I have tried prob. 6 times to clamp the vent hose then wait for the "rush of air" never hear the air, any help would be great, thanks this is on my 06 500 efi

 

I take long nose vise-grip and put some piece of rubber on it to make a good contact without fear of wearing my breathing oil upper hose.....you have to pinch the upper part of the hose and hold on 1 minute...at the same time the motor run at idle.....stop the motor after one minute and release the vise grip....you should hear the pressure release....some time i have to make it twice to hear the sound.......take care to pinch it properly...2 inchs up the hose from the oil tank...if your higher than 2 inchs the hose is slit so you nerver make it.......

 

thanks quad 4 I was only holding the line for 10-20 seconds as recommended in the owners manual, what do they know, too late to try tonight but I will try to hold the line for a minute tomorrow.

 

Do a search for "oil pump prime" and look for the threads that have the highest number of replies. There you'll find lots of information on this. Good luck.

 

I like to pull the hose off the top of the tank and put my finger over the hole instead of pnching the line with plyers. Its a little hard to get the hose off but its allot easier to prime it with your finger and you definately can hear the air rush

 

Thats a good tip brutus. Never would have thought of it.

 

Just tried the "put your finger over the hole move" worked like a charm, well worth the effort in removing the vent hose, thanks for the advice