Oil pressure takes time to build...
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Yeah, you can only do the bottom main bearings that way, and you really can't just do the bottom mains and not the tops. So rods only, I guess. I would damn sure peek at one of the mains, though.
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I don't even want to think about all of the other little places I might have little plastic bits stuck. So frustrating. But thankfully my bearings looked awesome, the Boundary pump is in, and I say eff it all because I'm going to run it! If it was metal I would be tearing it down for a rebuild.
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The oil filters don't filter all of the oil that comes to them. The oil filter bypass valves on our cars open between 8-15 psi depending upon brand. Above that pressure some of the oil does not go through the filter media. Mind you, we aren't talking about 8-15 psi of system pressure but 8-15 psi of differential pressure between oil filter inlet and outlet.
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I read some horror stories about the relief valve, I read about installing an external oil pressure regulator...
What do you think ?
I just ordered a new oil pump
90 98 Mazda Ford Mercury 1 5L 1 6L 1 8L Engine Oil Pump | eBay
This is the external reg
Oil Pressure Regulator: Peterson Fluid Systems, External, Inline, Adj.
My car is a 97 @ 9psi boost up to 12psi (later)
stock engine.
This stuck relief valve is going to cost me allot, I just thought maybe I should install this external solution...
Thanks !
What do you think ?
I just ordered a new oil pump
90 98 Mazda Ford Mercury 1 5L 1 6L 1 8L Engine Oil Pump | eBay
This is the external reg
Oil Pressure Regulator: Peterson Fluid Systems, External, Inline, Adj.
My car is a 97 @ 9psi boost up to 12psi (later)
stock engine.
This stuck relief valve is going to cost me allot, I just thought maybe I should install this external solution...
Thanks !
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Three things-
If Japanese oil pump gears fail on our cars, I wouldn't trust Chinese.
If debris can hang up in an internal relief valve, it can hang up in an external one.
How do you intend to insert an external oil pressure relief valve that is designed for a dry sump external oil pump into the factory oil circuit? If you plumb it at the oil filter adapter some of the stock relief's functionality is compromised. The stock relief relieves backpressure at the pump outlet, thereby taking additional stress off of the gears during high pressure situations. With it relocated, it is possible to still have that high degree of stress within the pump as it tries to get oil through its outlet, into the oil galley, and to the filter adapter. It isn't ideal to relocate it.
If Japanese oil pump gears fail on our cars, I wouldn't trust Chinese.
If debris can hang up in an internal relief valve, it can hang up in an external one.
How do you intend to insert an external oil pressure relief valve that is designed for a dry sump external oil pump into the factory oil circuit? If you plumb it at the oil filter adapter some of the stock relief's functionality is compromised. The stock relief relieves backpressure at the pump outlet, thereby taking additional stress off of the gears during high pressure situations. With it relocated, it is possible to still have that high degree of stress within the pump as it tries to get oil through its outlet, into the oil galley, and to the filter adapter. It isn't ideal to relocate it.
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I just ordered a new oil pump
90 98 Mazda Ford Mercury 1 5L 1 6L 1 8L Engine Oil Pump | eBay
90 98 Mazda Ford Mercury 1 5L 1 6L 1 8L Engine Oil Pump | eBay
On the other hand, when I see something like an oil pump selling for half as much (literally, half) from an eBay vendor as from Rock Auto or Parts Dinosaur (traditionally the go-to suppliers for inexpensive parts), it makes me wonder...
I just thought maybe I should install this external solution...
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I continue to believe (albeit through anecdote) that vehicles owned by persons who allow them to warm for 3 to 5 minutes before driving them have longer lasting engines due to numerous factors including debris bypass. This may be a causal fallacy due to the fact that the individuals who would take care too allow their vehicles to warm would also better care for their vehicles generally.
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I don't care. I have never had an engine fail from normal DD duties. Around here, if you get 150k before the rest of the vehicle is a rusted hulk, you're doing well. By the time I hit that, the car is 10-12 years old, rusty and beginning to have so many various other problems that it's time for a new one. So, I beat on them and not worry about it.
Track cars or one you plan on keeping (summer only car) is a different story.
Track cars or one you plan on keeping (summer only car) is a different story.