Oil Pump replacement.. Good fun..???

[justin666]

Was just wonderin whats involved in changin the oil pump on the R while the engine is in.. Is it as much fun as i think it looks..??? For arguements sake lets assume we are talking about the whole pump here (ie The 300 quid bag of stuff you get from Nissan).

Have had a look through the "How To" guides but couldnt find anything.

Cheers

J..

 

[jiw]

its a piece of cake, i wrote how to do it before, have a looky

 

[justin666]

Found it after a bit of searching.!!

To remove the oil pump you need to remove the following:

Downpipe
2 sumps (steel and alloy one)
Drive belts
possibly the alternator
Oil pickup pipe
Crank pulley
Undo all of the bolts around the oil pump, remember the two on top that go through the cylinder head.
Now remove the oil pump using the necessary force (not too much as it will crack the casing)

When removing and re fitting be careful that you dont damage the head gasket where it seals around the top of the oil pump, if you do it would be best to cut it away from the side of the block and make a new gasket from the correct thickness of jointing paper.

Nice one buddy

J...