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Dakota101
Dodge Dakota
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1/14/2005
12:55:51
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 Subject: oil pump check
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Is there any way to check an oil pump to see if it is still good?
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boxer
Dodge Dakota
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1/14/2005
14:47:03
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Try this.
1. Remove the oil filter.
2. Start the engine.
3. Check for oil everywhere.
That's how I would do it.
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Figols
Dodge Dakota
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1/14/2005
21:34:44
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The safest way is to hook up a mechanical oil pressure gauge. Obviously if your engine hasn't locked up then the pump is at least circulating oil. If it wasn't pumping anything it would take only a few minutes to destroy your engine. just ask some of the 4.7L owners that have had theirs fail on the road. Usually when the pump goes bad you either have a major mechanical failure in the pump gears, pump body or the pressure spring simply breaks causing low oil pressure. Most commonly though is a clogged pick up spring whcih will starve the pump.
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