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[Blacky]

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]

Also noticed something else that could have ended badly - have a look at how much crap was in the fuel pump !!!!




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[In the Shed]

That was good timing having a spanner day . Wow…. A lot of gunk there….. Hopefully full steam ahead from here

Stephen

[Harv]

Curious to see what you find in that oil pump

Also noticed something else that could have ended badly - have a look at how much crap was in the fuel pump !!!!

Suspect the material in the fuel pump is the residue from this:
https://novaspecialties.com/novasmoke/


Cheers,
Harv

[Errol62]

Drew is there. He will sort it out for you.


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[Blacky]

Suspect the material in the fuel pump is the residue from this:
https://novaspecialties.com/novasmoke/

Now that stuff could be a bit of fun !!!

[Errol62]

That explains where all the smoke was coming from. Just explain the 8 litres per 100km oil use now. Maybe it is all compressed inside that oil pump.


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[Blacky]

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.

Solution- strip oil pump , linish shaft, linish oil pump housing and reassemble

Is now ready to go back in the donk and throw it back in the hole.

[EK283]

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

[Blacky]

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.