3 mins. after normal start up oil pressure sudenly died.will start up again but only for few seconds before low oil pressure sensor shuts it down again.hooked up a mechanical gauge,still zero.
pulled pressure relief valve and cleaned, nothing. Gotta be the pump, right? Gear drive off the crank. Has anyone seen one of these gear drive pumps fail so quckly?The odometer reads 296KM.i took out glow plugs and unhooked EDIC so as to turn over fast,as i didn't want to keep starting with no oil pressure,how long before engine damage?i cranked over with releif piston sprig and out,does not blow out any oil,should it? I tried to prime it by loading oil thru pressure relief hole, still did not spit any oil back out. any other ideas before I pull the whole front cover?
pulled pressure relief valve and cleaned, nothing. Gotta be the pump, right? Gear drive off the crank. Has anyone seen one of these gear drive pumps fail so quckly?The odometer reads 296KM.i took out glow plugs and unhooked EDIC so as to turn over fast,as i didn't want to keep starting with no oil pressure,how long before engine damage?i cranked over with releif piston sprig and out,does not blow out any oil,should it? I tried to prime it by loading oil thru pressure relief hole, still did not spit any oil back out. any other ideas before I pull the whole front cover?