Vp 5litre

[COMMY VP 666]

hey my mate put a vp 5litre engine into his car

as far as well all know its done 100%

new parts where easyist

but there is a problem

the oil seems to get blocked, have done 6 drains and refills, and a new oil pump

does anyone know what it could be?

thanks

[COMMY VP 666]

old oil blocking the galaries i recon

but not sure how to fix or what to do

[delcowizzid]

is it not getting oil pressure or something

[COMMY VP 666]

yeah no oil pressure, did have put dont know, what are the best methods to get oil pressure back, already replaced oil pump

[delcowizzid]

did you bleed the pump at all.it should suck up enough after a few seconds anyway.havnt left any bungs out of anywhere.pickup in the sump not blocked.

[COMMY VP 666]

nah didnt bleed pump, just replaced

does vp 5litres have a pressure regulator?

is it internal of the oil pump or behind/next to sender
?

[Reaper]

The oil pump is what the oil filter attaches to. You need to cake the gears with Vaseline to get the thing to generate enough suction to get the oil out of the sump. Once it is primed you are fine. Have you checked that the sender/gauge etc is functioning correctly?

Reaper

[COMMY VP 666]

so the oil pressure regulator is part of the oil pump?

yeah the gauges are fine and senders etc

[Morton]

Is it possible that your oil pickup is blocked? On rare occasions chunks of crap can fall down into it and cause issues. Pain removing the sump to check, though.

[VrWagz1]

You need to cake the gears with Vaseline to get the thing to generate enough suction to get the oil out of the sump.

Reaper

Did you do this when you put the pump in, if not then thats why you have no oil pressure.

[Reaper]

so the oil pressure regulator is part of the oil pump?

yeah the gauges are fine and senders etc

You have physically checked or you just know?

Reaper

[Pub247]

regulator ie relief valve and spring are built into the pump I suggest you prime the pump and remove oil pressure sender and fit a mechanical pressure gauge to that spot best way to check physically that you have oil pressure