Engine Oil pressure help

Did you prime it using a drill?
Did the drill start feeling like it had heavy resistance to spinning after the engine built up some oil pressure?
On a new working engine with a new pump, the drill will about stop due to heavy resistance (due to the oil pressure build up)

im thinking about what you said,no oil flow to extention and its clear, so maybe its clogged before the extention?

limp said:

Which direction are you spinning your drill?

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The drill needs to be a 1/2" drill set on low speed in order to get the pump to prime and move oil. It takes 60 - 90 seconds or more to get oil flow and pressure.
The drill needs to turn counter clockwise.

Look and the numbering on the distributor cap or firing order.
The HO firing order is 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8.
Non HO firing order is 1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8

You said you replaced the front cover gasket because of a leak. By front cover are you referring to the timing chain cover that the water pump bolts to? If so are you 100% sure you did not drop any of the old gasket material or sealant down into the pan? Only asking as it sounds like the oil pressure gauge used to work and since that timing chain cover reseal it no longer is showing pressure.

How many miles is on the motor? If you are getting alot of oil coming of out where the PVC check valve installs could be blow by which is indicative of a high mile motor. Also assuming the dip stick is reading full? There is supposed to be a PVC grommet and they can get hard and cause things not to seal.


I am leaning towards trash on the oil pump pick up tube screen and/or a worn out oil pump.

Isn't there a plug in the oil gallery of SBF's that can come loose??