oil pressure problem

[Stude58]

Hello, I have a oil pressure problem with my 409. I have no oil on ether side of the rockers. I primed it with the show car tool and it shows' 25 psi . It has a high volume pump with 20-50 wt oil. The short block was built by a shop that has done several 409s the rear cam baring is installed correctly. It has a hyd roller cam. I was a ase master tech for 30 years but this is my first 409 not sure where to start. Thanks for any help Mike.

 

[Don Jacks]

It sometimes takes quite a while to get the oil all the way up initially.I'd suggest a lighter oil as it very unlikely that that engine is wild enough to need oil that heavy.Make sure that your tool is seated properly and give it more time.

 

[Stude58]

thanks I'll give it a try after work

 

[La Hot Rods]

Also try rotating the crank 1/4 turn at a time.

 

[boxerdog]

Seems like it should show more than 25# ??

 

[Stude58]

I thought so to.

 

[Skip FIx]

My '09 even using a distrinutor took 3 times as long to get oil to all the ropckers as any of my Pontiac motors.. PSI will depend on how fast your drill is spinning. Usually I have needed a 1/2 drill to not bog it down too much.

 

[64ss409]

That's pretty heavy oil for break in. It will take longer to get to the rockers. Are you getting an oil pressure reading from near the oil filter?

 

[boxerdog]

My '09 even using a distrinutor took 3 times as long to get oil to all the ropckers as any of my Pontiac motors.. PSI will depend on how fast your drill is spinning. Usually I have needed a 1/2 drill to not bog it down too much.

It sometimes takes quite a while depending on how well the tool seals against the block, and it takes a real drill as well! Most of the break in oils are straight 30 too. And rotating the thing seems to help.

 

[Stude58]

I was using a 1/2 drill but I did notice a lot of oil coming around and on top of the priming tool.

 

[Tim]

Do you have the “W” priming tool? A SBC/BBC tool won’t work.

 

[Stude58]

yes bought it from showcars

 

[Tim]

yes bought it from showcars

should post a picture of it so the rest of the guys can verify you have the right one.

 

[Stude58]

The machine shop thinks it might be the lifters. Said they had seen that before. Ill check tonight.

 

[boxerdog]

I have seen lifters lately that leaked down rapidly around the pushrod button. They were Comps and they went back to them!

 

[Tim]

Dave I had 2 brand new lifters that the plungers stuck down on my new build. 10 mins into cam break in and it started to rattle.they were Comp too

 

[DonSSDD]

I used 3000 rpm 1/2 inch drill

 

[boxerdog]

It's a good way to melt down any Harbor Freight junk you are ready to throw out anyway.

 

[IMBVSUR?]

It's a good way to melt down any Harbor Freight junk you are ready to throw out anyway.

Funny as shit and true.

 

[Jim Sullivan]

Try matching the oil priming tool to the end of the distributor to make sure it is correct. You could have been sent the wrong tool by mistake.