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From: Garner Nc
i need the smartest ls1 builders i rebuilt my ls1 with a hotcam ls6 intake double roller timing chain and ls6 oil pump stock new everything else i am getting no oil pressure it fills up the filter but none to the valve covers and dosent seem past that point i am getting some to the back of the motor cause i pulled the rear cover and saw it there
i have checked:
rear restrictive plug on back of block
plug in back of crank
oil galley plug on front of block and driver side of block
oil pump looks fine opend the cover it dripped oil all assembly lube used to prime is gone except around releif vavle. releif vavle seems fine
the spacers for the oil pump seem fine i put them on carefully not to cover the whole
i am out of ideas and in debt please help get this motor going again it's my only car...
i have checked:
rear restrictive plug on back of block
plug in back of crank
oil galley plug on front of block and driver side of block
oil pump looks fine opend the cover it dripped oil all assembly lube used to prime is gone except around releif vavle. releif vavle seems fine
the spacers for the oil pump seem fine i put them on carefully not to cover the whole
i am out of ideas and in debt please help get this motor going again it's my only car...
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yes i used rtv on the spacers and i let it run for 5 sec then 3 sec then 15 sec
also turned the motor over couple times with the coil packs unplugged and the fuel pump fuse pulled still no pressure
also turned the motor over couple times with the coil packs unplugged and the fuel pump fuse pulled still no pressure
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From: Garner Nc
Originally Posted by KingCrapBox
What kind of filter are you using? I saw a Fram filter keep oil from moving past itself and into the motor.
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Yeah, I gotta agree. The o-ring on the pickup tube is not sealing properly into the pump body. Check out www.ls1howto.com for a very good tutorial on this specific task.
Hope all works out OK ! Let us know.
Hope all works out OK ! Let us know.
If you have all the bases covered, and it seems you do, I would get another oil pump as the relief valve may not be working right. There may not be enough spring tension to keep it closed. What pump is this? Do you have the oil pressure sender plugged in? Not broke? They are very easy to break.... How about the galley plug on the outside of the block.. its a silver allen headed plug.
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Originally Posted by Country Boy
If you have all the bases covered, and it seems you do, I would get another oil pump as the relief valve may not be working right. There may not be enough spring tension to keep it closed. What pump is this? Do you have the oil pressure sender plugged in? Not broke? They are very easy to break.... How about the galley plug on the outside of the block.. its a silver allen headed plug.
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From: Garner Nc
yea it's a brand new ls6 oil pump there are no traces of the releive vavle being stuck no oil below it in the pan pump looked like it was pumping great all priming lub was gone and pump had oil in it i did think of something tonight there are oil feed holes in one side of each lifter i put them in randomly not sure if that effects the oil flow or not
Is this a rebuild or just added a cam to the stock motor? If it is a rebuild I would look at the crank tol. and bearings?
Also, I see you have a double roller chain. Check to see if the crank pully is seated properly. The double roller chains are thicker and might be causing an issue...
Also, I see you have a double roller chain. Check to see if the crank pully is seated properly. The double roller chains are thicker and might be causing an issue...
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the sending unit isn't a issue if no oil is getting to the rockers but it looks to be fine not cranked or leaking
it's rebuilt motor it's a new crank and new bearings i put em in and made sure they were lined up right
it's rebuilt motor it's a new crank and new bearings i put em in and made sure they were lined up right