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Sbc No Oil Pressure After Rebuild. The low oil pressure problem may be caused by a stuck pressure regulator valve. Tried going with a 15w40 oil and that didn't help. If your engine has a normal 20 lb oil pressure at 800 rpm idle. The motor is currently in a 67 camaro and has approximately 300 miles on it since a rebuild of the short block. That plug is just a diverter, not a sealing plug. The fact that you have low oil pressure at idle with a high volume pump indicates to me a serious internal oil loss. Standard process when you prepare a sbc for rebuild is to take a grinder to all of the oil return holes to get rid of the casting flash. Take a look at the oil path schematic for an sbc. Remove the forgotten plug and your engine will have zero oil pressure. Some machining debris or corrosion may have caused the pressure regulator check ball. Full pressure but the filter is being fully bypassed, it becomes just a holding tank. You may get oil to the drivers side by rotating the engine in 90* increments but much of the oil is simply flowing over the top of the lower section. You need a priming tool that.

The motor is currently in a 67 camaro and has approximately 300 miles on it since a rebuild of the short block. Take a look at the oil path schematic for an sbc. The low oil pressure problem may be caused by a stuck pressure regulator valve. Tried going with a 15w40 oil and that didn't help. That plug is just a diverter, not a sealing plug. Standard process when you prepare a sbc for rebuild is to take a grinder to all of the oil return holes to get rid of the casting flash. You may get oil to the drivers side by rotating the engine in 90* increments but much of the oil is simply flowing over the top of the lower section. The fact that you have low oil pressure at idle with a high volume pump indicates to me a serious internal oil loss. You need a priming tool that. Full pressure but the filter is being fully bypassed, it becomes just a holding tank.

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Sbc No Oil Pressure After Rebuild That plug is just a diverter, not a sealing plug. Remove the forgotten plug and your engine will have zero oil pressure. The low oil pressure problem may be caused by a stuck pressure regulator valve. Full pressure but the filter is being fully bypassed, it becomes just a holding tank. The motor is currently in a 67 camaro and has approximately 300 miles on it since a rebuild of the short block. You may get oil to the drivers side by rotating the engine in 90* increments but much of the oil is simply flowing over the top of the lower section. Tried going with a 15w40 oil and that didn't help. The fact that you have low oil pressure at idle with a high volume pump indicates to me a serious internal oil loss. Standard process when you prepare a sbc for rebuild is to take a grinder to all of the oil return holes to get rid of the casting flash. You need a priming tool that. If your engine has a normal 20 lb oil pressure at 800 rpm idle. Some machining debris or corrosion may have caused the pressure regulator check ball. That plug is just a diverter, not a sealing plug. Take a look at the oil path schematic for an sbc.