Oil pressure issue motor with 30 hrs
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Oil pressure issue motor with 30 hrs
Engine only has 30 hrs on it. 454 stroked to 489 on a Chaparral 2550SX. Verifired oil pressure with a mech gauge fyi, it is dead on the same as the elec gauge. 50 psi cold at 3500rpm, then pull back throttles to 3200 rpm to cruise, you can watch the oil press come down slowly to 25-30 psi range. Cruise for 5 minutes. Back down to idle, pressure barely above 0, Take off again 3500 rpm, back up to 40, but then after 1-2 minutes back down to around 20 psi.
The dipstick is just above the full mark, right on the word "FULL". Using Valvoline straight 50w. Using stock merc oil cooler with a tall AC delco filter (extra qt capacity). Is the extra stroke hitting causing the crank to hit the oil and churn it up to cause the thinining of the oil.
The dipstick is just above the full mark, right on the word "FULL". Using Valvoline straight 50w. Using stock merc oil cooler with a tall AC delco filter (extra qt capacity). Is the extra stroke hitting causing the crank to hit the oil and churn it up to cause the thinining of the oil.
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I'll bet you a six pack of beer that the eagle crank clearances were not within spec of what they should have been. The engine was assembled and clearances were never checked.
Eagle cranks are notorious for being all over the place tolerance wise. What happened more than likely is your bearing clearances were way too tight, and now you've worn the bearings into the copper. Now, your clearances are way to big, and your oil pressure is sucking.
No easy fixes here. Time to pull the engine before you do any more damage. Its not the stroke, weight of oil, brand of oil, filter size, etc. You can just for giggles, cut open your oil filter. Look for copper colored flakes in the filter media.
Eagle cranks are notorious for being all over the place tolerance wise. What happened more than likely is your bearing clearances were way too tight, and now you've worn the bearings into the copper. Now, your clearances are way to big, and your oil pressure is sucking.
No easy fixes here. Time to pull the engine before you do any more damage. Its not the stroke, weight of oil, brand of oil, filter size, etc. You can just for giggles, cut open your oil filter. Look for copper colored flakes in the filter media.
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I was referred to this builder by my local Fountain/Formula dealer, as he does all their machine work, so I guess I have to have faith he knew what he was doing.
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Not trying to sound like a jerk, but I would NOT continue to run a engine that has almost 0 oil pressure at hot idle. I don't care if it was a 4 cylinder in a 16ft boat.
I've read some of your older posts, and in my honest opinion, find yourself a new engine builder. Low psi spring in a HV pump, so 20psi at 3500RPM is ok???
DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT listen to this hack of a so called engine builder. I dont care if he builds engines for the nasa space shuttles. Any engine builder that told me 0 oil psi at idle, and 20psi at cruise is just fine, I'd run, not walk away from him. I've seen stuff like this a million times, and in the end, YOU are the one thats gonna be out the money when you throw a rod thru the block, destroy your crank and rods if they aren't already.
BTW, a bearing or journal doesnt know if its in a race engine or a cruiser engine. All it knows is that it needs the proper clearance, and a film of oil to ride on. Race engine, car engine, motorcycle or snowmobile, if its wrong its just gonna let go sooner or later.
I've read some of your older posts, and in my honest opinion, find yourself a new engine builder. Low psi spring in a HV pump, so 20psi at 3500RPM is ok???
DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT listen to this hack of a so called engine builder. I dont care if he builds engines for the nasa space shuttles. Any engine builder that told me 0 oil psi at idle, and 20psi at cruise is just fine, I'd run, not walk away from him. I've seen stuff like this a million times, and in the end, YOU are the one thats gonna be out the money when you throw a rod thru the block, destroy your crank and rods if they aren't already.
BTW, a bearing or journal doesnt know if its in a race engine or a cruiser engine. All it knows is that it needs the proper clearance, and a film of oil to ride on. Race engine, car engine, motorcycle or snowmobile, if its wrong its just gonna let go sooner or later.
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I would think if it had a clearence problem to begin with it would have shown up long before 30 hours. Cut the filter apart, look at it and go from there. 5 psi at an idle sounds pretty low as does 20 psi @ 3500. Volume is far more important than pressure, unfortunately no easy way to gauge volume.