9.5.1 Portable Filter Pump Fails to Pump Oil?
Filter Pump fails
to pump oil.
Does
your filter have a No heater?
Yes
Turn heater "ON" and run heater for 15 minutes.
Insert flexible oil return hose into the filter pan
holster. Turn pump motor "ON".
Does oil | No |
flow? |
|
Yes |
|
Disconnect flexible oil return hose. Make sure it is cool before handling. Try blowing air through it.
Submerge hose into hot water over 49°C (120°F). Keep both ends out
No
Can you
of the water. If water gets into the hose, the water will cause severe
splattering when hose is reconnected to the filter.
Once shortening has softened, reconnect the flexible oil return hose to the filter.
Insert flexible oil return hose into the filter pan holster. Turn pump motor "ON".
Conduct normal | Yes | Does oil | No |
filter operations. |
| flow? |
|
blow air through
it?
Yes
Blockage is between the bottom of the filter pan and the flex hose valve. Go to page 22.
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