[ROVERNET - UK] P6B oil pump troubles

[Brooks]

Thanks Alan ...yes the car has been sitting for the past 6 monts and I have 
never removed the oil pump...the oil pressure is often slow to prime on it's 
own but it always does it in short order...this time I saw no increase 
within the first 5 seconds and chose not to let the engine run any longer in 
case of damage. The other P6B  started and primed quickly but not this 
one..first time it has happened to me in over 30 years so I think the odds 
have caught up to me :)

Regards
 Dennis
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Gale" <agale at iinet.net.au>
To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 11:19 AM
Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] P6B oil pump troubles


> Dennis -
> There was a lot on this a while back, and it has cropped up a couple of 
> times before that.  I am sure others will be able to give a more 
> comprehensive answer, but here is a quick and dirty version:
> The petroleum jelly method is the book version, but very messy and time 
> consuming and conjures up all sorts of innuendo-laden images. "Why is 
> daddy going into the garage with big jar of vaseline, mummy?".
> The simplest priming method is to destroy a large screwdriver by removing 
> the handle, putting the shaft into an electric drill, remove the 
> distributor (making sure its position is noted) and then insert the 
> screwdriver blade in the slot of the oil pump and press the trigger.  The 
> pump should prime itself and then start pumping oil into the engine galley 
> ways.  You will soon tell once the pump primes - the revs drop and the 
> drill really works hard.
> I vouch for this rather bush mechanic solution and others on the list will 
> too.  If after doing this there is still no oil pressure, then you 
> obviously have an a more complex issue.
>
> Has the car been standing still for a long period of time?
> Had you previously removed the oil pump?
> Maybe the intake strainer in the sump is clogged?  - I know when i rebuilt 
> my P6 i was surprised at how clogged with crud mine was.  It was a wonder 
> any was getting through at all - perhaps that's why the rebuild was 
> needed.
>
> Hope this helps -
>
> Alan G.
>
>
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