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Oil pump testing
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A test assembly for determining the acceptability of an engine driven lubrication oil pump without disassembling the pump from the engine. A conduit housing is provided for assembly on the engine in place of its oil filter. The housing fluidly communicates with a test valve assembly which carries the engine oil filter and is operative to direct or prevent fluid flow through the filter to the engine and includes means for measuring the pressure developed by the engine pump during flow prevented mode of operation and means for preventing operation in the flow prevented mode beyond a predetermined duration.
Oil pump cleaning
An oil-pump-screen cleaning method and apparatus with which an oil pan of an internal-combustion engine is drained by removal of a drain plug from a drain aperture ; the drain plug is reinserted in the drain aperture; a measured amount of a predetermined carbon-disintegrative liquid is put in the oil pan, preferably through a dipstick tube , to immerse the oil-pump pickup screen, but not the oil pump without contacting engine bearings, gaskets, or other engine components that could be deteriorated or otherwise damaged by the carbon-disintegrative liquid. The cleaner liquid is left in the oil pan long enough, preferably about one hour, for it to disintegrate and dislodge all carbonic and other material from the oil-pump pickup screen while not running the engine or otherwise conveying the carbon-disintegrative liquid to other parts of the engine. The oil pan is drained to remove the cleaner liquid, the drain plug is replaced and flush liquid is put into the oil pan where it is left for about forty-five minutes. The oil pan is then drained and filled with new engine oil or other liquid lubricant. A clean-run oil filter , which can be the old oil filter, is left in or put into the oil-filter cannister while the engine is run for about two-to-ten minutes. Then, the oil filter is replaced with a new one and the oil level is adjusted to complete the method.