oil pump gears - Land Rovers Only

Kevin88RRC · 07-05-2006, 08:05 AM

How freely should the gears move in the oil pump after being packed with Vaseline? Mine moves, but not easily. The gear was a PITA to get out & in the timing cover.

Thanks!

Greg M · 07-05-2006, 08:54 AM

Hey Kevin,

How about those screwy 12 point 8mm bolts holding the pump on! Nice huh!!

Your probably okay. There is a measurement for them in the manual. Did you perform that? If they're within tolerances, I probably wouldn't worry about it a whole lot.

To make a suggestion, I put a mechanical guage on the pump where the sending unit was - i will post a pic of this on the thread "real temp guage". This way you don't have to worry about whether or not you have pressure. Its a great peace of mind.

Also, be sure to change the oil the first time after about 20 miles or so to get rid of all the junk from break in like pre assembly lube, etc. Don't use synthetic oil and use a good filter. Cheers!

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Kevin88RRC Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Portland, Maine Posts: 706 Gallery: 0	oil pump gears How freely should the gears move in the oil pump after being packed with Vaseline? Mine moves, but not easily. The gear was a PITA to get out & in the timing cover. Thanks! __________________ Kevin 88 RRC "Audrey"

07-05-2006, 08:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
Greg M Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Boise ID Posts: 219 Gallery: 0	Hey Kevin, How about those screwy 12 point 8mm bolts holding the pump on! Nice huh!! Your probably okay. There is a measurement for them in the manual. Did you perform that? If they're within tolerances, I probably wouldn't worry about it a whole lot. To make a suggestion, I put a mechanical guage on the pump where the sending unit was - i will post a pic of this on the thread "real temp guage". This way you don't have to worry about whether or not you have pressure. Its a great peace of mind. Also, be sure to change the oil the first time after about 20 miles or so to get rid of all the junk from break in like pre assembly lube, etc. Don't use synthetic oil and use a good filter. Cheers! __________________ Greg M 1987 RRC Rovers haven't made it to the far reaches of the Earth worrying about warning lights.

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