Shuiend blows motor #5; Naturally Aspirated Glory Incoming
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So I decided I wanted to start working on ducting this weekend. Saturday night I liberated a local political sign to use for ducting. Or at least for templates until I make some aluminum ones.
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This morning on the other hand I went to drive the car to work and had no oil pressure. I spent all day hoping that it was just the connector to the sensor fell off. I checked this afternoon the connector was still on perfectly. I then unhooked the spark plugs and undid the vvt oil line and put it into a bottle. I then started cranking the car trying to build pressure. I got none and when I checked the bottle it had no oil in it. So I am guessing my oil pump died in some way shape or form. I will be calling Travis to order a new one in the next day or so.
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This morning on the other hand I went to drive the car to work and had no oil pressure. I spent all day hoping that it was just the connector to the sensor fell off. I checked this afternoon the connector was still on perfectly. I then unhooked the spark plugs and undid the vvt oil line and put it into a bottle. I then started cranking the car trying to build pressure. I got none and when I checked the bottle it had no oil in it. So I am guessing my oil pump died in some way shape or form. I will be calling Travis to order a new one in the next day or so.
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Luckily he's noticed, "hey my oil pressure is lower than normal, I need to look into that." Then slowly but surely, he had zero. So I'm sure all is fine once he does something about the oil pump.
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I am in contact with Travis at BE. I will be ordering a new oil pump sometime today or tomorrow. The motor will be coming out in the next few weeks. I will replace the oil pump with a new one. Then will probably replace all my bearings to be on the safe side. At the time I will also be doing a bit of other maintenance things. I need to replace my rear main seal. Also need to replace a few of the seals in the transmission. Hopefully get a trans temp sensor installed and hooked up.
So what are the odds I get my engine out, oil pump fixed, and engine back in before Failflora gets his car back on the road and then onto the dyno.
So what are the odds I get my engine out, oil pump fixed, and engine back in before Failflora gets his car back on the road and then onto the dyno.