Started the engine up tonight. For the 5-10 seconds she ran, it was amazing. I am very happy with the sound the engine made. Until I suddenly lost oil pressure and had about 2 quarts of oil dump onto my garage floor.
Took all the timing components off, including timing cover, belt, a few pulleys and the tensioner. All the front seals looked perfectly fine, so I was confused. I figured I had lost a front main seal. After deciding how to track down the oil leak, I took a friends air compressor and hooked it to the bottom plug on the oil pump. Sprayed air inside which allowed me to track down the source of the leak. It was the top driver side of the oil pump. All the oil on the engine was consistent with this point of exit, so I decided to drive on.
I reinstalled the oil pump after recleaning it and reapplying the silicone. Tomorrow after work I am going to reinstall the timing components, and refill her with fluids.
With any luck, she will be running like a champ in no time.
Did I mention how good the car sounded?v
