Oil Pump: Testing and Inspection

Oil Pump Inspection
1. Clean the oil pump and the engine block gasket mating surface areas.
2. Remove the safety relief valve bolt.
3. Remove the safety relief valve and the spring.





4. Remove the oil pump-to-crankshaft seal.
5. Remove the oil pump rear cover bolts.
6. Remove the rear cover.
7. Clean the oil pump housing and all the oil pump parts.
8. Inspect all the oil pump parts for signs of wear.
Replace the worn oil pump parts.
9. Coat all the oil pump parts with clean engine oil. Install the oil pump parts.
10. Apply Loctite 242 to the oil pump rear cover bolts and install the cover and bolts.
Tighten: Tighten the oil pump rear cover bolts to 6 Nm (53 inch lbs.).





11. Install the safety relief valve, spring, washer and bolt.
Tighten: Tighten the safety relief valve bolt to 30 Nm (22 ft. lbs.).