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F134 Oil Pressure

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by gotime, Apr 8, 2019.

  1. 47v6

    47v6 junk wrecker! 2023 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor

    Thats what I always did. Once I figured out how that bypass filter design worked, I wondered why anyone bothered to run its at all. I guess something is better than nothing though.. Northstar willys.. I bought stuff from them over 10 years ago..Guess I wont be buying from them anymore..
     
  2. Mcruff

    Mcruff Earlycj5 Machinist

    Bypass filter systems have been around for years. You guys are acting like the oil doesn’t get filtered. All of it gets filtered it may take 2 or 3 trips thru the engine but it all gets filtered. That is surely better than no filter, especially when it probably takes all of 15 seconds to pump all the oil in the pan thru the engine once, if it takes that long

    Kind of like the F head power steering thing robbing all the hp.
     
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  3. Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

    Like I previously posted, anyone who has wiped any sludge whatsoever out of a canister knows that a bypass, canister system works much better than it gets credit for.
     
  4. Howard Eisenhauer

    Howard Eisenhauer Administrator Staff Member

    Most of the pump output does go through the canister, at least in a reasonably good condition engine. I've pumped oil into a block with the pan off, the bearings really only weep, there's a gusher coming out of the timing cover area.
     
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  5. Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

    Makes sense due to the design of course. The bearings are only going to have a film of oil and the pressure is obviously enough to supply that. Good test Howard.
     
  6. Jrobz23

    Jrobz23 Member

    My original engine lasted 61 years with no filter and prolly quite a harsh life on that farm. Even then, the bottom end was very good looking, and likely only needed a mild refresher.

    That being said, if there is no warranty of note to lose, I’d run a filter. I was planning on putting one on after I clean some stuff up.
     
  7. gotime

    gotime Sick with the car bug

    Sigh, I checked the orifice on my filter housing and it's .070 or at least its bigger than .040. I'm somewhat confused - is the right orifice to measure the one in the filter housing or the fitting on the timing gear cover? The manual makes it seem like it's on the timing cover but I read in this thread someone re-drilled their housing it seems. F134 Timing Gear Oiling. Are they separate issues? When looking at the fitting going into the timing gear cover, it is way bigger than .070 and appears to be a standard flare fitting type.

    So which is it? How do I correct it?

    Am I overthinking and over worrying about this?
     
    Last edited: Apr 17, 2019
  8. Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

    No, it's not on the filter housing. On the very front of the block is where it's at. You would have to remove the timing cover to get to it.
     
  9. Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

    Do you have a factory service manual?
     
  10. gotime

    gotime Sick with the car bug

    Yes I do.

    Oh man, I feel like an idiot. I just reread the section. It's clear about the jet being in the block.

    I'm sure mine has the right one as it's later model.

    LOL - it's been a long day.
     
    Last edited: Apr 17, 2019
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  11. Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

    In the manual under the F-134 section it shows the front of the engine and the 2 gears. Just to the left of where the 2 gears mesh is the oil jet. There is also a paragraph that shows the serial number of the first engine that the proper jet was used.
     
  12. Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

    Join the club, I definitely have to reread things all the time. :)