just may have to raise the motor try that lucas oil additive know lot ppl that use it swear but it

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here ?? i should ask you right off the back old age getting to me so here the ? what brand oil filter are you running if you running Orange Fram can cause low psi and Make sure your oil cooler lines are intact.

but still going say oil pump bad

 

I just had changed the oil and put a fram on it but thats when i noticed the oil pressure wasent any god so i put anothe filter on and i beleive its a luber finer ,some thing like that.I no the oil cooling lines are not connected for some reason,was like that when i bought the truck.Ill take a better look at underneath the truck tomorrow,thats what i was thinking i mite have to just take the motor mounts off and raise it up a couple inches to make room to slide the pan out.Guess ill start with that ,,thanx again Crazy ill keep you posted .

 

When i got my blazer it had a fram filter went to do oil change put filter wrench on went to turn it off filter just crushed i use donaldson never had a problem comes rite off

 

So in all your guys opinion which is the best filter to buy when I change the oil. Mapleleafpete, let me know what you come up with on getting your pan off, how much trouble it is, and also where are the oil cooler lines so i can make sure mine are hooked up.

 

any filter good just stay away from fram filters but in my case it was 2qt napa filter with just 1200 miles on it but put other napa on it i always ran napa filter that was time i had trouble with them

 

Where i live were limited to what we can get for filters,one shop in town so we gotta buy what he sells unless we go out of town witch is a drag.I havent looked under the truck yet Ben,im to depressed to tell you the truth,.Been doing a ton of reading and could be a lot of things like oil pump,cam bearings or just a tired motor witch i doubt.So im thinking cam bearings or oil pump,been looking around for a low milage 6.5 but what if i get one and im in the same boat,junk again!!! So theres allways rebuilding it,rings, bearings,cam bearings.Gonna look at prices for this,,Crazy do you no if i can change the cam bearings with the motor in the truck ? I no ill have to take the grill and stuff off to get the cam out and the tool to get the bearings in and out but was wondering if this was possible.Still havent confronted the p!@#k who sold me the truck yet but thats coming,.

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Crazy i found this rebuild kit,what ya think ?
1994-2002 Chevy 395 6.5L Diesel --ENGINE REBUILD KIT-- - eBay (item 280606911170 end time Jan-20-11 10:31:09 PST)

 

yes you should be able do cam bearings with out pulling the motor

like i said before with 160,000 on motor bearings on crank and cam should be ok just put in new oil pump should be go again hell i got over 300,000 on mine never done any major engine work yet knock on wood my don't use any coolant yet and only oil it use is from leakey valve covers

not buy price for rebuild kit have look at long blocks yet you can fine some prices on them to

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6.5 GM Chevy Diesel Engine Long Block, low miles,tested - eBay (item 220710950267 end time Dec-23-10 10:18:56 PST)

i hear lot good reports from this the guy i have to and know said these motor where like new

 

i have that motor in my favorites crazy,,i just looked at them an hour or so ago.Heres the problem,,my WIFE,blhaaaa.Shes gonna blow a head gasket her self when she finds out im spending more money on trucks,i got 4 now and she keeps reminding me of that.I cant help it,some ppl collect stamps i collect trucks,..along with a lot of other stuff ,i have over 5000 classic comics dating as far back as early 60's,lot of spiderman,batman etc,well over 100,000 sports cards and even have some no one can even explain where they came from there that old and odd..so any how you get my drift on the old lady thing.That military army engine looks sooo tempting i mite just do it

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Ok i just tryed to contack this guy but it wont let me,seems hes doesent ship to canada .One part of the add says he does and the other says he doesent.

 

i hear on wife thing mine goes off every time say going this and that to the truck

try calling them tomorrow see what they say

 

Ill third that with the wife, mine hates my truck and i swear I'll be a sleeping on the couch till I die if anything major goes wrong with this truck, I have a habit of forgeting the things she needs done and just remembering to work on my truck, maybe its not forgetting hehehe! Let me know what you come up with on the oil pump if you change yours out, i noticed mine had a lot of thick sludge in the top intake when I took it off and when it warms up I'll take it back off and clean it out all the way. Just trying to get it where I can drive it to keep it from sitting so long while its cold. I do think its getting time to replace the glow plugs and those things aren't cheap either, mine has white smoke when i start it on a cold day but that's another thread.