Soooo…….. check again this morning and the oil pump is still locked up SOLID , won’t move either way even using considerable force with a big screwdriver so- out it comes
Had a few hands helping as today was our spanner day
Got it out , drained the oil and the bloody pump freed itself up so we tested it again and it was pumping fine - figured seeing as it’s out may as well get it checked so off came the sump and out came the pump
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Blacky wrote: Mon Nov 18, 2024 10:57 am
Also noticed something else that could have ended badly - have a look at how much crap was in the fuel pump !!!!
Got the oil pump back today, Johnny found the drama - when some hamfisted electrician used the (home made) oil pump priming tool he managed to chip a little bit of oil pump driver tang off which subsequently found its way between the top of the oil pump drive shaft and the housing of the oil pump - causing said oil pump to lock up.
Damn lucky !
Get that hardened metal swimming with the soft white metal and you know what happens.
Refresh my memory do you have an oil filter on that engine ?
Greg
EK283 wrote: Tue Nov 26, 2024 8:22 pm
Damn lucky !
Get that hardened metal swimming with the soft white metal and you know what happens.
Refresh my memory do you have an oil filter on that engine ?
Greg
Damn straight - lucky the shard was still in the top of the pump and hadn't made its way into the pump or engine.
No oil filter - the way the bloody thing leaks it never has a chance to get dirty ...... maybe now it will , time will tell.
I started with nothing and still have most of it left.
Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
Finally got a bit of time to do a bit on it last Sunday- after working fixing @)&(/)” houses for the last month
Got the pump back in and the sump on - hope to get it back in the hole this weekend
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