OIL pump gear replacement?
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I looked in Rave, and it seems to only show how to change the timing cover with gear already in place. Anyone find a section in Rave that shows how to change it? Or a separate write up? Wondering about torque settings and if there are any tricks that are not straight forward.
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you want to use the Vaseline because it will gives you instant suction, assembly lube or oil will not do that. they will lube the pump but not create suction instantly. If your dealing with an engine that has already been lubed it is not as much of an issue as something with all new surfaces
Last edited by drowssap; 05-18-2015 at 11:41 AM.
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So, Here is my story. 2003 with some knocking noise and oil light on. Bought it to part out, but...
Go to start it to pull it up to my house, noise disappears, oil light off, running great. I'm thinking perfect, not as bad as I thought. Decide to replace the oil pump gears, Timing chain, and gears.
1st mistake, don't get the oil pump gear lined up correctly on the Crank snout, and start to tighten the pulley. I hear a crack. Open the front cover back up and the oil pump gear plate is cracked and the inner gear on the pump has been pushed out of the assembly.
So, I get a used oil pump gear and plate and decide to throw it back together to see what happens(Original gear was cracked).
Get it back together with now used front cover gasket, don't lubricate the gear with vaseline. Start it up and the knock is back with a vengeance and the oil light is on.
So, Now I need to decide if I do the whole thing again,or give up and part it out.
I watched the video and the 2 mistakes I made was not checking if the bevel side of the gear was facing down and not using vaseline and enough assembly lube on the gear(Besides the broken plate/broken new oil gear mistake).
I was ready to give up yesterday, but now I'm feeling courageous again.
Go to start it to pull it up to my house, noise disappears, oil light off, running great. I'm thinking perfect, not as bad as I thought. Decide to replace the oil pump gears, Timing chain, and gears.
1st mistake, don't get the oil pump gear lined up correctly on the Crank snout, and start to tighten the pulley. I hear a crack. Open the front cover back up and the oil pump gear plate is cracked and the inner gear on the pump has been pushed out of the assembly.
So, I get a used oil pump gear and plate and decide to throw it back together to see what happens(Original gear was cracked).
Get it back together with now used front cover gasket, don't lubricate the gear with vaseline. Start it up and the knock is back with a vengeance and the oil light is on.
So, Now I need to decide if I do the whole thing again,or give up and part it out.
I watched the video and the 2 mistakes I made was not checking if the bevel side of the gear was facing down and not using vaseline and enough assembly lube on the gear(Besides the broken plate/broken new oil gear mistake).
I was ready to give up yesterday, but now I'm feeling courageous again.
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