Is it TRUE that Installing this ONE FACTORY PART Can PREVENT HEMI TICK?

[@ReignitedAuto]

Please watch my NEWEST video to get the very latest info on this issue! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5jTdqqhibt2o6csi=Zh-s2MnZE5fdGmmM

[@Vadim_Andr.]

sir, may I ask you one question? on this topic

[@ReignitedAuto]

@@Vadim_Andr. go right ahead, I'll answer if I can.

[@Vadim_Andr.]

@@ReignitedAuto I bought a 2011 Dodge Durango with hemi tick (not crazy, can hear the knock of one hydraulic lifter, no errors. 167miles). and so, I have already disassembled half of the engine - all that remains is to remove the heads and camshaft to understand its condition. I already have a high-pressure oil pump in my hands (according to your recommendation). and next what I need it to buy new hydraulic lifters. So the question is: should I buy with MDS or not mds - which will be better? I read many different messages from people: some immediately change everything for non-MDS systems, others simply turn it off by programmer (I have diablo but need spend for 150$). 1. Is there any point in physically removing this system? 2. Does it make sense to disable it programmatically only? 3. or just replace the broken components and leave everything as is? + Also, the solenoids of this MDS have meshes /nets - doesn’t they do an additional plug/prevent of the oil flow ? PS oil pan on durangos- it is one pease with oil receiver and oil bath. 20024/06/23 - I pulled out the camshaft and it is in good condition.

[@ReignitedAuto]

@@Vadim_Andr. Just some clarification on the oil pump. You'll want to install a high VOLUME pump, not a high pressure pump, they are two separate things. Secondly, for the MDS system I recommend watching this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJSnloqOjtmisKc That should give you enough information to decide for yourself how to proceed. The metal screen for the MDS solenoids does not impeed oil flow in any way. Hope that helps!

[@Vadim_Andr.]

@@ReignitedAuto"Melling 10452 Oil Pump" - exactly as you recommended

[@snrgygaming]

Just got my '08 Charger Police Interceptor back on the road after changing the head gaskets and rebuilt heads at 95k miles. I have no experience working on engines but I followed your videos and the only thing I needed to go back and do was readjust the rocker arms. I bought the srt headers to swap but couldn't find a set of midpipes in time. Thanks for the best hemi engine content on YT!

[@ReignitedAuto]

Love to hear this! Great job getting it done 👊

[@Geno20916]

This comment made me subscribe.

[@michaellarrick8881]

Haha that’s why you should never buy a used police charger. They run the piss out of them and idle excessively. The two things you should never do to that engine, lol. But how’s it running now??

[@andrewsmith9980]

​@@michaellarrick8881if you can save a bunch of money and learn something, why not

[@ReignitedAuto]

A reminder: for those who are looking for actual oil PSI before and after numbers, they will be in subsequent videos. Even if I'm wrong and this pump makes no discernible difference, I'll still post the numbers. 👍

[@ReignitedAuto]

@@da8981 I would say no to both questions. I sincerely doubt you'd feel a difference, but also there's no possible way that a dealer could justify not performing a warranty repair based on a throttle body spacer. 👍

[@johnbeaudry9340]

Learning alot about my trucks engine from your channel . Also kind of a random yet related question . When the lifter/cam does fail . Would you recommend upgrading the cam/lifters ? Truck gets used for towing a few times a year .

[@mrhyde0705]

@@da8981 if youre looking into throttlebody, get a performance, DONT get a ported Mopar. My OEM was having surge issues, and throttle response was terrible. Swapped it for a ported mopar TB, Same problem, went with i think a BBK and no more issues.

[@clarencepollard1253]

Why not just run the vvt chain and gear without the vvt actuator problem solved.

[@ReignitedAuto]

@@clarencepollard1253 couple reasons, first is the crankshaft itself is what's pushing the chain further out, secondly, the bosses cast into the block to mount the timing chain tensioner are longer.

[@jaykanngiesser3454]

14% improvement with Hellcat pump may well be significant. My dealer shop foreman has stated to me that the supervisor or foreman trucks that spend a lot of time idling are about the only engines they see with cam/lifter failures. The workers trucks that are started and run with minimal idle time rarely have the failure. That makes sense to me since the cam lobe sans lifter are the last to get lubrication. With the advent of the low viscosity oils I postulate that the oil is bleeding off before it reaches the lifters and cam lobes. This coincides with my own experience with my own truck. Perhaps even going up to 5w-30 will help with the bleed off? I always ran 5-30 in my truck until the last oil change when I was convinced to go back to the 5-20. Followed in a couple of thousand miles by cam and lifter failure.

[@brianbecker666]

@ReignitedAuto I had cam/lifter failure - 2011 RAM 1500 5.7L. I just bought the Hellcat pump 68195993ad and did the side-by-side on the old oil pump VS the Hellcat, and they both measured the 16mm width [Rotor thickness]... My old oil pump had a "622BF" stamped on the back plate. Have you ever had one out of a RAM truck?

[@MichaelMichaelmotorcycle]

Hey I'm the rare 2009 6.1L owner, that's me. I've been following your channel for awhile now and so glad you came out with this video. I spun a rod bearing last year and decided to get a stroker block to replace it. I'm going to upgrade a few other things as well and the hell cat oil pump just moved up on my parts list. Let me know if you want my 09 6.1L oil pump or other parts I may not be reusing so you can do other comparisons.

[@beckettcohen5493]

I sell a pkg at my Chrysler shop to permanently fix this and I’m a lead certified master tech for Chrysler and it comes with the pump and the demon lifters etc etc I’ve done over 3,000 of these and it keeps rising it’s a MDS delete (self explanatory) I’ve got customers who drive 4-8 hrs or I’ve had cars and trucks shipped to me for this never a tick in ANY OF THEM!!! From 70k to the largest mileage of 387,491 miles on a ram and every mileage in between plus he follows MY PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE. Guide and normal ware and tear, that truck has cost him as much as older Toyota in maintenance etc!!!!!!! You’re the first video who’s on the right track!!!!! I’d hire you in heartbeat to help at my Chrysler shop while I focus on my other 2 shops a speed shop and heavy diesel shop

[@motojoe5421]

Perform a cam ,lifter replacement I watched your videos thank you by the way explaining the hellcat pump so I looked into at local dealer it was 444dollars plus tax so way out of the budget so I opted for a meling hv pump 157 at my door in budget so pulled stock pump without dropping pan 4x4 saved hours just had to grind a cheapo wrench to gain clearance did the loose tchain got the clearance to unbolt pickup tube used bent needle nose pliers to star bolt took a bit got it tight so this from a retire mopar tech also never had been into a hemi so thanks again on the videos keep them coming.

[@DirtyDanMunicipalMan]

I’ve been looking into the hellcat pump for a few years but until you came along there’s been no info. I truly believe your on to something with this mod.

[@hobocatlawrence]

Man, you are a wealth of phenomenal brainstorming and accurate insightful presenting. I could listen to you and watch your work all day long !!!

[@larryhagan1910]

Great video, can't wait for the testing of the oil pump. The suspense is killing me!

[@ReignitedAuto]

Saturday! 👍

[@shawnthompson6304]

Thanks for this video. Installed this oil pump on my 2014 recently while replacing the cam and lifters, based on your theory in your earlier video. Nice to see the physical difference, and that it was worthwhile!

[@ReignitedAuto]

Great work Shawn! 💪

[@BdyPhrk]

Did you check the before and after pressure ?

[@cowchux]

I’m in the process of doing the same on my ‘14 Sport 1500. What are you seeing for oil psi at idle now?

[@bruceisz2664]

Did you get it fixed based on the noise or did an engine light come on? ... I have a 2013, I think I hear it, or else the injectors are just really loud... it also has the exhaust tick. I have always heard some kinda noise since I've had it, 30k mi I put on it, at 130xxx. Wonder if it's its a big deal if I wait until the check engine light comes on for misfire. Curious to hear if this pump is worth it on a higher mile truck

[@spandrsn]

Hi Shawn, did you also swap the solenoids or no? would really appreciate that info as well. what brand lifters and cam? considering doing this on my 2012 ram 5.7.. definitely hear the tick already at 136xxx

[@TyNeePen15]

I am totally doing this upgrade when I cam swap my 2015 Ram 1500 R/T! Thanks for sharing.

[@ReignitedAuto]

Thanks for watching Mike!

[@genewilliams7302]

It's good to see you continue with your informative and accurate comparisons. I enjoy all the in-depth videos you do. Wish you the best Sky! :)

[@americanwildchilds3992]

Just a little FYI, P01 recall has taught many techs at the dealership about pulling the pump without pulling the pan on the cars. Also, there were some Grand Cherokees that came with a plastic oil pan which has the pick-up built into the pan - the pick-up would engage the pump as the pan was tightened to the block. Also, from years of doing the P01 recall that replaced the timing chain, guide and tensioner. In order to get the pump rotated enough to get the pick-up bolt out, first take the tensioner for the timing chain out. If you have any worries about the timing chain falling off the crank gear and going out of time, you can simply run a zip-tie through one of the windows in the camshaft gear and around the tensioner side of the chain to hold it tight. Easily able to cut that off when the tensioner is back in place. One other tip, have a magnet that you can stick down into the pan to recover the pick-up mount bolt when you drop it down into the pan.

[@ReignitedAuto]

All good tips! I haven't done a p01 in quite awhile!

[@michaeltrue1143]

I have done a lot of Cam and lifter jobs. I'm actually in the middle of one right now so far I have never had to remove the oil pan just take all the bolts out and let it hang then take your to pick up two bolts out and then you can remove the old pump without pulling the pan completely off I know this works on pickup trucks never tried it on anything else.. great video!

[@WillFieldFire]

Yes! You had posted the video in September regarding your suspicions of this. I had commented that I was mid way through a rebuild and was going to try this, and the larger volume worked on my 2011 R/T

[@ReignitedAuto]

Nice work William!

[@Kenny-og6zf]

Good work Sky. Just remember where it all started. Best of luck. Kenny from Coast Auto Center. 👍

[@ReignitedAuto]

Kenny my man! I do miss our movie quotes to each other, haven't found anyone else who could measure up 😄. Hey I'm going to be in town on the 31st, I'll swing by and say hello 👍

[@MM_in_Havasu]

Excellent tutorial on the different types of oil pumps for gen 3 hemi engines! Thanks for the heads up on everything!

[@josephcarrillo4132]

Could’ve sworn I was subscribed before but I did it again anyways.

[@ReignitedAuto]

Thanks Joseph!

[@donaldgunnell1073]

First glad to see you are doing videos again, this one has a lot of great information, thank you once again.

[@ReignitedAuto]

Thanks for watching Donald!

[@donaldgunnell1073]

I am going to get a hellcat oil pump when I do the cam upgrade.

[@davidphillips3953]

I just took apart a 2014 6.4 truck engine and it came with a 16MM thick rotor, I do not have an SRT8 oil pump right now but for sure the BGE uses the larger pump. Also the earlier 5.7 had the smallest volume of them all and didn't have lifter failure problems. My current 6.4 BGE I built from scratch for my 2011 ram 2500 I used a thin 5.7 pump and it never drops below 20PSI at idle even with 240 degree oil temp and 5w20 oil, I have another 2011 5.7 pump in my hand with the 16MM rotors, even has the 2011 casting date that very much predates the hellcat by a few years so it is definitely not been retrofitted. My guess is the thin pump came on the car 5.7 for some reason (the one you have in your video is a car engine and mine came from my stash of parts from who knows where) The 6.4 BGE and hellcat both have VVT as well as piston squirters (my hermaphrodite in my 2011 has them still but even with the smaller oil pump still has plenty of oil pressure) and I suspect that is why they both come with the larger oil pump. In my opinion the larger oil pump is not going to cure the bad lifter problem, 20 PSI is more than enough, the lifter itself is the problem and when they updated it with larger needle bearings and less shrouding from the splash oil by the skirt around the axle the rollers quit going bad.

[@beckettcohen5493]

It’s more than just the pump and mds disablement I buy cop cars at the auctions that are and and hemis and I fix them paint them and restore the interiors and use them for customers courtesy cars. Plus a couple 300’s that are cheap as hell and my cost on parts for the kit is only 288.80 for everything top to bottom a perk of being a tier 1 wholesaler for BTAND NEW PARTS. So so much people. Don’t know it blows my mind.!! Well played you’re on the right track

[@waynedaniels7091]

Love how you brainstorm through stuff on your videos. Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge on the Hemi! 👍🍻

[@ReignitedAuto]

Appreciate you watching Wayne!

[@1rankram]

I have an 09 built 2010 registered 1500 4x4 with 5.7 that has 202K miles / 4700 hours and has had 5w30 amsoil signature series oil since 16K miles when I bought it. I do oil analysis a couple times a year and it is still tick free and oil sample results show clean also. Mostly road miles with with little idle time except for warm up in winter for 5-10 minutes tops before taking off. Pulls heavy often 7500-10k lbs on a 24' gooseneck trailer.

[@blue03r6]

without knowing any of this i recently bought a used one owner 2013 ram truck. actually says 0 idle hours on the instrument cluster. hearing you say this makes me happy. the engine is sewing machine quiet which is one of the reasons I bought it. he had the dealer change the oil on time every time per the car fax. and apparently didn't let it idle much. I do notice the oil psi never drops below 40 when the engine is at full temp after driving it around a while. it's about 65 when cold. seems pretty normal from all the cars I've ever owned. this truck doesn't even have a broken exhaust manifold bolt like most do it looks like this is a huge problem too. as for the tooth count, I suspect the pump can now spin at a higher rpm. thus also increasing flow rate.

[@jville533]

My 5.7 hemi in my '14 broke a valve spring with 108,xxx miles. So, while it was down, I went ahead and also put a timing chain and Hellcat oil pump in it. I primed the oiling system before I actually tried to start it. When it was time to run the engine, I had my vehicle info display (temp, oil pressure, oil temp and transmission temp) up on dash. When the engine started, with the Hellcat pump I have 92 psi at cold start, NINETY-TWO PSI. I saw a comment on one of the videos about a guy that had installed a Hellcat oil pump and then he got a DTC code for "oil pressure high" and he said he had to buy and install an oil pressure switch/sending unit for a 6.2 Hellcat. I would say that his oil pressure switch was already going bad. I say this because the oil pressure for the 5.7 hemi and the 6.2 supercharged hemi are the EXACT SAME part number.

[@solargarage]

Thanks for this, the information is awesome. We did this to a 2016 Ram 2500 with a 6.4L and it is working great. We added the HellCat pump based on your early theory video, glad you posted it before we completed the build.

[@ReignitedAuto]

Appreciate you watching man!

[@diyjeff1838]

That's good to hear. I want to do it to my 2500.

[@solargarage]

@@diyjeff1838 If it helps I have a multi part playlist of the process on my channel.

[@shift_nation4785]

What is your idle psi?

[@solargarage]

@@shift_nation4785 Cold: 75psi, At operating temp: 54psi, at highway speeds: 72psi

[@scottdoubleyou563]

My first guess to this would be to see if the later 5.7 ring and 10 tooth gear will fit in the early 9 tooth housing. If it does, your increasing volume and pressure anyways without the need to modify the housing itself.

[@MongrelsGarage]

Fantastic video Sky, lots of great information, looking forward to part 2. Can you get the oil pump off a Ram with the pan still on...yes, but it's a pain (video evidence on my channel). You need a thin wrench, need to remove the chain tensioner, and there is a bit of prying involved. Remember that while the cranks are similar in length they did redesign the crank (changed the tapper on the snout) to accommodate the redesigned timing set, which is also a bit different. I will see if I can dig up some pictures and send them to you. Great video as always, and the new shop looks great, you just need to get the heat working...lol.

[@TheAussieincalgary]

The long awaited 6.2lt pump finally arrived (supply issues lol...) for my 09 Ram. A ready replaced cam lifters, machined heads, manifolds etc. Replacing timing chain, so also pump to upgrade. Compared the Hellcat to my original 5.7 pump, though Dodge had ripped me off because both pumps have same with pump gear width. So remembered you measured them. Both are 16mm wide. My truck was very early 09 production (#8**) . Suspect the first run was these pump then "down graded" for later production. Also compared to you latest vid with pressure tests. Mine is standard pressure. So, suspect the relief spring is the same as stock 5.7. Theoretically I should have still had higher volume. My #3 exhaust roller failed. Would run normally until under more than half load. Turns out the lifter turned 90 degrees, giving me a dead misfire, then straightened up after 10 seconds then drove normally. Very wierd. Vid shows how the cam wore. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJjNont3ar5lea8

[@ReignitedAuto]

That is actually very interesting! Would you be able to send me some photos of your original pump gear next to the hellcat one? I'm wondering if maybe there's a difference due to you being in Australia? A lot of times overseas vehicles will get different spec parts for no real reason.

[@TheAussieincalgary]

@@ReignitedAuto lol, yes I am Australian, but I am on Vancouver Island Canada 🍁 🤣. Bought our truck new when we lived in Calgary. Will send you Pic of the two pumps. I did catch a comment you made about the aftermarket lifters being a problem. As there is a huge back order wait up here I pretty much had no choice. 3 of them were noisy for quite a while, and 300km later, one is still not silent and bleeds down overnight (rattles on startup. My pressure is definitely higher now. Seems the MDS doesn't cut in as much.

[@TheAussieincalgary]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/maHOhJ2Xfq2DbLc So after not being able to send you the pic of the two pumps side by side, I made this vid today. When you get to where I measure the pump gear, go with the first measurement, I didn't have my glasses on so he second one although it looks like I measured more carefully I think I was inaccurate. I want to do a short vid tomorrow of the pump in pieces, then we will know for sure. 👍

[@brianbecker666]

I had cam/lifter failure - 2011 RAM 1500 5.7L. I just bought the Hellcat pump 68195993ad and did the side-by-side on the old oil pump VS the Hellcat, and they both measured the 16mm width [Rotor thickness]... My old oil pump had a "622BF" stamped on the back plate. What vehicle did you pull the "stock 5.7L 09+" oil pump out of? Wonder if the trucks already had an "upgraded" oil pump...

[@richmoellenberg7943]

The problem with the Hemi lifters is not lubrication. The problem is the type of honing process used to hone the bore in the roller in the roller lifter. This roller bore is the outer race of an assembled needle bearing. The metal surface of this bore in the roller fails due to the type of honing processed used. This then destroys the needles, causing the bearing to fail and it’s related cam lob to wear away. Historically the bores of these rollers have been honed with the conventional honing process (the same honing type that is used on engine cylinders). When I was made aware of the Hemi roller lifter/cam/lobe problem I acquired two roller lifters from a Chrysler dealership. Upon disassembly, the bore of the roller in the Hemi roller lifter has been single passed honed. This single pass honing has process characteristics that are not good for the race of a needle bearing. Single pass honing imparts many times greater machining stress into the surface of the bearing race and as imparts a surface finish lay that has the appearance of a very fine pitch thread. This greatly increased stress in the surface of the roller bore along with the surface interaction with the needles causes this surface to fail; surface cracking a spalling occurs which destroys the needles. This single pass honing process was chosen because the capital cost of the single pass honing system is approximately 1/3 of the cost of a conventional honing system to do the same bore as Single pass honing cost per bore has typically 20% compared to conventional honing process. Moving to single pass honing was a cost cutting attempt which has gone bad. My background is as BSME and 40 years of application experience at Sunnen Products Company, which approximately 20% of our business is engine components. My email is [e-mail]

[@ReignitedAuto]

This is good info, I haven't heard this one yet, thanks for chiming in! 👍

[@383Malibu]

Thanks Rich. So, if you were a hemi owner, what would you do to increase life of the engine without tearing into it? Different viscosity, additive, etc?

[@TheAussieincalgary]

I had #3 (non mds cylinder) go out on me. Lobe was pretty bad and lifter roller worn & siezed. Already have replacement cam, lifters etc, already ordered a Hellcat pump by time I saw your videos. Have 226,000km at 5,028 hours. Owneed the truck since new (2009). Intending to keep the truck for a few years yet.

[@matthewwatson572]

Bought my 2017 Ram 3 1/2 years ago, it had conventional in it when I bought it, when I'd idle it would be at 27lbs, kept that in it for a couple oil changes cause they were free. Got tired of the dang dry lifter tap almost every cold start up. Started using Amsoil Signature, 3 years ago, awesome stuff, never looking back. My truck idles at 37lbs now, have never had the dry lifter tap on startups, since switching and the ole Hemi idles nice and smooth, no ticking, not that it ever did, but trying to prevent, so far so good, knock on wood, lol.

[@markdeseno3749]

What if the hellcat oil journals/pathways are also larger than the Ram 1500 pathways , therefore allowing more flow/volume? Point is, if you add a higher volume ( idle ) oil pump, but the system is more restrictive, then you have added more pressure, but not more flow. I have no idea... But I would guess that the Hellcat engine oil pathways are also larger, and probably proportional to the higher flow pump. So, unless the oil pathway of the Ram 1500s and the Hellcat are different, then all you're doing is adding pressure to a still restrictive flow. If oil pathways are the same, then I can see how this would hep. Thanks for the time and details - much appreciated!

[@jameswhitesell3076]

I have a 2019 challenger rt with a bunch of goodies. I didnt know about hellcat oil pump, but i run 10w-20 instead of the 5w-20 and it has helped with oil prssure. I run about 50 psi at idle when at temp and 55 at cruising

[@kvalentine7162]

In the middle of doing this mod right now to a 2015 RAM 5.7. Swapping the stock oil pump for a Hellcat pump, but using the stock pump's relief spring. New Chain, tensioner and guide, new (non-MDS) cam, new lifters, pushrods, valve springs (needed for new cam). Expecting to see around 65-70 PSI oil pressure after the swap. Was getting 40 before. With only 180,000km (112,000mi) on the engine, I expected to see my original, MDS-capable cam in great shape. I was wrong. Even though I've been using Redline 5W30 with good K&N or Wix filters, there were two cam lobes already showing signs of advanced wear. Of course, they were on MDS cylinders. The lifters were all decent looking and still turned on the needle bearings. Cylinders still have good crosshatch so the shortblock is good. Heads sent to machine shop because they were off, so may as well get them cleaned up. This engine was still relatively quiet and not throwing codes, which goes to show you just how bad this design flaw is. Even if you think you're still okay with a stock hemi because it isn't ticking yet, you probably aren't.

[@Vadim_Andr.]

bro, so what is the real permanent solution to this problem? I just purchased a high pressure pump and am now going to buy new lifters. but there is a lot of different advice on the Internet and I don’t know how to do it correctly. durango hemi 2011

[@8yroldproduction]

Another huge reason to upgrade the oil pump to a hellcat oil pump is for track racing. I am looking to add a hellcat air to oil cooler (hellcat version) to decrease oil temperature for track driving. If anyone has done track driving with 6.4L hemi, they run very hot oil temp at circuit tracks. Before adding an air to oil cooler, you need more oil flow, hence install a hellcat oil pump. As an added bonus, it will help prevent hemi tick :)

[@michaelkaser2219]

So the hellcat pump pushes out more volume than the stock 6.4 pump?

[@nhra7110]

GREAT video, Skye! Glad you're back up and running

[@tommarlin3817]

My 09 Ram 1500, I installed OEM 3/4 ton camshaft, Hellcat lifters, MDS delete, drilled head gasket oil holes out to .080”, installed shim in oil pump bypass spring, installed upgraded timing chain guide and run a stainless high flow oil filter. That was my fix, works great

[@cowchux]

I’m in the process of doing this to my ‘14 1500. I took the exact same route as you. I also added shorty headers and am now doing this hell cat pump update too. The pump is dirt cheap a guy would be crazy not to do it if your in their anyway👍🏼

[@tommarlin3817]

Yeah, didn’t know about the oil pump at the time, I installed JBA shorty headers also and Vara Ram intake

[@michaelcoles6793]

The only possible solution I see (...I'm not a mechanic, but I'm not afraid to do work either), would be to place the internals of the Hellcat pump into the pre '09 pump body. I have no idea if they would fit, but it's the only solution I see. Thanks for you videos, love watching! One question, is there any risk to any part of the engine/seals etc. by increasing oil pressure across the board?

[@sccarguy8242]

I watched a video by Uncle Tony where he theories why these lifters go bad/cams get wiped in the hemi’s. It’s not an oil pressure problem, it’s a design issue in A) the angle of the lifter in relation to its bore, and b ) the location of the cross over pipe blocking “splash” oil from reaching the lifters at low rpm…. I’m Not sure more oil pressure would solve either issue. Perhaps oil volume, but not pressure as there is no pressure where the lifter roller rides on the cam. The reason why idle kills these motors is the lack of splash, when the motor is spinning faster the oil is getting slung harder and in more volume by the crank and more oil hits the roller.

[@andrewschoenfeldt5620]

Thanks for this. good to know I can use the same pick up tube. 2mm makes a difference when its 14.3% more volume.

[@rafaelfuentes7572]

That’s cool so I can put a hellcat oil pump on my 07 charger RT. If so the oil pumps are not that expensive. Great video 👍👍

[@ReignitedAuto]

Unfortunately the pre-2009 engines it's not a direct bolt on, still working on a solution for that, stay tuned!

[@mrhyde0705]

A little warning that ive seen from the rare few who used the hellcat pump, and even the melling HP. People have reported EXCESSIVELY high PSIs, 80-90 cold start, and it is the roughly the same at WOT, idle drops to what the stock pumps pressure would be at WOT(50-55).the engine will throw a trouble code for pressure, and you run the risk of blowing a seal, or worse, some say you may even lose power. You could probably tune your idle RPMs a bit, but coming from a habitual idler, my 160k miles has 6k engine hours, and ive never had a lubrication issue, and i have to warm my car up until the tranny hits at least 130 before itll be nice to me, usually 20-30 minutes. More pressure doesnt necessarily mean more oiling, since reportedly the SRT/cat have different methods of lubrication than the 5.7L.

[@js12278]

We used to do this on small block Chevy engines, installed high volume oil pump.

[@williamwhite9767]

And they really needed it. The old chevy V8's only had about 45 psig pressure which wasn't enough especially after I added the hotter cam in my 65 327 and wound it to 6,000rpm often. I scorched a rod bearing from lack of oil pressure while running it hard.

[@js12278]

@@williamwhite9767 have you seen the class action lawsuit brought to GM regarding their lifter failures?

[@atx-cvpi_99]

And Ford 3 valve Tritons. They definitely need it.

[@dustinh7614]

Sick videos man I was the guy talking to you at the gas station with. the turbo miata

[@ReignitedAuto]

Right on man, good to see you on here! 👍

[@TheBasstead1]

I can confirm. Hellcat oil pump fits any 2009 and up 5.7 Hemi. I rebuilt my 2009 Ram 1500 in my garage after a collapsed lifter and 2 more lifters collapsing.

[@clv5045]

You can “easily” (with a small pry bar) pull the pickup tube out of the oil pump and remove the pump without completely removing the oil pan, but I did have to lower it (left two rear bolts in a couple treads and pulled the front of the pan down) in order to get to the bolt on the pickup tube due to the oil baffle/windage tray.

[@dwaynehubbs4907]

Love your videos. Please let us know as soon as possible how the 6.4 Scat Pack oil pump compairs to the Hellcat oil pump. I believe there are many Scat Pack owners such as myself that would definitely do this mod if we knew it would benefit us. Thanks for all you do!

[@ReignitedAuto]

Got it ready for you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIiTl4ejeKuGldk 👍

[@dwaynehubbs4907]

Thanks Sky! That helped a lot! When I do my camshaft and lifter project I will include the HC oil pump. I sure appreciate your research!

[@ReignitedAuto]

@dwaynehubbs4907 one thing to keep in mind though, I still haven't figured out why some vehicles are seeing a low oil pressure code after installing the Hellcat pump. It does appear to be related to the MDS system because some viewers have told me that if you turn MdS off it won't set the code. So take that as you will. 👍

[@buckaroobonsi555]

Just use an aftermarket high volume standard pressure pump for the 2003-2008 Hemi or you can try a standard volume. Not hard to ship the relief spring or replace the relief/bypass spring with a higher pressure spring.

[@The3chordwonder]

Because the entire pump is pushed out so far, I'd see if you can get the timing cover back on, even if the splines don't fit. If that does work, you could possibly rough cut a 2nd oil pump drive, and weld it onto the existing one to get the extra length. If you did that though, I'd be concerned if the balancer would press on far enough. Another idea is to port the existing pump. HeadflowInc has a great set of videos where he ports LS pumps and adds shims to the pressure spring. The pre-08 hemi pump doesn't have a threaded cap on the pressure regulator like the LS does, instead it is a pressed cup, retained by a roll pin. If you drive out the roll pin with a punch, you can get the pressed cup out with a little bit of work. Ideally, you'd want to tap for a plug (I wouldn't be surprised if the LS plug would fit since the pumps are so similar). But even if you can't tap a plug, you can still shim the spring, press the old cup back in and re-secure with the roll pin. Between raising the pressure on the spring, and porting the internal passages, you might get enough out of the stock sized pump. Even drilling the output hole larger might work as well. I didn't port mine, but I did shim the spring, and I did get more idle pressure.

[@ReignitedAuto]

Tucker, that's kind of creepy. Your first part of your comment was exactly what I was planning on doing! 😮

[@rondellschuyler7074]

Summit racing now has high pressure oil pumps made for the 5.7 Hemi. Brothers 2010 has this problem.

[@getinthespace7715]

Just bought a 2021 Ram 1500 with the 5.7 for my wife. Being her truck, it's going to idle ALOT. I'm bringing it in to get the headers replaced under warranty as both are cracked at 36k miles. I see the oil pressure dropping low at idle. I'm thinking if we want to keep this truck long term I need to replace the oil pump with a higher flow model that can produce higher pressure at idle ASAP. Definitely can't hurt.

[@John-hw3ds]

So glad I got rid of my hemi tick. It was driving me crazy.

[@mytubebobbie06h]

I had no idea but I’m glad there is someone that is able to break down the comparisons and it makes good sense. More flow equals better lubrication for better protection. Great job! Time to get a hellcat oil pump.

[@mt1885]

Has anyone put the Higher Volume Oil pump on a regular Hemi? Like checked the Oil pressure after it was installed - GREAT video!

[@ReignitedAuto]

The results of the hellcat pump install on a regular Hemi engine is coming soon, keep an eye on the channel for updates 👍

[@mt1885]

@@ReignitedAuto Awesome subscribed and like the Hemi wished they had kept the 'Dodge' name on the trucks.

[@truthbetold89]

My durango hemi has been ticking for the past year and the engine is still running and preforming fine

[@johnrose1934]

Great video! Straight and too the point. Spline thickness made the case for more volume going to the top end. Question…is the oil pump in the 18 scat pack 392 the same as the 5.7? That wasn’t addressed here. This is great for my 14 Ram, but before I do the challenger I want to know the percentage of volume increase.

[@ReignitedAuto]

I did another video later on showing that the scat pack pump is exactly the same as the 5.7 pump. However, there's a better option available now than the Hellcat pump! Melling makes the M452HV pump which provides a full 20% more volume than the stock pump, the Hellcat is only a 12% increase. This pump from Melling is a direct replacement for your stock pump 👍

[@KyleRS877]

I bought an 09 Ram 1500 with the 5.7 from my dad. 152k miles. Runs great. When he bought it he changed the oil every 2k, full synthetic. Then switched to 3k intervals then 4k. Oil pressure is still great. Anything I should do different for longevity or just keep going? Everything is stock

[@netsurfers9357]

Yes, this is the very truth, Chrysler did not install a high enough volume oil pump in the 5.7 Hemi Engine and from reading I found out that the 6.2 Hemi oil pump fits the 5.7 hemi as well. The problem is that the older hemi blocks were made differently, as the cam shafts of the new blocks were actually put further apart form the crank, so distribution of oil is much less than the older versions of the block. From reading, this is what I have understood. The oil has more of a distance to travel and doesn't lubricate enough on the cam shaft compared to older versions. The fix is to install a higher volume oil pump on the engine block to increase oil pressure, thereby reducing wear on the camshafts. I would suspect that this would also have an effect on the piston rings and valve guides as they would get more oil pressure circulation as well, increasing the life span. Another problem has been that the exhaust manifold bolts are notoriously able to break during heating/thawing, because the aluminum heads heat/thaw differently than the block its self. From reading is to buy sport tuned header shorty's to mount up to the original exhaust or sport tuned long headers with redoing the exhaust system. The most less expensive way is to buy shorty's that are sport tuned. This seems to solve the exhaust manifold bolt breakage problems from reading. From reading, these are the major issues with Hemi Engines. Some older years in past recent generations had valve seats dropping into the cylinder on Gen 4. They seemed to have fixed the issue of valve springs loose in Gen 5.

[@gr8bart1]

Thanks for taking time for all this research. It's going to help alot of people.

[@jimfaria2165]

Great video!!! Can’t wait for the videos to come. I want to do all the prevention I can in the next few months. 2006 Magnum R/T AWD 120k mi. Hasn’t dropped the seats yet. I’ve seen oil temp hit 245 when towing a 3000 pound trailer up Donner summit. Just waiting on you and your guidance. Keep up the good work.

[@ReignitedAuto]

Appreciate you watching Jim!

[@jamesorr2832]

I bought a 2022 Ram 2500 in November of last year with the 6.4 Hemi and noticed right away that Hemi Tic on cold starts but it just last a couple of seconds and most the time it does it after it has set a couple days, I'm not worried about it and love the truck I pull a 30Ft Travel Trailer that weighs 8 Thousand Pounds with it and it does good. Traded in a 2020 Ram with the Cummins on it the 2020 was a Nightmare because of all the Governments Diesel Enforced Emissions on it, the last year I owned it I had it in the Dealership Three Months and it still wasn't fixed. I got almost what I paid for it on trade.

[@gregm90]

My 08 5.7 hemi 300c was completely rebuilt with mds delete, new lifters, and melling upgrade oil pump, new everything, and rebuilt heads. I still have the hemi tick.

[@loniebrown9646]

Check your oil pans if you live in rich road salt environments, my 3rd gen ram 2500 bought new... the Aliumion heat sheilds desinergrated on my truck... Im happy to report the 5.7 with 216,000 km is still going strong, pared with a 6sp man...its torque is a pleasure for the truck stuff,

[@loniebrown9646]

Try again....oil pan needed a blast of trenclad rust paint .....

[@brokensmile8487]

Great video as always. Your the best buddy. The last time I had my 14 Ram opened up is when you helped me out on the crank and cam timing and I tried everything to get that pump off without dropping the pan and no success. I didn't want to pry on the tube and getting the bolt back in would have nearly been impossible. So I dropped the pan on jack stands which I've had better times working on ford duratec engines. 🤣 I installed a new pump while I was in there. However, I do wish I knew about the 6.2 pump. I'm looking into it but the thought of dropping the pan again gives me flashbacks 😩 😆. P.S. if it was me I would take another timing gear and cut a portion out and maybe weld it to the existing one,which could be quite the cosmetic job as well. Can't wait to see what you do sky. 👍🤙

[@ReignitedAuto]

Paul you pretty much nailed my plan! Glad to see your name again 👊

[@brokensmile8487]

@@ReignitedAuto great minds think alike 😉 👌

[@carltaylor8166]

I changed oil pumps with oil pan on, tied a small string on the pickup tube bolt so I could retrieve it if I dropped it in the pan. 07 6.1, 95psi cold start, 39 psi @ temp. @ idle.

[@ReignitedAuto]

Nice work Carl! 👍

[@chadwegner2705]

Which pump did you install Carl?

[@carltaylor8166]

@@chadwegner2705 melling hi flo

[@ReignitedAuto]

What do you guys think of the Saturday release schedule for the videos?

[@adamtym4342]

Can I use this pump in challenger 6,4 2018 ???

[@blakedinkel7696]

I literally bought a hellcat oil pump and I’m installing it next Sunday, I hope it helps. My 5.7 has a slight tick after 3-5 minutes of idling hot only, and after reving it up to 1500-3000rpm it goes away for the next few minutes of idling then returns.

[@blakedinkel7696]

@@adamtym4342 I do believe he said it will bolt right up.

[@adamtym4342]

@@blakedinkel7696 Thank YUO.

[@stuartstuart866]

Any day for video releases works for me, The 5.7 Hemi information is especially interesting to me since I own one. Thank you I am curious if the high volume pump might adversely affect the oil based cylinder deactivation apparatus?

[@ReignitedAuto]

If you want to see the very latest video I have on this subject you can check it out here! kzbin.info/www/bejne/raHPaZSQnrV-Zqc

[@shark70007000]

I wish I knew this before I ordered the high pressure oil pump, that I have. They say they just change the spring to a stronger spring, to raise the oil pressure. I hope it works for me. I should have ordered a Hellcat oil pump. I have the 2011 Charger RT.

[@originalbigdaddy]

That was a great video! Do you think if Chrysler had done the Hellcat oil pump as part of a fleet police package upgrade, do you think there would have been as many cam/lifter failures from extended idle? Just wondering your opinion.

[@georgewalker9978]

I ordered the melling high volume pump for my 15 ram . They sent a pre vvt pump . The length of the pump gear on the crank snout prevents the mounting cast from reaching one another. There was about a half inch gap between the output port on the pump and the mounting surface on the block. The pre vvt pumps absolutely will not fit on a vvt hemi

[@frankambrose4764]

hey guys, this is for everyone who wants to do this swap, just did this in my 2014 dodge charger pursuit. ended up calling melling oil pumps for recommendation because they make the pumps for dodge and the 5.7 hemi. now i live in a cold state and i was running into the issue of actually having too much oil pressure. stock oil psi numbers were 30-35 psi operating temp/50-55 crusing/ 60 cold start. with the 6.2 pump i was seeing 90 psi on cold start, going into the territory of blowing the rear main, and 35-45 operating temp idle, and 70-75 psi crusing. i also ran into some CELS for “oil pressure too low” and ended up being too high for the MDS system and shutting it off. this it just to warn everyone, so you don’t go through what I went through end up putting the car back together, and having to take it apart to put the stock oil pump back on. happy to answer any other questions

[@ReignitedAuto]

Sorry to hear you were having trouble Frank. I admit though, I'm trying to figure out how having high oil pressure would blow out the rear main seal? Oil pressure and crankcase pressure are two different things.

[@frankambrose4764]

so that is a absolutely true statement, and i thought the exact same thing. according to the guys at melling, and a different person on the forum who did the exact same thing to his charger, for some reason or another, it is possible because he swapped for the hellcat pump he blew out his seal. so the first thing i did when i had the hellcat pump on my car was taking of the oil cap and seeing if i had any blow by, and nothing. so then i thought to myself, if all the oil passages are through the block, how would it possibly blow the rear main seal, and i couldn’t really think of a way, but i guess it is possible.but what did it for me was the combination of the CEL, and the possibility of the seal, i decided to just bit the bullet and put the stock pump back on the car, and surprisingly enough, i believe that they actually made some changes to the newer 5.7 oil pumps because i am seeing different, and better oil pressure numbers on a 2021 oil pump. operating idle pressure is 38-40psi, crusing is 55-60, and cold start is 65, so i’m pretty happy with the new stock pump, and my MDS works now with no CEL.

[@alexh201174]

If i had to guess your solution, i'd say you take the 2017 pump body and the hellcat internals? Can't wait to see your follow up video! Love looking at your video's Sky. Always a lot of good info on the mighty Hemi engine. Love it, keep em coming Sky! Greetings from Netherland!

[@stevehobbs5022]

First, thanks so much for all this good, well-researched information. Two months ago I purchased a 2013 Grand Cherokee with 5.7 Hemi. It only had 52k miles/3600 hrs. on engine and great CarFax record for maintenance with one private owner. After only 400 miles of me driving, check engine light comes on yesterday, my code reader shows Misfire #3, and mechanic then finds that I have lifter/cam failure. I am being quoted $5k plus to fix. Should I go ahead and fix and put Hellcat oil pump in (as long as inspection doesnʻt show metal shavings in the intake) or get a new engine entirely? Thanks for your help and advice. Really thought I did my homework on this buy and feeling pretty crushed by this news.

[@ReignitedAuto]

Appreciate the kind words! I can say that if there's no metal in the OCV screen I would have no concerns about just replacing the cam and lifters, I've done quite a few over the years and haven't had any come back. As for the Hellcat pump, I've been getting some reports from people that it is intermittently seeing a low oil pressure check engine light, which is of course exactly opposite what is actually happening. It seems to be related to the MDS system because if you turn the MDS off it doesn't set the code. However if you don't want to mess with any of that then the stock pump would be fine.

[@stevehobbs5022]

@@ReignitedAuto Thanks, I appreciate the quick reply. I am towing the Grand Cherokee from my local mechanic that diagnosed the code error to local dealership. My hope is that FCA will contribute to the repair given the relatively low miles. I've seen online where FCA has helped repair this failure even when the vehicle is out of warranty, have you seen that to be the case? Thanks again!

[@ReignitedAuto]

@stevehobbs5022 it usually depends on several factors: your relationship with said dealer, their standard operating procedures regarding vehicles out of warranty (everyone handles this differently) and how well maintained the vehicle was to this point.

[@horsepowerstephen1]

I'm probably going to do this swap on my 5th gen 1500 as soon as it's out of warranty... Do you anticipate any complications of factory PCM tuning with oil pressure/volume being higher?

[@lesleyboeder1798]

I live in Canada and bought my truck new in 2018.once it gets cold I hit the tow mode button until the engine warms up.this keeps the cylinders from shutting down in eco mode.i think this helps when the oil is cold and stiff. So far I have 50k on it and do oil changes ever 4000 miles. No tick so far.

[@Vadim_Andr.]

does the MDS work at idle?

[@fritzaroo]

Well I’m in this project neck deep now I got the Hellcat pump took it to weld shop to build up outlet boss and she has been milled back 12mm it looks good hope it fits

[@ReignitedAuto]

Not a bad way to solve it! 👍

[@kevinhumphrey932]

I understand this is a hemi channel so that means there mopar gear heads on here I have my own shop and I have a customer who has a v10 dodge 2500 truck its been shotguned at 2 other shops the complaint is when add any throttle off of idle it pops really bad back threw the intake manifold right into the airbox in my area there aren't many v10 truck's around and this will be my 2nd one I ever worked on the first one was easy diagnos considering the rod had made a window in the block And help would be greatly appreciated this truck is way to nice to junk 77,000 miles

[@626jonny]

I have a question, I have a 2017 ram rebel and in a lot of people say the motor won’t last more then 100k, I have 25,700k on it. Ppl say Im going to need a new motor by the time I pay it off but I need two more years and I have Lowe mileage on it. I also was wondering if there’s any tires better then what it came from the dealership that are the open county? When It rains the tires skip lose traction control, how many miles is it recommended to do a transmission oil change

[@ReignitedAuto]

I've seen a great many Hemi engines with close to 300k miles on them. Don't listen to the haters this is a great engine. Especially if you are able to prevent any lifter issues from happening then it should be good for at least that many miles if you take care of it. I don't have enough experience tire wise to offer advice as far as that goes, but for the transmission I'd say 100k miles is a good interval. 👍

[@626jonny]

@@ReignitedAuto thank you.

[@budlanctot3060]

I've got 149k miles on my 09 Charger 5.7L. No problems, yet.

[@harleymichael281]

Hi Sky. Does the installation of the Hell Cat oil pump raise the oil pressure across the entire RPM range? And if so could running a higher oil pressure lead to other issues? For example could gaskets not designed for it blow out? Or any other possible issues be caused. I have a 2015 Ram 5.7 Thanks.

[@TxHammer757]

My 2012 6.4 on the oil pump pick up tube has a support arm that does go to a main stud......FYI

[@ReignitedAuto]

Thanks for the info! 👍

[@halh865]

That's correct the 392 / 6.4 from '11 to current have the pickup tube attached to a stud. So all the oil pan bolts must be removed, and lower the oil pan to access the nut that retains the pickup tube to that stud

[@steveshilt5438]

I kinda wish you had a 2021 oil pump also. I have a 13 RT Challenger and the oil pump went out in my car the dealership put a new oil pump in and oil pressure increased. Before the change when cold oil pressure was barely 40 psi. Now hot it holds 45 psi

[@ReignitedAuto]

Very interesting! I wonder if the stock pump already had some manufacturing issues that led to the failure in the first place?

[@MichaelWilliams-xx6wp]

I have a 2012 Dodge Charger r/t I have just fined doing top end mods along with a hellcat oil pump the operating psi is 100 it works extremely well with my 5.7

[@ReignitedAuto]

Very nice!

[@MichaelWilliams-xx6wp]

@@ReignitedAuto only added it to build after your video on it. Thanks for all the content it is really helpful

[@MichaelWilliams-xx6wp]

Do u think that oil pressure is to high at 100 at idle?

[@MichaelWilliams-xx6wp]

@@ReignitedAuto do you think oil pressure is to high????

[@ericsotosoto379]

Question, is it not better to use a Melling HV oil pump #10342HV which has 20% more volume and 10% more presure than stock pre 09 engines? Also has an optional 20 psi springs for more presure. No mods, direct bolton. Great vid, keep up the awesome work!

[@ReignitedAuto]

I'm planning in doing a direct comparisonvideo between that pump and the hellcatone on the pre 09 engines. Likely the Melling pump will make more sense, just want to see 👍

[@darrenbeachy5631]

@@ReignitedAuto I actually just put one of those melling m342hv oil pumps on my 2008 Chrysler 300C. It was very easy installation, direct bolt up. My idol PSI on my old pump was 17 to 19 PSI. With the melling oil pump my idol PSI is a steady 24 PSI.

[@Rrottweiler]

i bet that Melling pump has Hellcat rotors inside 2003-2009 housing.

[@ReignitedAuto]

@@Rrottweiler certainly a possibility, I'm buying one now so I can compare it 👍

[@c3surfop]

Awesome video and packed full of great information !

[@florida_man_games4312]

As a preventative what’s a good replacement set of manifolds

[@josephpuchel6497]

Hey another excellent video. Yes going to have to brainstorm this one and I will be following. They certainly threw a wrench in pushing components forward.

[@charliedee9276]

Completely different engine but still a Chrysler. I replaced the rockers and lash adjusters in my 04 4.7 with later ones. The difference was the size of the orifices on the rockers, the old ones had oil spray holes about 1/8" in diameter which allowed a huge internal oil pressure leak, 16 of them actually. I had hot oil pressure of around 7 psi at idle and a lot of lifter clatter upon start up. Replacing them with updated ones, I believe it was 05 when they were changed. The squirter hole was reduced in diameter to about 1mm in diameter and the lash adjusters had the feed hole moved up to put about half of it in the bore diameter itself. These 2 changes alone raised my hot idle oil pressure from around 7 psi to around 16 psi which significantly reduced my cold start clatter. I would replace the pump however one is not offered and this Hemi pump will not fit mine.

[@tjwilliger]

I absolutely love the content you’re channel is my favorite hemi channel on KZbin - I’ll be adding that hellcat oil pump to my list thanks.. 👍🏻👍🏻 I have 2009 charger rt I’m getting ready to change the cam to a 6.4 I love the fact you have been listing all the part # do you know if you can bolt eagle 🦅 heads on a 6.4 short block ? I do all my own work I have a ton of bolt on’s on this old gem 💎 only a summer car as we are from Michigan.. Mods so far - full srt8 suspension Under carriages rear diff 306 ratio and full brembo brakes swap, ported and polished, intake and 87mn TB, long tubes 1-7/8 high flow cats, slp lound mouth exhaust 3”

[@KyleGaffney-s5q]

My 16 Ram 1500 with 5.7 tick hot or cold. started ticking at 209k miles, At 227k miles I pulled lifters and cam. #1 cylinder exhaust lifter has barely visible wear. All others look great. #1 piston shows lots of soot and all intake channels show Heavy oily soot. I do not think #1 exhaust valve seals at all. I think my tick may have been at the rocker arm.

[@tomcooper920]

Good is s great series. I have been waiting for this to come out. Great job explaining things Sky.

[@redmunds5976]

Awesome video! My 🧠 is bigger after watching it.

[@ReignitedAuto]

Appreciate you watching my man! 👍

[@dennisdolecheck6721]

It would be nice to idle oil pressure for bith.

[@josephdufresne7813]

I was abel to remove the oil pump on my 2011 ram 1500 to change the oil pump... the problem is geting the bolt off... it is tight.. i ended up having to buy a cheap wrench and grinding it down to fit. But its do-able.

[@crispychips8817]

Is their much of a difference between a 6.4 Hemi oil pump and the Hellcat Pump?

[@shiftygypsy7356]

I have a 2012 6.4 oil pump, a brand new hellcat oil pump and a melling. I took all 3 apart and the melling and 6.4 pumps are identical internally. The hellcat oil pumps rotor and ring are approxi mately .75mm larger in diameter. That was the only difference I could find.

[@jackieliner3812]

I’m assuming that you can’t just exchange the internal parts?rotor!? ect ?

[@michaelkaser2219]

Curious to see the one for the 6.4 compared to the one for the hellcat.

[@caledude]

He did that in a video, the 392 is the same size as the 5.7

[@shark70007000]

I've had to change my cam and lifters. Recently, I notice when my engine is hot and at idle, my oil pressure can be as low as 16PSI. Only 49PSI at high RPM's. I think that low oil pressure is the cause. My water pump started leaking, so I figured it's time to increase the oil pressure. I'm in the middle of putting everything back together right now. I've had my dash show "wrong oil weight" when it was time for an oil change. I guess the oil pressure went too low, less than the 16PSI that I have now. You would think the manufacturer would understand this low oil pressure issue and fix it. But then they get less repairs in the shop, so they go with low oil pressure on purpose.

[@larrynance1269]

Does the higher volume wreak havoc on seals and gaskets? I suspect not but just wondering!