I'm doing a lubrimol flush 2morrow and dropping the sump.
Some may recall I have had some sludge issues.
It's been 1000km on the first batch of 0-40Mob1.

I'm going to;
Flush
vac extract out the 1000km oil and refill with a cheap no name full synthetic
run for 5minutes to warm it up and then add the lubrimol
run for 10mins
vac extract and dump the lot
refill with the 1000km oil as a cleanout
run for 5mins
vac extract and dump the lot

Sump Out
drop the sump
clean up old sealant
clean what items inside I can
Replace the oil level sensor
Check our Oil Pump????
Reseal with MB sealant
Refill with fresh 0-40WMob1
Renew Oil Filter
Seal up and run until oil goes off colour...
change for the "final" time.

for ?????
Not sure how to check the oil pump performance -
Q1- is there an oil prs sensor I can pickup from the ECU with Carsoft7.4 or other means?
Q2 - Or do I need to (has someone) fit a prs gauge somewhere?
Q3 - What prs should I be expecting?
Q4 - Has anyone upgraded their oil pump to align with higher power/temps/pulleys?

 

This may help w/ a couple of your questions. https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...e-project.html Forum Search

 

many thanks dinsart
and possibly tied into the dashdaq as well - sweet

but I could pipe it for a temporary local gauge under the bonnet for any time I wanted to check (ie: every six months or so)

fantastic!

still would be interesting to know if others can backup the 45psi stock.
I'm guessing this is at idle. Should it vary with rpm?

 

From the Repair Manual.
Oil pressure (engine at operating temperature):
Curb Idle 34.5 kPa (5 psi) minimum.
At 3000 RPM 300–724 kPa (45–105 psi).

 

any special tricks to getting this sump unstuck?!....

 

Unstuck??? THe pump or the mounting bolts???? If the pump has issues, throw it away now. Woody

 

special tricks ....patience and persistence.....
done!
Dont like what I see - but will cover that in another thread.

 

Well I tried to get that damn oil pump out. Even bought an elbowed socket....but alas - no go.
It appears I need a "shorter" more compact socket to get the job done....see attach.
And of course you can buy them .....30 Euros, but I couldnt find a picture.
I'm also not sure - if you actually did find one - how you would get a true torque reading one.

I have confirmed though - the oil level sensor problem is fixed!!
Is there a way to reset it once replaced - so the ECU can restart/redo its calculations on oil change interval? WIS doesnt mention anything.

Note to self - check valve pn = 112589001000

 

I would guess that you set the ECU just like normal. not this part which just gives readings.