944 w / no oil pressure

[Gilles]

sorry for posting here, but someone may know the answer.

Today, I helped a friend to install the engine on a 944, the reason for removal was a spun rod bearing, we started the engine for a few seconds but the low oil pressure light remained on, we removed the small inspection plugs on the head and removed the oil filter and both were dry.

We tried to prime the pump trough the filter housing but didn't got any pressure, when my friend replaced the rod bearings he meassured the gears on the pump and they were within specs.

Any ideas..?

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