I'll pump won't prime.

[chrisbmwe30]

I have a freshly rebuilt bottom end and i have a new oil pump bolted up and with the sump on oil in and the t belt off I am spinning the intermediate shaft pulley using my air ratchet to attempt to prime the oil pump but I still can't see oil coming through the camshaft oil spray bar. Any advice on what else I need to do to get the oil flowing I read about using a drill but my method basically does the same thing?

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[nickskater09]

I feel like an air ratchet doesn't move near as fast as a drill of some sort.

[TobyB]

Take the oil filter off.

Then try again.

Spinning the right direction???

hth

t

[chrisbmwe30]

Exactly nick I tried the drill method earlier this morning and it worked! I also tried a 1/2 inch impact gun but the drill worked a treat. Oil didn't come through the spray bar but oil was frothing around everywhere and around the cam journals.

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