Oil change and now no oil pressure!
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I just did an oil and filter change and now there is no oil pressure. The gauge worked just prior to the oil change. I have lots of oil in the pan. No leaks either. What should I look for?
1970 Super Bee prostreet. 383, SMR 727, Dana 60 4:88. Building a 512 low deck.
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Re: Oil change and now no oil pressure!
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mechanical or electrical gauge? if electrical is there any possibility a wire got bumped loose? are the lifters clattering? Lastly you might pull the filter & even cranking or starting it for several seconds to see if it is pumping (on that one hopefully a BB or a SB with the 90 deg adapter so you can put a bag over it!. holler how it goes/what it ends up being.
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Re: Oil change and now no oil pressure!
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No other work done. Just oIL and filter. I put a Fram PH8A on. Car has a mechanical gauge. I let it run for 25 seconds or so and the gauge didn't move. I primed the filter before putting it on. The filter is warm to the touch.
1970 Super Bee prostreet. 383, SMR 727, Dana 60 4:88. Building a 512 low deck.
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Re: Oil change and now no oil pressure!
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To Keep It Simple Sam, it sounds like a bad filter (not sure exactly how it is plugged or partly plugging up tho). I would suggest a Wix. EDIT yes hand fill the new filter up first, as you know it'll take a few minutes for it to settle so you get it as full as you can
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Re: Oil change and now no oil pressure!
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^^^ this, & the warm temp sure sounds like it is partly plugged up.
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Re: Oil change and now no oil pressure!
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Heard this happen with Fram filters.Not saying its the problem. But I used to run them.Do not anymore. I run k&Ns on my 440.Rockyu
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Re: Oil change and now no oil pressure!
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After changing filters, and getting pressure, cut open the fram and tell us what's wrong with it. :-)
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Re: Oil change and now no oil pressure!
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do not run past 10 seconds. damages bearings. pull dist and drive gear and turn pump with drill motor. try different gauge. I had an oil pump failure ~ 1975 on my '68 383, don't recall the mileage but well under 100,000 miles. Probably a long shot but don't overlook it either. I stupidly damaged my engine. 2ยข Robert
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Re: Oil change and now no oil pressure!
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I've heard too many horror stories on Fram filters, so never used them. Wix, then started to hear they may be producing over seas now too, not sure. Using Baldwin now.
I would definitely pull the filter to start and cut it open. That's cheap and easy, then go from there.
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Re: Oil change and now no oil pressure!
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Heard this happen with Fram filters.Not saying its the problem. But I used to run them.Do not anymore. I run k&Ns on my 440.Rockyu I know Fram's are usually junk, but I had this happen recently with a Performance K&N filter on my Trans Am's LS1, oil change/filter, no pressure, changed out filter for another K&N; presto! oil pressure...sounds like quality standards are slipping everywhere!
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Re: Oil change and now no oil pressure!
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sounds like quality standards are slipping everywhere! it is.
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Re: Oil change and now no oil pressure!
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myself, I say pull the distubutor and drive gear. Use a drill to run the pump ( don' forget CCW on a BB)] IF you are building pressure the drill motor will let you know via resistance. If so, and no pressure registering, Change the guage, Still no pressure ? change the filter and repeat. I would NOT START THE MOTOR AGAIN until the drill motor produces pressure PERIOD!! please report back an whether it was a filter problem or not. AGAIN, I would NOT START THE MOTOR AGAIN until the drill motor produces pressure PERIOD!!
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