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Re: Oil pump will not prime
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itsa300zx
on May 04, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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Oil pump will not prime
posted by ctheobal
on May 04, 2026 at 01:05 PM
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Did you see the oil pressure needle move during the cranks?
If you see it move, I'd just start her up. (That's what I do after winter storage)
I doubt the starter spins the engine fast enough to push oil up into the heads.
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Oil pump will not prime
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ctheobal
13:05:23 05/04/26
Re: Oil pump will not prime -
itsa300zx
13:52:57 05/04/26
Oil pressure doesnt move and oil level the same (n/m)
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ctheobal
15:05:04 05/04/26
Pull the oil pressure sender and pressurize the oil gallery
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Doug71zt(CAN)
21:56:17 05/04/26
Thanks. I have seen this, that will be my next step (n/m)
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ctheobal
11:02:08 05/05/26
I like this idea!
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ZXoltan
08:35:57 05/06/26
This works great
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Polishzx
17:36:46 05/06/26
Here it is
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Polishzx
19:28:12 05/06/26
Yeah saw that but having a hard time finding a bspt fitting (n/m)
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ctheobal
21:15:40 05/07/26
Thanks for all the help guys!! (n/m)
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ctheobal
21:17:48 05/07/26
Team twinturbo.net does it again!
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Kvert
07:50:28 05/08/26
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