Assuming there is oil in the crankcase, it looks like the oil pump has lost
prime. Your low oil pressure readings are not all that low. These engines
normally run around 20 lbs oil pressure at idle.
Unless someone else has a better idea, remove the oil pump cover, pack the
gears with lithium grease or Vaseline, reassemble, & crank it over. A minute
or less should get your pressure back.
Don't forget, one of the screws holding the cover is within the cavity
covered by the oil filter on some pumps.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Keith Grider
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 10:22 PM
To: mgb-v8@autox.team.net
Subject: Oil pressure problems
215 v8, original oil pump/front housing with newer gears and wear plate.
Just started it up after a 6 mo rest. No oil pressure. After running 30
sec-1 minute, no oil pressure. What is the normal solution here? I am
guessing a new front housing and new gears. It has always had low oil
pressure (summer with 90 deg ambient at idle about 18psi! and this is
with 15w50 M1 oil!) This is on a '62 skylark.
KeithG
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