I soaked the adjusters in oil before installing. The reason I changed them was because of a stuck roller on a couple of the rocker arms causing a tic. There was not a lot of valvetrain noise when started however the low oil pressure message came on after about 5 seconds and the oil pressure gauge went up very little before going to 0.
Hi,
1) No Valvetrain noise when oil pressure gauge hit low, low levels?
2) How long did the motor run for?
3)Was it revved above idle?
4)Oil pressure came up a bit, then dropped....?
5)What Oil & Filter are you running, have they been changed? I’d suggest changing it.
Cut the oil filter open when you do. Check for any metal shavings.
6)Did you scan the EEC with a Scan-tool? May pick something useful.
A mechanical oil pressure gauge plugged into the NPT near the oil filter housing will tell exactly what oil pressure is present when turned over, engine disabled from starting. Mech gauge for 20$, or a test gauge borrowed.
Need to have strong oil pressure for these motors, 70lbs @ 2K as their complexity is far beyond a simple pushrod 5.0.
Timing chain tensioners will cease function and the chain(S) will make a hell of a racket, possibly jump time.
TIVCT May randomly advance/retard timing, and timing will revert to, lash adjusters will will go flat.
Are all the tools, fasteners, rags stuffed in areas to catch falling bolts, etc all
accounted for after job completion?
How long did the motor run, and did it appear that it was running normally for the time it did? What rpm did it run at?
Best!
John