to prime a pinto !
P.S. you need a reasonble dril 500w+
Projects :
Robin Hood S7 - Deceased !
SSC Stylus 16v - Sold
Spartan Zetec conversion
Rickman 2.0 Petrol (New Engine) - Sold
Rickman 1800 TD (ongoing)
TVR 400SE (Nearly a kit ?)
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