Oil Pump: Service and Repair

Oil Pump Replacement

Removal Procedure





Caution: Refer to Battery Disconnect Caution Battery Disconnect Caution.

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Remove the timing belt. Refer to Timing Belt Replacement Service and Repair.
3. Remove the rear timing belt cover. Refer to Timing Belt Cover Replacement Service and Repair.
4. Disconnect the oil pressure switch connector.




5. Remove the oil pan. Refer to Oil Pan Replacement Service and Repair.
6. Remove the oil pump pickup tube and support the bracket bolts.
7. Remove the oil pump pickup tube.





Caution: Refer to Safety Glasses Caution Safety Glasses Caution.

8. Remove the oil pump retaining bolts.
9. Carefully separate the oil pump and the gasket from the engine block and the oil pan.
10. Remove the oil pump.

Installation Procedure




1. Apply LOCTITE(R) 242 to the oil pump bolts and RTV sealant to the new oil pump gasket.
2. Install the gasket to the oil pump and install the oil pump to the engine block with the bolts.

Tighten the oil pump retaining bolts to 10 Nm (89 lb in).




3. Install a new oil pump-to-cranshaft seal. Coat the lip of the seal with a thin coat of grease.




4. Coat the threads of the oil pump pickup tube and the support bracket bolts with LOCTITE(R) 242.
5. Install the oil pump tube and the bolts.

* Tighten the oil pump pickup tube bolts to 8 Nm (71 lb in).
* Tighten the oil pump pickup tube support bracket bolt to 10 Nm (89 lb in).




6. Install the oil pan. Refer to Oil Pan Replacement Service and Repair.
7. Connect the oil pressure switch connector.
8. Install the rear timing belt cover. Refer to Timing Belt Cover Replacement Service and Repair.
9. Install the timing belt. Refer to Timing Belt Replacement Service and Repair.
10. Connect the negative battery cable.