"Strange thing happened today.
"Strange thing happened today.
I changed the oil on one of my Chrysler 440s. Engine ran well during warm up and oil pressure was 40 psig. After I changed the oil, the oil pressure was zero and the engine was making strange noises and wanted to stall. I shut it down right away. Yes there is oil in it. I put in six quarts and the dip stick shows full. I removed the new oil filter and was completely dry, no oil in it. I replaced the new oil filter with the old one and still no oil pressure and the oil filter did not fill with oil. I don’t think the pressure sending unit is faulty. Could the pick up tube be plugged or have fallen off? I can’t imagine the oil cooler becoming plugged. Any other ideas? The pressure was fine before I changed the oil. It didn't go down gradually. It was just zero.
I guess the oil pump is at the front of the engine. Can I get at everything I need to by removing the oil pump from the front of the engine. It would be a tight squeeze from the front and there would be a lot of peripheral stuff to remove.
Thanks for your help."
"Strange thing happened today.
I changed the oil on one of my Chrysler 440s. Engine ran well during warm up and oil pressure was 40 psig. After I changed the oil, the oil pressure was zero and the engine was making strange noises and wanted to stall. I shut it down right away. Yes there is oil in it. I put in six quarts and the dip stick shows full. I removed the new oil filter and was completely dry, no oil in it. I replaced the new oil filter with the old one and still no oil pressure and the oil filter did not fill with oil. I don’t think the pressure sending unit is faulty. Could the pick up tube be plugged or have fallen off? I can’t imagine the oil cooler becoming plugged. Any other ideas? The pressure was fine before I changed the oil. It didn't go down gradually. It was just zero.
I guess the oil pump is at the front of the engine. Can I get at everything I need to by removing the oil pump from the front of the engine. It would be a tight squeeze from the front and there would be a lot of peripheral stuff to remove.
Thanks for your help."