We primed the oil pump and the engine in our 2003 Terminator with oil last weekend, filled the oil, turned the engine over, and had at least 10 psi while cranking for a few seconds. The battery was about dead, so we would only get a couple of seconds of crank, but I had oil pressure.
Today (one week later), we go out with a fully charged battery and turn the engine over expecting to see oil pressure, and there is no pressure after cranking for 10 to 15 seconds. Before I drain the oil and re prime the engine and pump, I am hoping you guys have some input for me. Anyone have any ideas as to why I would lose pressure after one week? I hate to drain the oil, reprime, and next weekend have the same issue.
Here is more info on our situation. We have not started the car since 2014. We put a canton oil pan on, MMR oil filter relocation, remote oil cooler, redline 5w-20 oil, lucas oil zinc additive, and a Fram HP4 filter. We have a speedhut oil pressure gauge. The oil pressure gauge is getting 12v, and the needle moves we the key is turned. The water and fuel is not hooked up yet, so we are only cranking the engine to verify we have oil pressure at this time.
Last weekend we pumped oil into each oil hose. Put a clear hose in place of the oil filter, then pumped oil into the 1/8" npt oil pressure port on the engine in the MMR oil cooler/filter relocation plate.
We did pump oil into the 1/8" npt port in the MMR oil filter block today after we found we had no pressure, hoping that would bring the prime back, but that did not work.
Today (one week later), we go out with a fully charged battery and turn the engine over expecting to see oil pressure, and there is no pressure after cranking for 10 to 15 seconds. Before I drain the oil and re prime the engine and pump, I am hoping you guys have some input for me. Anyone have any ideas as to why I would lose pressure after one week? I hate to drain the oil, reprime, and next weekend have the same issue.
Here is more info on our situation. We have not started the car since 2014. We put a canton oil pan on, MMR oil filter relocation, remote oil cooler, redline 5w-20 oil, lucas oil zinc additive, and a Fram HP4 filter. We have a speedhut oil pressure gauge. The oil pressure gauge is getting 12v, and the needle moves we the key is turned. The water and fuel is not hooked up yet, so we are only cranking the engine to verify we have oil pressure at this time.
Last weekend we pumped oil into each oil hose. Put a clear hose in place of the oil filter, then pumped oil into the 1/8" npt oil pressure port on the engine in the MMR oil cooler/filter relocation plate.
We did pump oil into the 1/8" npt port in the MMR oil filter block today after we found we had no pressure, hoping that would bring the prime back, but that did not work.