How long to Engine failure if Oil pump isn;t working?

[wrightar]

On my 1997 GSX, if the Oil wasn't being pumped into the engine, does engine failure occur quite quickly? Is it a matter of minutes, hours or days? The reason why ask is that I've replaced my Oil filter recently and bled the system and their are no air bubbles in the 2 thin oil pipes, but that's no guaranetee that the pump is working? I know i could change the pipes (so i can see the oil initially moving) or even do the
pump test with the pump removed. I've taken the SEADOO out for a day since the service without any problems but for peace of mind is that enough time to determine that the oil pump is working?

Thanks for any comments
AW

 

[wabbit1211]

Believe me it will be minutes not hours or days. Any time I work or replace anything that requires disconnecting anything to do with the oil system, I premix the first fuel to be run through the engine, and I make the oil level on the oil holding tank, and make sure that the level has gone down substancially before trusting that the system works.