Finally after 10 years the 2.8 v6 is ready to go in my sv However, sometimes I feel I take one step forward and two steps back.
I got the engine to fire and run for a few seconds. I have not set the timing. When I got the engine to run, once the oil pressure came up, I had a massive oil leak around the oil filter adapter. I tired tightening the bolt on the adapter and that did not help. IIRC the adapter came from a Bronco II with a 2.9. I can't remember if I got new o-rings for the adapter. A new set is being shipped from Rockauto.
Today I took the adapter off just to screw the oil filter directly to the block, just so I can get the engine to run. The filters I have will not fit, so I put the adapter back on. When I took the filter off the adapter, the rubber seal that is on the filter was pushed out to the side, like the oil pressure was too high of was forced out at that point.
I then tried a fram 3600 that I had in the garage. Again, once the engine started and oil pressure went up, I had a massive leak around the adapter. I could see the rubber seal was bulged out and appears to be the cause of the leak.
So I took the adapter off again and reinstalled it. This time I tried a fram ph 16 that I had. The engine started and ran for 20 seconds with no leaks. The stock oil pressure gauge is hooked up, but the needle did not move. I assume the gauge is not working. Oil sprayed out a few feet so there is oil pressure.
At this point I think the oil leaks were caused by the rubber gasket on the filters failing. It didn't leak the last time, but I want to make sure the leak is fixed. Anyone have any suggestions on what the problem could be? Is there a chance the engine has too much oil pressure?
I tried to attach a picture of the filter...
I got the engine to fire and run for a few seconds. I have not set the timing. When I got the engine to run, once the oil pressure came up, I had a massive oil leak around the oil filter adapter. I tired tightening the bolt on the adapter and that did not help. IIRC the adapter came from a Bronco II with a 2.9. I can't remember if I got new o-rings for the adapter. A new set is being shipped from Rockauto.
Today I took the adapter off just to screw the oil filter directly to the block, just so I can get the engine to run. The filters I have will not fit, so I put the adapter back on. When I took the filter off the adapter, the rubber seal that is on the filter was pushed out to the side, like the oil pressure was too high of was forced out at that point.
I then tried a fram 3600 that I had in the garage. Again, once the engine started and oil pressure went up, I had a massive leak around the adapter. I could see the rubber seal was bulged out and appears to be the cause of the leak.
So I took the adapter off again and reinstalled it. This time I tried a fram ph 16 that I had. The engine started and ran for 20 seconds with no leaks. The stock oil pressure gauge is hooked up, but the needle did not move. I assume the gauge is not working. Oil sprayed out a few feet so there is oil pressure.
At this point I think the oil leaks were caused by the rubber gasket on the filters failing. It didn't leak the last time, but I want to make sure the leak is fixed. Anyone have any suggestions on what the problem could be? Is there a chance the engine has too much oil pressure?
I tried to attach a picture of the filter...