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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Southern Iowa
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After fixing an oil pressure issue, It Runs!
First time LS swapper here. Read many, many posts with multiple issues of people starting and running their swaps. I guess I feel fortunate that my swap started up right off the bat. The first start up came with a little hiccup though. No oil pressure! Fortunately, I installed a mechanical gauge on the oil cooler block off plate, so it only ran for a few seconds before I shut it down. After a little research, I concluded that the swap pan kit I used (98-02 Camaro) had an oil pick up tube with a one sided flange to bolt it down. Seems this was a bad engineering choice, LOL. Ordered a two bolt collar to get a more even clamping pressure, thew it back together, and fired it back up. Presto, I have oil pressure.
Sure sounds good out of the long tubes, even for stock.
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Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Carlos MN
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Re: After fixing an oil pressure issue, It Runs!
I wonder if you have the wrong O-ring for the pickup tube for the oil pump? I done a number of LS swaps using GM 2002 Camaro oil pans and pickup with stock oil pumps. Never needed more than the single bolt on the oil pump.
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Southern Iowa
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Re: After fixing an oil pressure issue, It Runs!
It could have been that too. The place I ordered it from used a blue o-ring. When I ordered the collar, I also ordered a red o-ring, because I didn't want to take the pan off again. The red one was noticeably thicker, so I went with it. Either way, it worked.
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