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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I started with nothing and still have most of it left.
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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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That was good timing having a spanner day . Wow…. A lot of gunk there….. Hopefully full steam ahead from here
Stephen
Stephen
A day in the shed beats a day at work!
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Curious to see what you find in that oil pump
https://novaspecialties.com/novasmoke/
Cheers,
Harv
Suspect the material in the fuel pump is the residue from this: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 !!!!
https://novaspecialties.com/novasmoke/
Cheers,
Harv
327 Chev EK wagon, original EK ute for Number 1 Daughter, an FB sedan meth monster project and a BB/MD grey motored FED.
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Drew is there. He will sort it out for you.
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Now that stuff could be a bit of fun !!!Harv wrote: Mon Nov 18, 2024 11:50 am
Suspect the material in the fuel pump is the residue from this:
https://novaspecialties.com/novasmoke/
I started with nothing and still have most of it left.
Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
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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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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.
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.
I started with nothing and still have most of it left.
Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
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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
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
So many cars so little time!
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Damn straight - lucky the shard was still in the top of the pump and hadn't made its way into the pump or engine.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
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.
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