OIL PUMP - IS IT DIFFICULT JOB
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JohnGlinn(Cardiff)
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Hello John,
this is a fairly easy job. The most difficult thing is access room. I was fortunate to have a pit in my previous garage which may make it a little more comfortable. You'll need a small, imperial socket set or (as I used) an offset ring spanner and a box spanner.
Pack the gears with petroleum jelly (vaseline) and use a new gasket (probably came with the gears, anyway) tighten gently then torque to 10-15 ft lbs (I guessed this by hand and experience!)
By the way, I do not recommend fitting the uprated spring in the relief valve as a new, standard one is more than up to the job and if you increase your oil pressure too much then any leaks will be greater! This is especially true on the older engines with rope crankshaft seals.
Regards, John.
this is a fairly easy job. The most difficult thing is access room. I was fortunate to have a pit in my previous garage which may make it a little more comfortable. You'll need a small, imperial socket set or (as I used) an offset ring spanner and a box spanner.
Pack the gears with petroleum jelly (vaseline) and use a new gasket (probably came with the gears, anyway) tighten gently then torque to 10-15 ft lbs (I guessed this by hand and experience!)
By the way, I do not recommend fitting the uprated spring in the relief valve as a new, standard one is more than up to the job and if you increase your oil pressure too much then any leaks will be greater! This is especially true on the older engines with rope crankshaft seals.
Regards, John.
the bolts holding the base cover are not hexsagonal but 12 pointed - like torx.
you won't be able to undo them with a socket but need at spanner (8mm?) with 12 points.
You can expect them to be quite tight - examine them carefully for damage/stretching since if they snap when you do them back up, you will create a hell of a lot more work to remove them.
you won't be able to undo them with a socket but need at spanner (8mm?) with 12 points.
You can expect them to be quite tight - examine them carefully for damage/stretching since if they snap when you do them back up, you will create a hell of a lot more work to remove them.
