ok.. so ive primed the oil pump a good 7 times now.. air still pours out of the vent each time i do this.. my dealer said once should be enough... mayb 2...
has any1 else dont this b4? help asap... thanks.

 

quit lookin and start postin!!!!!

 

I looked!!! But I cant answer your question . I do have a question though ??? Why do you have to prime ? Did you repair it? I am asking because I dont know the history of your Pred.

 

Anytime the oil lines are opened you're supposed to prime it. A trick is to pinch the return line with the machine idling. You can actually just do this with your thumb and index finger. Once you feel the pulses, it's primed. Are you running the CFM larger oil tank?

 

my tranny blew had to fix it... and what return line are you talking about..? the manual says the vent line that goes to the airbox.. am i blocking off the wrong line!!!!????

and no.. stock tank... i dont think the bigger ones are worth the money you pay.. and i also dont know the benifits.

 

Though the manual does state the vent line. A local tech/fellow Predator racer instructed me to do that to the return line. That's the one on the LH side (viewed as your sitting on the seat). Talking with Neal and the crew at CFM, after I added their tank to my quad, they don't even prime theres. Some say to, and some don't. I'd at least pinch that line for just a bit with the engine idling....you'll feel the pulsing. Then you should be good to go. Just a bit of common sense, though, if your engine seems to be making an abnormally high amount of noise.....then maybe prime again. You did at least put some blue loctite on the oil line bolts, I hope....you don't want those coming off. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

my engine knocks like a M'Fer.. and the return line.. as in the longest one that goes from the curved fitting on the engine to the top of the oil tank?
those bolts on the oil lines.. ya.. well.. i cant get them to stop leaking yet.. any ideas?

 

The return line the the longer of the two lines coming off the LH side of the motor. It goes to the nipple on the lower LH side of the oil tank.

 

hmm... well ive been trying to prime it on the other line for about 20 times now at 4000 rpm like the book says.. it was knocking like hell.. i wonder if it did any damage..? if so my dealer better cover it.. they told me to do that line until it stopped knocking..

thanks ken

 

ya ok.. i held every god dam line on that quad for 20 seconds and never did air come out... and it didnt stop knocking.