Help- no oil pressure
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 2013
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From: Coral Springs, FL
Help- no oil pressure
Guys-
My car is a 2006 C6. It has been sitting for 8 months while undergoing new heads, Cam, ( supporting mods like z06 lifters, patriot gold springs, pushrods etc) and a 2200 blower. I start the car after priming it- no oil pressure. I decided to lower the cross member and pan to find the O ring was pinched! Since I have the melling stock pressure pump, I replace it with the correct ring according to the instructions. Put it all back together- fire it up ...... no way! No oil pressure again!! Any suggestions? What am I doing wrong?
My car is a 2006 C6. It has been sitting for 8 months while undergoing new heads, Cam, ( supporting mods like z06 lifters, patriot gold springs, pushrods etc) and a 2200 blower. I start the car after priming it- no oil pressure. I decided to lower the cross member and pan to find the O ring was pinched! Since I have the melling stock pressure pump, I replace it with the correct ring according to the instructions. Put it all back together- fire it up ...... no way! No oil pressure again!! Any suggestions? What am I doing wrong?
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 2013
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From: Coral Springs, FL
Originally Posted by sccaGT1racer
There is no way that style pump is not pumping if the gears are rotating. You must be sucking air on the delivery side. Verify with a mechanical gauge.
Safety Car
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Burning Brakes
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From: Coral Springs, FL
Originally Posted by c5racr1
How long did you let it run? When you primed it did you remove a valve cover to see if oil was coming out of the pushrods/rockerarms? Need a little more info.
Melting Slicks
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Get a oil primer and prime the whole system. I built a new motor, with new coolers and everything. I got a pressure sprayer from harbor freight, made an adaptor to screw into the oil galley on the driver's side by the front of the block. I was able to get 3 psi of pressure out of it before startup. It took about 3 quarts of oil to get that pressure. It took about 10 minutes to get to that. Your car has been sitting for 8 months so all the oil gallies are dry. You may want to do something like this before you wipe out a bearing.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 2013
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From: Coral Springs, FL
Originally Posted by c5racr1
Get a oil primer and prime the whole system. I built a new motor, with new coolers and everything. I got a pressure sprayer from harbor freight, made an adaptor to screw into the oil galley on the driver's side by the front of the block. I was able to get 3 psi of pressure out of it before startup. It took about 3 quarts of oil to get that pressure. It took about 10 minutes to get to that. Your car has been sitting for 8 months so all the oil gallies are dry. You may want to do something like this before you wipe out a bearing.
Drifting
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From: Austin TX
1) Plugged in
2) Functional
The sending unit in on the rear of the block behind the intake manifold. Mine went bad a few years back and I had to replace it.