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[schueymcfee]

I have fitted a new oil pump and packed it with petrolium jelly. I have driven the pump with a drill. When I stop drilling I can here trickling noises in the engine. When I look through the oil filler cap there is no oil.
So has the pump primed and should I be able to see oil moving through the filler hole, or is their a blockage somewhere?

[schueymcfee]

P.S. It's about the 4th attempt at priming the pump and everytime I take the pump off the jelly has gone, so is it that stuff thats in the engine blocking the oilways?

Any ideas are always apprieciated!

[shpub]

If the oil pump is knackered then no amount of priming or drilling will rescue it. If the oil ways are blocked then the engine needs a strip down to see how much damage has been done. Either way, I think now is the time to consider some professional help.

Steve
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