1999FirehawkLS1

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Any one know of A aftermarket shop the makes a flange so you can bolt the pick up tube to the oil pump that will move it to the easier side of the pump?

Duno why gm didnt org. put the bolt in the pass side of the flange so its not such a PITA!! to get the bolt out and remove the pump.

Alot of ppl have done it and gotten away w it, and Im sure there are those who have dropped the bolt in the oil pan and threw the biggest tool w in arms reach, across the garage lol

JeremyKrauss

BRP Hotrods makes an oil pickup tube girdle that allows you to bolt both sides of the oil pickup tube to the oil pump.

1999FirehawkLS1

iTrader: (21)

Wonder if u can use it w out the pain in the butt bolt....Thx god somone came up w something tho lol

JeremyKrauss

I think it would just go around the end of the pickup tube...I've got my motor back together and in the car, so kind of hard to visualize lol. You could contact them, but it looks like the open side would allow you to just slide it on.

1999FirehawkLS1

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I been on the truck forums it wont wrk for my 03 1500. gm has a tac weld on the tube flange in the way...

Rickenbackerman

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I installed the BRP girdle when I did my first cam swap two years ago, just seemed like a good idea. Doing another swap now and I'm convinced that little $25 part saved my *** - I didn't put the O-ring on the right part of the tube and it was badly pinched. It's EXTREMELY difficult to install with the engine in the car, but do-able. One thing that helps tremendously is to take the guts out of the pump and reinstall them once the pump is mounted, just make sure the gears go back in the same way they came out. This lets you flex the tube up a bit to better be able to get at the bolts. I also put feeler gauges all around the pump drive to make sure it was centered when I torqued the pump down.

99Bluz28

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I used a long garbage twist-tie and wrapped it around bolt threads close to the bolt head, then use a swivel head ratchet wrench to tighten the bolt a bit before pulling off the twist-tie.

1999FirehawkLS1

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I like the way u think lol still wanna kick the Engineer for not putting the bolt in the left side of the pick up tube where there way more room to wrk w!

JeremyKrauss

My mechanic and I were kind of confused when we first looked at the oil pickup tube lol he'd never been into an LS1 before (and I'd never been really deep into a car before), so we're looking at an oil pump with two holes on it, and the tube that connects to it with just the one. Took some looking around before we realized that it was supposed to be just fine.

Idk why GM wouldn't set it up to have two bolts, since it would obviously be more secure; and if they're going to put JUST one, well then put it on the side that we can actually reach lol

fastazzls1

o stop yalls bitching lol try working on a porsche were 60 percent of the work on the turbo 991 the engine has to be removed lol jk with yall

buy the girdle i did and glad i did

wildcamaro

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I literally removed the pickup bolt with the oil pan on and in the car(camaro)...I did it with a magnet and a lot of time and patience lol not!

99Bluz28

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So you did it without dropping the pan down lower?

BrntWS6

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I've read a couple different guys did it without dropping the pan on here. I didn't have the ***** to try it though.

Rickenbackerman

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The pan on my car only dropped about 1/2", and the first time i installed that girdle without taking the pump apart was a ****! Pull the pump gears, I'm telling you guyus, it makes life much easier...

1999FirehawkLS1

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ya Ive done it on a F-body before also w out dropping the pan but on my 03 SS Silverado had no choice but to drop it, was way easier!