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Re: [Healeys] No oil pressure

To: "'Michael Oritt'" <michael.oritt@gmail.com>, "'Austin Healey'" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] No oil pressure
From: "Simon Lachlan" <simon.lachlan@homecall.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2016 07:58:01 -0000
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Your email reminded me of something I saw on YouTube quite recently:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DLMeDik1x8Aw

I don=E2=80=99t know if you have still got an original type oil filter =
on your car...might it be possible that you reassembled it incorrectly =
or even left out some vital bit?

You haven=E2=80=99t touched your oil pump?? So the filter is quite =
possibly the only real bottle neck?

Anyhow, watch the clip. I thought it was quite good....

Simon

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From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of =
Michael Oritt
Sent: 05 December 2016 17:50
To: Austin Healey
Subject: [Healeys] No oil pressure

=20

This morning I drained my old engine oil on my 100 and replaced the oil =
filter, then refilled the sump to the correct level and restarted the =
engine to check for oil pressure.

=20

After several seconds I became concerned when the oil pressure gauge =
needle stayed pegged.  I also have a low oil pressure warning light, the =
sender for which is mounted to the block at the point where the flex =
hose normally attaches and it is staying lit. =20

=20

By this time I had run the engine for at least 30 seconds and was =
becoming very concered, so I shut it down, removed the valve cover and =
disconnected the banjo bolt going to the rocker shaft, then restarted =
the engine--no oil is coming out of the bolt.

=20

Thinking that perhaps the oil pump lost prime I removed the flex hose =
from the coiled copper pipe gong to the oil pressure gauge and back-fed =
some engine oil, then reattached the hose to the line but on restarting =
again nothing has changed.

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Though this has never happened before I have heard of oil pumps not =
repriming themselves and/or taking a while to do so after an oil change. =
 I have already run the engine for at least a minute in the several =
restarts and am frankly concerned that serious damage may have already =
happened.

=20

Any thoughts or suggestions will be appreciated.

=20

Best--Michael Oritt


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class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>I don=E2=80=99t know if you have still got an original type oil =
filter on your car...might it be possible that you reassembled it =
incorrectly or even left out some vital bit?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>You haven=E2=80=99t touched your oil pump?? So the filter is quite =
possibly the only real bottle neck?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>Anyhow, watch the clip. I thought it was quite =
good....<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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</b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Healeys =
[mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael =
Oritt<br><b>Sent:</b> 05 December 2016 17:50<br><b>To:</b> Austin =
Healey<br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] No oil =
pressure<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#3333FF'>This morning I drained =
my old engine oil on my 100 and replaced the oil filter, then refilled =
the sump to the correct level and restarted the engine to check for oil =
pressure.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#3333FF'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#3333FF'>After several seconds I =
became concerned when the oil pressure gauge needle stayed pegged.&nbsp; =
I also have a low oil pressure warning light, the sender for which is =
mounted to the block at the point where the flex hose normally attaches =
and it is staying lit. &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#3333FF'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#3333FF'>By this time I had run =
the engine for at least 30 seconds and was becoming very concered, so I =
shut it down, removed the valve cover and disconnected the banjo bolt =
going to the rocker shaft, then restarted the engine--no oil is coming =
out of the bolt.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#3333FF'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#3333FF'>Thinking that perhaps =
the oil pump lost prime I removed the flex hose from the coiled copper =
pipe gong to the oil pressure gauge and back-fed some engine oil, then =
reattached the hose to the line but on restarting again nothing has =
changed.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#3333FF'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#3333FF'>Though this has never =
happened before I have heard of oil pumps not repriming themselves =
and/or taking a while to do so after an oil change.&nbsp; I have already =
run the engine for at least a minute in the several restarts and am =
frankly concerned that serious damage may have already =
happened.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#3333FF'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#3333FF'>Any thoughts or =
suggestions will be appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#3333FF'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#3333FF'>Best--Michael =
Oritt<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>
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