oil pickup in sump

[Vultch]

On the 3.0 litre does anybody know where the oil pickup is, front of engine mid position or rear...

[abentham]

hi there its rear ov the block near the sump drain plug hope this helps

[Vultch]

It does.... now to bore you all to death, i have to park on a steep gradient, approx 1 in 10 and when parked nose downhill, i noticed the engine sounded a bit tappety/noisey for a few minutes ... my guess is that the oil all runs to the front of the sump and the oil pump is having difficulties.

When i park nose uphill.... no problems....

[abentham]

what oil pressure are u getting mine went like that 6 month back i had a little over the quarter mark on the oil pressure guage which according to the the men at toyota was exceptable id just done an oil + filter change to c if that would cure it 2 week later engine seized up never found out what caused it just transplanted a new engine £1200 so id get it looked at asap if u can help it dont drive it 2 far till sorted

[Vultch]

Normally in town when engine warm just over the 1/4 when motorway crusing or when cold can be 1/2. This is her 2nd oil change since i have had her some 6 months... Normally the tappety noise goes after a few min.. guess the oil is cold and with the angle the Surf is parked at the oil pump is having difficultly priming for a few min... at a guess.. did your Surf show any other signs of problems..

[The Mechanic]

Well....

It shouldn't make much difference to oil pressure in so far as where you park up. However the wrong oil filter will have an effect, double check that yours is the correct type. Lots of engines especially relatively low revving ones will tend to sound 'tappety' this is usually the oil not getting up to the top end of the engine straight away....a quick blip on the throttle should sort that...

Also as the engine components wear there are times when valve and cam follower and shims can sometimes end up in a position where they make a noise and then this goes away once they have relocated (rotated in operation..those that know about engines will understand this phenomenon).

A light tapping sound should not cause ant problem unless of course the valve clearances need adjusting (shimming). The best solution is to get some one who knows engines well to have a listen to put your mind at rest...hopefully

[Vultch]

Thanks all....