Oil Pump Removal, Quick Question. Options

[Tigawoods]

Is it 100% necessary to remove the oil pan when removing the oil pump, or could those 5 or so bolts be taken out and then just slip out the pump and re-seal it upon re-installing?

The one annoying thing about this fix (beside removal and install of timing belt) is taking off the oil pan, and cutting that out of the picture would cut down the fix time

so...yay...or nay

[bloodMoney]

Mike, If your problem is just the little seal around the oil pump, you shouldn't have to pull the pan.

I didn't when I replaced mine. But then I also, just replaced the pump, not the whole front plate.

It was like 6 bolts after all the timing stuff comes off. Its a 2 hour job. Tops.

EDIT:



Its usually the seal for the actual oil pump, not the front plate.

When you put the new gasket on, just remember to add a little FIPG to it to keep it in place. I went through 3 gaskets before I learned that trick.

This post has been edited by bloodMoney: Aug 6, 2013 - 1:36 PM