Some of you may already know i'm trying to deal with a tick in my 01 d2

savannah- i think you're right and it's my oil pump

but also, i found two bits of metal in my oil pan... not bits so much as things... they are hollow and seem like locators of some sort

they don't fit any holes on oil pan... anyone got any ideas? i went through RAVE and can't find anything regarding these...

really don't want to put it back together till i get some input

also, Savannah- oil pump job... since i have pan off should i just proceed and do that or can the pump be done without touching the pan? thanks

 

I'll throw my 2 cents in... At first I thought you found a quarter along with the two other pieces you have there To me they almost look like the metal rings found in the valve cover gasket bolt holes but they look to skinny for that, maybe this had to do with your ticking noise?

I would go ahead and do the pump since the pan indeed has to come off for that along with a few other things like the water pump, crank pulley etc.

 

i just went on parts geek... 600$ for an oil pump? anyone know of a better price?

 

Pump can't be done with pan on. Of course while you have this off you will replace O-ring (#30 in drawing) for oil pickup tube and refit bolts holding it. Some use loctite also. And clean the screen.

See attached page from RAVE. Look at part 37. If these match the one you have holding pickup to block, may have had spares left in by factory.

See Oil Pump Gear Kit W/Gaskets | Land Rover Engine Parts at RoverParts.com for an oil pump kit about $110.

 

Can't do pump without removing timing cover, can't remove timing cover without dropping pan. I'd do it now.

 

Oil Pump Gear Kit W/Gaskets | Land Rover Engine Parts at RoverParts.com

What you found on parts geek was the entire front engine cover, that is where the oil pump is housed and is considered one unit.
But there are rebuild kits, just like the link I posted for you.

 

Agreed that looks like a spacer indeed. How the heck would those be in there from the factory though? Do you think they could possibly clog/restrict flow somehow to help starve the engine of oil at times and cause the tick? I can't figure out what they space, but does he have them in the picture you see?

 

I watch a lot of CSI... Those are 9mm shell casings? Do you have a good alibi? Lol
Hope they turn put to be nothing? Good luck

 

I just finished doing my Crank sensor and those look exactly like the 2 spacers that were used there.

Here is a pic I took.
100_1788.pdf

 

Wherever the extra spacers came from, rolling around in 40 weight oil would dampen their noise, would not be noticed. Won't float, won't suck into the strainer. Would actually help keep sludge kicked loose and in suspension. May have been a secret quality control test, to see if it was detected further down the line (results = failed). May have been a bad day for Rupert Wimpshank, who was just chewed out by foreman and decided to show his love for the asembly line by adding a few parts...