Durwood,
One thing I found this fall from the local "Express Lube" place was they
have extra light oil that they will push through the engine to clean out
some sludge. I usually change my own oil but at only a buck a quart to run
through the engine, it seemed like a deal so I did it. They let me watch
what came out when they did it. It was disgusting.
They drained the oil and then pumped a couple quarts through. When it
started to run fairly clear they let it drain some more and then filled the
engine with new oil.
I don't know if it really did any good, but my oil pressure is better and
the engine runs like a sewing machine again.
I have a 1940 216 with no remote oil filter. The kids at the oil change
place freaked when they couldn't find a filter. :)
Unless someone comes back and says this is total bunk and I fell for the
biggest scam in the industry. What can I say I am gullible. :) I plan on
doing this for the next couple of oil changes.
Bill Schickling
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Durwood B. Darbin
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 7:30 PM
To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
Subject: [oletrucks] NO OIL PRESSURE! HELP
Hello list,
I was driving my truck today and the oil pressure gage would go from 30 PSI
to 'ZERO PSI' and back up to peg out the 30 PSI side then go back to ZERO
and then 30 and on and on and on. I have a 235 high pressure system ,60
PSI,. I talked to a garage and they said that they would drop the oil pan
and clean out the 'sump?' for $160. That means that I will get a bill for
over $300 because they will find something else wrong.
My question to the list - What can I do to check out the oil pump? I opened
the oil filter container and started the engine and no oil squirted out so
that tells me that there isn't any oil coming out of the engine. Could the
'sump' be clogged? Can I clean it by forcing oil backward through the pump?
What to do?
Please help -- I can feel the DTs coming already.
Durwood
51 Chevy 1/2 ton Deluxe 5 window
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