piece of gasket in my oil pan

townethug said:

Dude man get that **** out of there. The owner of my car was changing the oil pan gasket and a piece of the gasket feel out and in to the pan. I guess he didnt realize it. So then after i bought it the peice ended up getting stuck in the pick up tube, and caused the oil pump to heat up. Eventually the oil pump heated up enough that the pump froze and the shaft that powers the pump broke. need less to say that i was driving down the road and i looked at my pressure and it was at zero. I wouldnt drive any more then you have to, because alot can go wrong. If you have to take it somewhere but i wouldnt chance driving it around. Just my .02.

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No screen on your pickup??

That Oil Pan is not coming off without pulling the engine. All the pickup tubes come with screens to protect the pump from damage by debris. Anything larger than a grain of sand will get stopped by the screen. The screen is about 3+ inches in diameter but is covered by a shield with a slot. It is pretty hard to get a something large enough to even affect the pumps discharge pressure.

Up to 93 Mustangs have a oil pressure gauge (no exact marking however) that will give some indications of a problem.

On 94 and later mustangs the gauge is activated by a switch and not a sender at all. It closes at a very low pressure and moves the needle to the center of the range.

Good info Lyle - especially this piece - "On 94 and later mustangs the gauge is activated by a switch and not a sender at all. It closes at a very low pressure and moves the needle to the center of the range." Quality is Job 1.