Oil Pump: Removal
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HINT:
When repairing the oil pump, the oil pan and the strainer should be removed and cleaned.
- REMOVE ENGINE FROM VEHICLE (See REPLACEMENT )
- INSTALL ENGINE TO ENGINE STAND FOR DISASSEMBLY
- REMOVE TIMING BELT (See REMOVAL )
- REMOVE NO.1 IDLER PULLEYS (See REMOVAL )
- REMOVE NO.2 IDLER PULLEYS (See REMOVAL )
- REMOVE CRANKSHAFT TIMING PULLEY (See REMOVAL )
- REMOVE OIL DIPSTICK AND GUIDE
- Remove the bolt holding the oil dipstick to the LH cylinder head.
- Pull out the dipstick guide together with the dipstick from the No.1 oil pan.
- Remove the O-ring from the dipstick guide.
- REMOVE OIL FILTER, OIL COOLER AND FILTER BRACKET ASSEMBLY
- Disconnect the oil pressure switch connector.
- Remove the 2 bolts, the nut, and oil filter, oil cooler and filter bracket assembly.
- Remove the gasket from the filter bracket.
- REMOVE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (See REMOVAL )
- REMOVE NO. 2 OIL PAN
- Remove the 20 bolts and the 2 nuts.
- Insert the blade of SST between the No.1 and No.2 oil pans, them cut off applied sealer and remove the No.2 oil pan.
- SST 09032-00100
NOTE:- Be careful not to damage the contact surface of the No. 2 oil pan and the No. 1 oil pan.
- Be careful not to damage the No. 2 oil pan flange.
- REMOVE OIL PAN BAFFLE PLATE
Remove the 4 bolts, the 2 nuts and the baffle plate.
- REMOVE NO. 1 OIL PAN
- Remove the 18 bolts and the 2 nuts.
- Using a screwdriver, remove the No.1 oil pan by prying between the oil pan and the cylinder block as shown in Fig 6 .
NOTE: Be careful not to damage the contact surfaces of the cylinder block and the No.1 oil pan. - REMOVE OIL STRAINER
Remove the 2 bolts, the 2 nuts, the oil strainer and the gasket.
- REMOVE OIL PUMP
- Remove the 8 bolts.
HINT:
Use a 6 mm hexagon wrench to remove the hexagon head bolt.
- Using a screwdriver, remove the oil pump by prying the between the oil pump and the cylinder block.NOTE: Be careful not to damage the contact surfaces of the cylinder block and oil pump.
- Remove the O-ring from the cylinder block.
- Remove the 8 bolts.