i just had the engine replaced and the oil pump twice i have plenty of oil but the oil doesn't look right this is the second oil pump in two weeks.
2007-08-05 05:36:09 · 7 answers · asked by Harold J 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Have any of you thought about this? Maybe when the oil pump was installed no body paid attention to the gap between the bottom of the pan and the pickup tube. If the gap is too close or too far away, the pump will starve and cavitate. It will mix air and oil and it will look funky. Also make sure the pick up tube is swedged into the pump correctly so it is not getting air that way either.
2007-08-05 06:32:21 · answer #1 · answered by Dani&Morgan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your engine has a tummy-ache. There is a serious lack of details here, such as make, model, configuration, gas/diesel, etc - but if the oil looks funny, it may have either air or coolant in it. Air would be from a leak in the suction tube, and coolant would be from a head gasket, cracked block, head, or intake manifold... the possibilities are endless - get the cooling system pressurized and leak checked, drain the oil to see what's in there, cut the old filter apart and see what's in there too.
2007-08-05 05:58:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't trust the dash gauge because it could have a bad sending unit etc and is not accurate. A technician's shop oil pressure gauge hooks directly to the engine and is the only way to make sure if your oil pressure is correct or not.
2007-08-05 05:42:15 · answer #3 · answered by bobweb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not the oil pump. The engine has a bad main bearing or bad cam bearings. Get it rebuilt.
2007-08-05 06:15:01 · answer #4 · answered by rat396 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what does the oil look like. if it's a brown choclate milk color you have an internal watter leak and that will ruin the engine if now fixed. that is also why your loosing oil pressure. was this a used engine?? good luck
2007-08-05 05:42:48 · answer #5 · answered by doug h 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of my Friends had a similar experience with motors you get from mass re-builders. They don't torque the bolts properly. In all three motors he got (finally on the third one he listened and re-torqued all bolts) the main bearings weren't torqued properly resulting in no oil pressure. If you hear a knocking then this may be your problem. Good luck.
2007-08-05 05:46:37 · answer #6 · answered by mad_mav70 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could be your engine is worn out and not restricting oilflow due to worn engine components.
2007-08-05 06:11:56 · answer #7 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋