oil pump locked up eeeeeeek

gt40_2003wes · Jun 3, 2011

so my oil pump locked up on me the other day and this is what happened to the shaft that connects to the distributor...

Rick 91GT · Jun 3, 2011

That is what happens when it isn't a hardened shaft....typically a hardened shaft snaps.

What caused the pump to lock up? Was this is a stock dist or MSD? What pump and shaft?

NIKwoaC · Jun 3, 2011

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! It looks like a piece of licorice! Did your motor survive?

MAC'n89Blckstng · Jun 3, 2011

Saw that happen to my buddies car. Now hes got a dart blocked 363

85_SS_302_Coupe · Jun 3, 2011

That sucks, but man that rod is awesome, definitely a keepsake. Trim it down and make a keychain out of it.

gt40_2003wes · Jun 3, 2011

Rick 91GT said:
That is what happens when it isn't a hardened shaft....typically a hardened shaft snaps.

What caused the pump to lock up? Was this is a stock dist or MSD? What pump and shaft?

dunno what caused the lock up...stock distributor and a auto zone pump.

gt40_2003wes · Jun 3, 2011

NikwoaC said:
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! It looks like a piece of licorice! Did your motor survive?

i drove it about a half mile before i realized what happened so i dunno just yet. but when we pulled the valve covers there was still oil on the rockers and when we pulled the dist there was still oil on the cam gear..gonna check the main bearings this weekend and make sure everything is alright there...hopefully it will survive.

NIKwoaC · Jun 3, 2011

Was this in your 347?

gt40_2003wes · Jun 3, 2011

ID89GT · Jun 3, 2011

Cheap auto zone pump

gt40_2003wes · Jun 3, 2011

yep i know i should have had a better pump but if something got hung in the pump i was screwed either way...i will post pics as i go hopefully all will turn out ok...if not im gonna call woody and maybe get into a dart 347 with about a 80mm+ turbo.

hemi_fan · Jun 3, 2011

Had the same thing happen on mine. What type of pick-up did it have? The stock pick-up has small holes around the edges of the screen where debris can get in and potentially jam up the pump without notice.

LarsD · Jun 3, 2011

Looks like an easy out now.

68stang351 · Jun 3, 2011

Had the exact same thing happen to my 90 a few years back.

After a new pump, the motor would rattle for a few seconds on a cold start, and for a loooooong time (like 30 seconds) on startup after an oil change. After about 2 years, it start being noisy when it would warm up too. That's when I built the motor that's in it now and yanked the old one.

The end is near!

gt40_2003wes · Jun 3, 2011

lol i just wanna get it to the track a couple times and get my 10's NA on a 5 speed then i was gonna throw a 125-150 shot on it anyways...i have known since the day i bought the block that it was gonna break at some point...just hope this isn't it lol.

jgarrard · Jun 4, 2011

I have had this problem twice in the 90s and both where Melling pumps. I was going down the quarter mile when I noticed the 2nd time it happened. Fortunately I was lucky to not have any major problems. Maybe you will be as lucky as I.

2000xp8 · Jun 4, 2011

gt40_2003wes said:
dunno what caused the lock up...stock distributor and a auto zone pump.

Seriously an autozone pump in a 347?
That takes cheap or impatient to a whole new level.

Not trying to add insult to injury, but i'd never even consider buying something so crappy for such an important job so deep in the engine.

gt40_2003wes · Jun 4, 2011

2000xp8 said:
Seriously an autozone pump in a 347?
That takes cheap or impatient to a whole new level.

Not trying to add insult to injury, but i'd never even consider buying something so crappy for such an important job so deep in the engine.

it is what it is man...i should have had a better pump in it but i didn't...

ReefBlueHatch · Jun 4, 2011

I have a really stupid question, but how can you tell if an oil pump is going out?

2000xp8 · Jun 4, 2011

ReefBlueHatch said:
I have a really stupid question, but how can you tell if an oil pump is going out?

There is almost no such thing.
Most (if not all) times the pump either works, or it doesn't.

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I did sound a wee bit gay there.

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