Oil extractors can help in various industries, but what exactly are they, and how well do they work? Here's everything you ...

3. Pump Remove the pump from its packaging if you haven’t already, use the appropriately sized hoses that it came with, attach them, and make sure they’re in the right orientation.

Oil pump gear problems aren’t necessarily new to the Mustang world. High-horsepower, high-revving 3V and 4V modular motors also experienced similar problems, but generally to a lesser extent in ...

The oil pump discharge port’s pressure included both crankcase pressure and oil pump gear pressure it adds to the oil. This is why net oil pressure cannot be measured directly with a gauge. A gauge at ...

When dealing with refrigeration or air conditioning compressors that employ an oil pump, many service technicians confuse net oil pressure with oil pump discharge pressure. However, it is of utmost ...

The new Katech oil pump for GM LT engines promises to fix lubrication issues in high-output applications, with pressure increasing by as much as 45 percent.

Dry Sump Basics In a typical wet sump oiling system, an internally mounted pump pulls oil out of the pan through a pickup tube. Pressurized oil is then routed through the main galley in the block ...