oil drain from pump

oil drain from pump

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griffter

Original Poster:

3,996 posts

257 months

Wednesday 1st October 2003
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If I don't start my car for ages, say 4-6 weeks, will the oil drain from the pump requiring the 'prime the pump pollava'?
I'm sure I read on the Chim forum that this could happen.

GreenV8S

30,269 posts

286 months

Wednesday 1st October 2003
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No, unless the oil has been drained from the sump (or you have some other fault allowing air into the pump).