Oil pump priming

[davedew]

I've just filled the engine with oil & thought it would be best to circulate some of it through the system seeing as it hasn't had any in for about 8 months now.

In total I must have cranked the engine for 5 minutes, and still have not got any oil showing at the filter.

When I altered the pickup & sump I cut 25mm from each part. Have about 3-5mm of clearance between the pickup & bottom of the sump.

I've tried squirting oil in through the pressure relief valve, oil filter ports, still nothing.

What have others done? Would you just fill the filter & start the engine and see if oil light goes out?

Pain having to split engine & box again to get to the rearmost sump bolts.

Cheers

Dave

[mark]

Does the oil pressure warning light go out?

All i have done for a first start is disconnect coil pack and fuel and turned over until the light went out then reconnected fuel and spark and fired it up

[davedew]

Haven't got the wiring sorted yet. Just connecting starter straight to battery. Even with oil filter off when cranking no oil comes out, so I wouldn't expect the light to go out.

[DaddyA]

Dave,

not critising your welding but you did make sure there was no leaks from your pick-up before fitting it?

ie - blank it thenfill it with white spirit and see if it seeps through?

Its alot easier to suck air than cold oil!!

Probably doesn't help at this stage.

[alga]

Perhaps the pump is not airtight and cannot suck the oil in? Perhaps it's worth feeding some oil into the pump through the filter hole?

[flyerncle]

If it is towable take the plugs out and tow it,rig up a bulb to the oil pressure switch.
All you need is a live to live feed to bulb and the other to the switch as the rise in oil pressure breaks the earth and puts the light out.