Oil lamp and ticking at 170k: Suggestions on where to start
#142
The more I see of these things...the more I believe...that we should have let Germany take over England...they'd have benefitted 100%.
No, I would not reuse that pump/cover assembly. My mind questions...what caused this? Why did it fail or what got inside there to cause those grooves. Haven't seen a proverbial "smoking gun" yet. And again...pictures are only so good. Shadowing, deflection of light, etc, etc...causes issues viewing. Plus, this tablet is substandard compared to the monitor at work.
Anyhow, based on what "l'm" see...I'm a little lost in the advice category...for now.
Brian.
No, I would not reuse that pump/cover assembly. My mind questions...what caused this? Why did it fail or what got inside there to cause those grooves. Haven't seen a proverbial "smoking gun" yet. And again...pictures are only so good. Shadowing, deflection of light, etc, etc...causes issues viewing. Plus, this tablet is substandard compared to the monitor at work.
Anyhow, based on what "l'm" see...I'm a little lost in the advice category...for now.
Brian.
#143
This is what I would do.
Change rod bearings, crank bearings, and new front cover/Oil pump gear.
All of this can be done with the motor in the vehicle. The trickiest is the crank bearings, there is a write up in the sticky section by rovermastertech.
This is not a guarantee that it will work, but you have gone this far, might as well try it. Leave the misfire mystery for another day.
good luck.
Change rod bearings, crank bearings, and new front cover/Oil pump gear.
All of this can be done with the motor in the vehicle. The trickiest is the crank bearings, there is a write up in the sticky section by rovermastertech.
This is not a guarantee that it will work, but you have gone this far, might as well try it. Leave the misfire mystery for another day.
good luck.
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TRIARII (01-06-2018)
#144
The more I see of these things...the more I believe...that we should have let Germany take over England...they'd have benefitted 100%.
No, I would not reuse that pump/cover assembly. My mind questions...what caused this? Why did it fail or what got inside there to cause those grooves. Haven't seen a proverbial "smoking gun" yet. And again...pictures are only so good. Shadowing, deflection of light, etc, etc...causes issues viewing. Plus, this tablet is substandard compared to the monitor at work.
Anyhow, based on what "l'm" see...I'm a little lost in the advice category...for now.
Brian.
No, I would not reuse that pump/cover assembly. My mind questions...what caused this? Why did it fail or what got inside there to cause those grooves. Haven't seen a proverbial "smoking gun" yet. And again...pictures are only so good. Shadowing, deflection of light, etc, etc...causes issues viewing. Plus, this tablet is substandard compared to the monitor at work.
Anyhow, based on what "l'm" see...I'm a little lost in the advice category...for now.
Brian.
I do not know why or how the failure happened. The mechanic is asking the same question because the oil pump does not look bad save for the groves. The wear on the crank is also not too bad. All I know is that when he tested the oil pressure he was getting 0 reading from the block.
Turner Engineering is reviewing my case and developing a theory. They emailed me this morning with afew specific questions as follows:
From Turner:
1 auto or manual gearbox?
2 octane rating of fuel used and/or high ethanol content?
3 any chip or tuning carried out or standard?
4 the wear on the centre main is more pronounced on one side (thrust washer bearing) is the wearing front or back looking from the oil pump end of the engine as this is extremely significant
I have a few ideas but if you could answer the above first please and look forward to hearing from you
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Yes, if that's the one he's buying...then I'd hate to see the one he's replacing...if there is anything to see...lol.
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Unfortunately Tarheel is ****ing me right now and now I need to source another rust free donor. Hes mad because I can no longer give him this POS of a truck so he wants out of the deal. When it rains it pours. I was suppose to drive down, give him this truck plus $1400 then pay a mechanic $1300 to swap the engine and bumper over to the donor then drive back home with a rust free truck. Alas when the oil pump failed those plans went out the window.
Last edited by TRIARII; 01-06-2018 at 10:58 AM.