This demonstration guide answers one field question about a packed oiler port or a worn oil-pump drive. Measurements come before parts, and the notes are not a generic equipment FAQ.
Diagnose before replacing parts
Start with oil delivery to a test card at cutting rpm. That reading separates a packed oiler port or a worn oil-pump drive from adjacent faults that share the same complaint.
If the measurement is out of spec, treat the oiler port and pump drive as the primary path. If it is in spec, do not replace the oiler port and pump drive just to complete a parts list.
Repair the failed system
The usual correction is the oiler port and pump drive, installed to the documented spec for this complaint.
A demonstration shop records the finding so the next technician is not repeating a guess about a packed oiler port or a worn oil-pump drive.
Stop before you make it worse
Do not running a dry bar "for a few cuts". That shortcut hides the original measurement and creates a second failure.
If the machine still fails after the oiler port and pump drive is corrected, convert the visit to a broader diagnosis rather than stacking parts.
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