The cause of my low/no oil pressure problem is the pick up screen fell off my oil pump pick up tube assembly. The box shaped part was in the bottom of the pan, and it would be sucked up against the open tube, restricting flow.
The pick up screen is held to the tube by 3 tiny tack welds, so I believe that vibration and oil flow worked on the welds, breaking them. The parts are Milodon. The pick up part number is 18411. It appears that the cam got damaged as well. The damage so far: cam/rod/main bearings, oil pump, cam/lifters, rings...... More to come as the diagnosis continues. Paul Tumolo - Principal and Founder Edusult Performance Systems 6 Clark Street Medway, MA 02053-2204 Office: 508-482-0184 Mobile: 508-789-8191 www.edusult.com "Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other" - John F. Kennedy "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is not an act, but a habit" - Aristotle
