93 f250 oil pressure
I bought my brother's 93 f250 with the 460 and 5spd at 225k miles. He told me the oil pressure always ran on the low side. When I got it, it was on the line right at the low side of normal. I asked him when the last oil change was and he said just before he sold it to me but that was the first time in 4 years. My immediate thought was the oil pan is probably gunked up to high hell and maybe the oil pump wasnt pumping well because it was clogged. Im thinking I just need to clean the pan and replace the oil pump and do another oil change. Does that seem like the most probable fix? I'm on a very tight budget as I'm changing jobs and have a family to support at the same time. Other thing is I've never replaced a oil pump before and my friend said it's not very easy and the motor has to come off the mounts and lifted to make room. Is that true? And can anyone give some info on how to do the job itself? I would really appreciate it as my new job is a ways away from home and ill be using my wife's car but don't want to leave her and the baby with something that might break at any time. Thanks!