93 Camry 5s-fe problem

Tiny
CARADIODOC
  • MECHANIC
  • 33,741 POSTS
Did you get that spray while you still had pressure or after the pressure dropped? Could a piece of something have worked its way up the passage to the oil filter? There is always a bypass valve, usually built into the filter, in case the filter becomes plugged. The thinking is unfiltered oil is better than no oil. But what if the passage is blocked before the oil ever gets to the filter? If that is what happened you should continue to get 0 psi each time you start the engine cold. Is that what's happening or do you get good pressure for one minute each time you start it?
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Sunday, March 20th, 2011 AT 6:13 AM
Tiny
MISTER_PERKINS
  • MEMBER
  • 14 POSTS
No, now I have absolutely no pressure at all. It must be a plug somewhere! How to I go about fixing this? Remove the filter bypass and try to clean it? Remove the filter and change it? I am not very experienced in oil problems, so please forgive me.
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Sunday, March 20th, 2011 AT 2:28 PM
Tiny
MISTER_PERKINS
  • MEMBER
  • 14 POSTS
I think I found the problem. I pulled the pan and found the relief valve, spring, retainer and C-Clip in the pan. I must have not completely clipped the C-Clip in.

I will let you know if it fixed the problem after I put all my new gaskets on.
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Sunday, March 20th, 2011 AT 3:44 PM
Tiny
MISTER_PERKINS
  • MEMBER
  • 14 POSTS
That was definitely the problem. I re-placed the C-Clip, and at cold it was around 65-70 psi. Which is awesome. And I made sure the clip was completely inserted this time. Haha. Anyways, I think I've found the solution. But it will take a bit of time to completely figure out if I indeed got it or not
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Monday, March 21st, 2011 AT 1:17 AM
Tiny
CARADIODOC
  • MECHANIC
  • 33,741 POSTS
Dandy news. Oil pressure is a good thing to have.
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Monday, March 21st, 2011 AT 1:55 AM

Please login or register to post a reply.

Sponsored links