6.2 oil pump drive rod failure

[camoyj7]

Lost oil pressure on my 6.2 diesel when I started it up sat morning so today I started to look to see what happened. I found the end of the oil pump drive rod was broke. I was doing some reading on the problem and what people said is the shaft is made with soft metal and fail on high mile engines. I want to try to get the broken end out of the pump and put a new shaft in to see if the pump is locked before pull the pan. Anyone else have this problem.

 

[Stonepicker1]

When I tore down my 6.5L in the CUCV-II, I found the shaft had snapped also. Only 16,000 miles on the engine.

I would get a new HD pump also. No damage to the engine with the lost of oil???

 

[camoyj7]

It only ran for a few minutes and still sounds good. I would like get the broken piece out and put in a new shaft to see how it sounds and see what the oil pressure is. The truck is my old plow truck and I don't want to put to much time into it if I don't have to.

 

[Ken_86gt]

If there was that much stress on the rod- wouldn't that indicate that the oil pump might be jacked up? I think you should pull the pan and look at the pump first.

 

[Stonepicker1]

If there was that much stress on the rod- wouldn't that indicate that the oil pump might be jacked up? I think you should pull the pan and look at the pump first.

 

[ryan77]

Can u get it out with a magnet? And use a drill to test oil pressure so u dont have to fire the motor up to test it?

 

[Ken_86gt]

It may just be me- but I would not feel comfortable trusting the pump to be good even if it passes a drill test. It may not show you that a screw went through the pump and the gears in the pump are all chewed up even though it is still sort of working.

 

[spicergear]

Is it possible to run an aftermarket dealie like the heavy duty versions for bbc and sbc?? I know I ALWAYS installed them in any engine I built and got the ones with the steel sleave instead of the nylon sleave dealie.

 

[Ken_86gt]

My engine has a steel shaft/rod- no nylon involved anywhere. It is one piece.

 

[jdeoliveira74]

mine was all metal also..I am showing low oil pressure so I am about to pull my pan again and just install a new one! and new shaft

 

[derby]

Just wondering, What oil are You running?

 

[camoyj7]

Just 15/40. truck has 214000 miles on it.