Hello All,
I would like to find out if I have low
oil pressure. I have read several posting on this site as well as others and everyone has a different answer.
From 10 psi at idle is ok to 60 psi should be the norm.
I would like to know a few things.
1. I connected a mechanical
oil pressure gauge and used a
oil pump primer with a drive and received 28 psi.
The oil pump is a Melling 57V High Volume pump.
Is this normal pressure.
Are you guys shimming the pumps. If so with what ?
2. I have also read that maybe the oil galley plug behind the timing chain cover might be missing. That this could be verified by removing the distributor and using a mirror or a wire to see if the plug is still there.
I dont see how to do this?
Here is a picture of my motor is this the hole that everyone is speaking of ?
I do not hear any noise from the lifter and everything seems to be fine.
What do you guys think? Should I replace the pump?