This procedure (pack the oil pump with vasoline) is necessary with another
vehicle I own (1987 Range Rover) so it may have merit on the Alpine. The RR
manual also cautions to change and refill the crank case oil and THEN change
the filter. The quick lube guys don't get it.
Scott Donnelly
SV
>In article <41407600E48AD211893F0040053FEA770116EA(at)MAIL>,
>Jarrid Gross <JGross(at)econolite.com> wrote:
>> John Souder wrote...
>>
>> >As oil warms up it gets thinner, and the pressure will drop as a result
>...
>
>> His solution has to goo the pump housing during installation.
>> Seemed to work, because the oil pressure is short of miraculous on this
>> engine.
>
>As someone whose oil pump is about to go back in Real Soon Now, I'd like
>to know a little more about "goo the pump housing." Does this apply
>equally to all engines in the Series?
>
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