LOW oil Pressure???
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LOW oil Pressure???
Ok so My oild pressure is fine at cold idle. but warm idle its close to zero. right above the red mark. I have been told its the pickup too. is this true? also I drove it a couple times probley about 20 like this and people said it will cause my bearings to do but won't I be able to hear that? It makes NO noise at all and runs perfect. the car has 179k on it.
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Only way to tell is to look at it man. Bearings can wear out and cause this and it will run fine until something big happens, such as spun bearing or thrown rod. Id pull the pan and replace the pump and pickup and go from there, it aint fun but it could save your motor.
Have you had a mechanical gauge on it yet?
Have you had a mechanical gauge on it yet?
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Only way to tell is to look at it man. Bearings can wear out and cause this and it will run fine until something big happens, such as spun bearing or thrown rod. Id pull the pan and replace the pump and pickup and go from there, it aint fun but it could save your motor.
Have you had a mechanical gauge on it yet?
Have you had a mechanical gauge on it yet?
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I had my pickup tack welded onto my pump just for extra security. Pickup was a pain in the *** to fix. I had to jack my motor up and drop the k member to get the pan all the way out, which most people with automatics dont have to drop the k member but i had to.
Easy way to check if your pickup fell off is to drain the oil and stick a metal wire or something into the oil drain and see if anything is sliding around in there.
Easy way to check if your pickup fell off is to drain the oil and stick a metal wire or something into the oil drain and see if anything is sliding around in there.
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I had my pickup tack welded onto my pump just for extra security. Pickup was a pain in the *** to fix. I had to jack my motor up and drop the k member to get the pan all the way out, which most people with automatics dont have to drop the k member but i had to.
Easy way to check if your pickup fell off is to drain the oil and stick a metal wire or something into the oil drain and see if anything is sliding around in there.
Easy way to check if your pickup fell off is to drain the oil and stick a metal wire or something into the oil drain and see if anything is sliding around in there.
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Thats not to bad. The question is how much will someone charge to do it cause I don't have the time with school anymore...I will hope for the best and if its the bearings after I switch everything else then it will get a stroker crank (383) and forged rods and pistons and some spray most likey.
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Thats what I am hoping. I am just gonna replace the pump and pickup and see if that helps alot. when they get replaced I can check out the bearings anyway so I will know right then. Most likey. I hope that is all it is. I had other things in mind other then engine mods.
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damn you worse off then Me. Atleast my Third gen is running and driving and bringing terror to the town. lol. I accutally Had to start driving the toyota truck I have because so many people know my red third gen and people were stopping all the time to talk or try and run me. LOL.