Eagles eye
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Just changed the oil on my 8n tractor. When I removed the drain plug, I noticed that the screen was not above the drain hole. Upon further inspection the screen, housing and tube were just laying loose in the oil pan. Thought it must have been this way so I filled with new oil and when I started it has no oil pressure. The shop manual is not specific but is this assembly the pick up tube for the pump and if so, did it slide out of the pump or has something broken?. The illustration shows the tube with a flat plate that looks like it used screws to attach to the pump? Any wisdom?
I did drain the oil back out and the tube and screen assembly is definitely laying loose in the oil pan. Do I need to drop the pan and replace or is there a trick to fish it in place through the oil drain plug hole?
I did drain the oil back out and the tube and screen assembly is definitely laying loose in the oil pan. Do I need to drop the pan and replace or is there a trick to fish it in place through the oil drain plug hole?