RE: TOY: oil pressure

[Jarrod Atkins <jhama78@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Wen I rebuilt my 86 22r i packed the pump gears with as much white lithuium
grease as I could before I started it.  Then I cranked it over with the coil
wire off until the oil light went off on the dash.  Then I fired it up.  The
white lithium is lighter than normal grease and besides that you will be
changing the oil soon after inital startup anyway so you will get most of
tit out then.

j-rod


------Original Message------
From: bobby <b0b@kmfms.com>
To: toyota@4x4wire.com
Sent: October 3, 2000 6:01:06 AM GMT
Subject: TOY: oil pressure


Hey,
I have a question I was hoping someone here could answer for me.  I just
assembled a 22re engine for my 85 4 runner.  New shortblock, rebuilt head,
all internal accessories are new.  I was told by some people that I
shouldn't start it till I developed a good amount of oil pressure.  With the
engine filled with oil, the coil disconnected, and the efi fuse disconnected
I turned the engine with the starter.  This seemed to work ok, oil went into
the filter and lowered the level in the pan.  I hooked up a mechinical oil
pressure gauge to the sender.  When I turn the engine the oil will go up to
a certain point in the tube, it won't go any further and it doesn't reach
the guage. So I get no reading.  I tried taking the oil filter off and
putting oil in the engine at that point, didn't change anything.  I have
talked to a few people, one technician from a toy dealer thought I should
pull off the pump and pack it with grease, but when I assembled the engine I
put normal engine oil !
between the pump gears.  A few people tell me to just start it, but I'm not
really sure what to do.  Is the oil pressure normal?  Have any of you ever
had this problem?
thanks in advance.
bobby

----------------------
Do you do Linux? :)
Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com
4x4Wire.com Toyota Section http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/