No oil pressure when cranking - 6.0L
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Im with the last couple guys. When I went through my LQ4 before it went into the truck, I cranked it over for about 30 seconds and there was no OP on the gauge. Ive yet to see the gauges work during cranking so Im assuming anyone that does it has a mechanical gauge. I started it and it shot right up to 50psi.
A couple things to check.. I dont know how far you took the motor down, but did you replace the oil gally dumbbell plug in the back of the block? Did you use the right O ring for the pickup (I almost learned this the hard way.. there IS a difference in pick ups for the red and blue O rings)?
A couple things to check.. I dont know how far you took the motor down, but did you replace the oil gally dumbbell plug in the back of the block? Did you use the right O ring for the pickup (I almost learned this the hard way.. there IS a difference in pick ups for the red and blue O rings)?
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If it doesnt prime after running Id pop the motor mounts loose, dropping the front diff sucks.
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Ok well I'm glad I didn't start it up. I decided to pull the front engine cover:
I'm assuming the oil pickup tube shouldn't be cocked like that.
It must be a clearance issue with the oilpan. That's the only reason I can think of why it's moved over like that.
Oh well.......now I need to figure out if I need to pull the motor or just pull the front diff so I can get to the oilpan bolts, pull the oilpan and hopefully fix it with the engine in the truck.
Bummer.
I'm assuming the oil pickup tube shouldn't be cocked like that.
It must be a clearance issue with the oilpan. That's the only reason I can think of why it's moved over like that.
Oh well.......now I need to figure out if I need to pull the motor or just pull the front diff so I can get to the oilpan bolts, pull the oilpan and hopefully fix it with the engine in the truck.
Bummer.
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Well upon investigation, I found that the "custom" oil pickup wasn't custom enough.
Here is the reason for the bad fitting:
You can see that it hits the windage tray, so when you bolt the support down on the other end, it "rocks" it to one side, causing the problem.
Here it is after a little "massaging"
Now I get to wrestle the motor back into place.
Here is the reason for the bad fitting:
You can see that it hits the windage tray, so when you bolt the support down on the other end, it "rocks" it to one side, causing the problem.
Here it is after a little "massaging"
Now I get to wrestle the motor back into place.
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i had a feeling it had something to do with the oilpan i didnt even notice it had a custom one until i saw it and re-read.
i know on my truck i say oil pressure when cranking , let us know if you get it when you try and prime before initial start. sucks you had to pull it though .
i know on my truck i say oil pressure when cranking , let us know if you get it when you try and prime before initial start. sucks you had to pull it though .