Odd accusump issue

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[Juice]

Eeeeeep! That is scary.

So the line popped, you lost oil, you turned off the car, then restarted the car without correcting the problem and noticed the oil pressure falling off.

So was the popped line still off when you restarted the car, thus no pressure feeding the system?

 

[VBNSX]

Eeeeeep! That is scary.

So the line popped, you lost oil, you turned off the car, then restarted the car without correcting the problem and noticed the oil pressure falling off.

So was the popped line still off when you restarted the car, thus no pressure feeding the system?

I guess I may have described it wrong.

Saw oil on floor
Wanted to know where it came from
Started car
Saw no oil spitting out.. anywhere
Heard engine start to not sound normal
Saw oil pressure dropping
Shut off car

Careful inspection showed hose move back about 1/2 a barb.. not a full barb.

sorry if I messed up the op.

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[latzke]

Define puddle (size, estimated quantity of oil).

 

[Juice]

From what I get, the line popped off. He then starts the car and sees no pressure. Ummmmmm....that makes perfect sense as you now have an open system that can't produce pressure.

Just hope no damage occured with no oil being pumped in for that fraction of a second. I'd pull the front head and look to the journals first.

 

[troca]

I understand your first post. Can't think of why your pressure would drop unless the oil line had come off completely, which you say it hadn't, just apparently loosened a bit and pulled back on the fitting a little. It sounds like you may have air in the system, not sure how that would occur with the system intact, even if a hose is leaking a small amount. I would be interested in seeing how much oil is in the filter, since it's a vertical mount, you should be able to carefully take it off and see if it's full as well as see how much oil comes out of the lines. The accusump should be full now, right? Next I think I would want to empty the filter after noting how full it is, and reinstall, empty. Get someone to turn the ignition on, but not start the engine, discharging the Accusump. Have the person turning the ignition watch for any rise in the oil pressure gauge and (this is why I suggested having someone else turn the ignition on) you watch the lines that you have pictured for any leakage. After giving the Accusump time to fully discharge, remove the filter and check oil volume again. If you see no other leaks and the filter is full, reinstall the full filter and check the engine oil level. If all looks good, start the car and count to five, watching for oil pressure rise. If nothing happens by an easy five count, shut the engine off. You are not likely to hurt the engine in that amount of time if you don't rev it and if you don't get oil pressure you may have a problem not related to the loose line. Don't get confused and keep notes while you are trying to diagnose a problem. I would next take the Accusump out of the system and again start the engine for a short period of time and see if you are getting oil pressure. The Accusump could have a problem or you could even have a failing oil pump, but you should be able to get some idea if you keep in mind that the problem may not be readily apparent and you have to absolutely eliminate things that might be the problem one step at a time.