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Rebel Machine
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Posted: May/13/2022 at 7:02pm |
Got a strange thing happening with my AMX. When rolling along slowly I'll drop it in 1st and stomp the gas. About one second afterwards the oil pressure drops from 56 lbs to 40 lbs for a split second then the pressure recovers. It's never done this before. I've got seven quarts of oil in a Canton eight quart pan. Also has a windage tray. I find it hard to believe in that short time the pan gets emptied into the valve covers. This engine wraps RPM pretty quickly as it's supercharged. Possibly the overpressure valve is opening too far? Maybe the oil is aerating somehow? Ideas anyone? Thanks, -Steve- |
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Boris Badanov
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Oil stacking up at the back of the oil pan is the likely culprit.
My guess is the pick up needs to be a tad closer to the rear of the pan. I would not panic.
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Trader
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Beyond agreeing with Boris, why do you only put seven quarts of oil in an eight quart oil pan?
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BassBoat
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I saw the heading on your topic, I had exactly that problem on my AMX. However the cure in my case was the Canton pan. I think Boris and Trader are on the right track. I have an old Milodon with external lines and swivel pickup that chases the oil. 440 source makes a swivel pickup that is about half the cost of the Milodon. A pickup that swings back on accel and forward on deccel might solve your problem.
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Rebel Machine
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I have the Canton eight quart pan. The dipstick shows full with seven quarts. Should be more than adequate. Never had trouble with a stock pan. This may require a teardown. Might be a few LS engines in the local salvage yard. -Steve- |
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JGRANTAMX
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IIRC your engine RPM limit is about 5800? So if you bring the RPM's up a little slower and hold 5800 for a few seconds does the pressure dip? If you duplicate the quick RPM wind up in neutral from holding 3500 to 5800 does the oil pressure dip then, does it matter if you are going up or down a hill? These are some of the things I would try to narrow down the problem before taking it apart. J
Edited by JGRANTAMX - May/15/2022 at 10:43am |
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Red Devil
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Momentary pump cavitation, pressure drops, then quickly recovers? Does it happen at a specific oil temp? Any changes to crankcase venting, oil grade/brand, oil filter recently? Assuming still reading pressure at stock location after the filter? Does it have the stock filter bypass, plugged bypass, or filter with a bypass? Filter bypass is there to handle sudden oil surges / cold oil that the filter can't handle, to prevent starvation (pressure reading in bypass would be lower ... but pressure would have dropped already due to filter restriction for it to go into bypass). Also of interest, the relief valve spring cavity is vented to the oil pump inlet (pump suction). Theoretically, if the pump could momentarily pull full vacuum, the relief would open at 14.7 psi lower than normal and pressure momentarily drop. Note the stock relief starts to crack open around 40-45 psi. FWIW, I changed the relief spring cavity venting on my stock pump years ago to vent to crankcase instead of pump inlet, but can't say for certain if it made any improvement (shared details on Fran's Forum). But if it only drops momentarily and quickly recovers, don't see a big concern. Owner's manual actually says a momentary drop in pressure is normal under certain conditions - likely to keep the Service Department from being inundated by owners who notice pressure fluctuations ... and why actual gauges were eliminated in newer cars. But if it's something new that hasn't happened before, can understand the concern. Especially with your history of multiple engine builds chasing an ideal pressure. Best to check for any recent changes and maybe fit a new filter as the most economical option. Hope this helps, RD Edited by Red Devil - May/15/2022 at 2:53pm |
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Trader
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I have 3 dipsticks here and all are different lengths, 24" Jeep, 20-1/2" and 20-1/4" AMC. All different to full mark also, but within a 1/4".
Don't go by the dip stick unless you know absolutely it's original. An 8 quart pan should likely have 8 quarts in it. Likely 1/4" higher then the full mark on your dipstick! Oil pressure fluctuations are also normal, so if you want to run 7 quarts, then that's fine. |
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Rebel Machine
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Replaced the oil pressure gauge with a spare, same thing. Took it out and tried your tests. While driving at 30 MPH I slipped it into neutral and wrapped up the RPM north of 6,000. No pressure drop. Uphill acceleration showed a larger drop in pressure versus downhill so that suggests the rush of oil to the rear of the engine is the cause. So that being said how is it related? Aeration from the oil hitting the crank suddenly? Starvation? The pan has spring loaded internal baffling, maybe it's fallen apart? Since the engine has the internal oil line I have to trim out the center of the intake gasket so it fits. Done this on multiple engines in the past so I doubt that's part of the problem but thought I should mention it. Here are some reference photos. -Steve- Edited by Rebel Machine - May/15/2022 at 3:55pm |
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Trader
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Another possibility would be rush of oil to the rear of the rocker covers and the front head oil returns are not doing anything going uphill.
Also applies to the valley return holes. So momentary oil starvation until oil starts returning via the front head/valley oil returns.
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