Engine Oil pump failure

I assume you got all the caps back on pointing in the same direction as they came off. and maybe a different oil pump will make adjusting the oil pressure relief valve necessary.but now thinking was the engine run with low oil or no oil maybe you need to plasticgauge the bearings.

Hi Mike,

A couple of things come to mind for me.

1) What sort of gauge are you getting your readings from – electric or mechanical?

2) Oil pressure regulating valve adjustment – does it need resetting with a proven known reference pressure gauge?

3) If electrical, transducer may be failing and giving your faulty readings.

I know you had an oil pump failure so lets start with the basic.

Install a mechanical gauge if you don't have one and prove what the oil pressure actually is.

Check out the oil pressure regulating mechanism – maybe a weak spring inside ?

If these few don't help come back and we can thrash it around a bit more.

Let us know how you are making out – nosey people want to know 🙂

HTH

mariner