OH MY DEAR GOD..... ill never get the oil pump right..
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OH MY DEAR GOD..... ill never get the oil pump right..
im thinking of pulling off the pump to swap my stock chain for a updated direct replacement ls2 chain.. which is all find and good till i read the oil pump right up, please tell me its not as hard as it looks in those pics or that guy makes it sound..
is it worth a lil extra security to risk messing up and possibly having to pull the motor or something, or going thru what looks like it could easily turn into hours of hell resintalling that tube/oring and tube bolt?
is it worth a lil extra security to risk messing up and possibly having to pull the motor or something, or going thru what looks like it could easily turn into hours of hell resintalling that tube/oring and tube bolt?
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Relax, it's not that bad, just follow the write up. You are using JMX's write up, aren't you? His is the best. As soon as you get the timing cover off, stuff a rag in the oil pan incase you drop a bolt down there. Just remember not to button it up with the rag still in there! And use a new O-ring just to be safe.
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yea imma go pick up about 2-3 of them orings lol... along with that tool to remove the fuel rails you told me about... and see if i cant get some replacement gaskets and head bolts ect.. do u think if i clean the thread i coudl just use new gm head bolts, along with the 02' gaskets you talked about?
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It was very easy for me also! Just pay attention to the directions and go slow. He puts the directions down very detailed but sometimes very detailed directions can make you feel like your doing it wrong. Sometimes you may need to use a small amount of muscling or jiggling or what not to get things on, so dont be afraid if things dont go on or come off like butter, but it should go smoothly. Also depending on how mechanically inclined you are will determine on how difficult the install will be. Good Luck
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well i never took off the tb, and i installed the cam today.. left the chain hanging in the oil pan.. tommorow i unbolt the oil pan... i got sorta a mental pic on what im doing, but i will know after i take it apart and get in there what needs to be done to put on the new chain, im reusing my 02 pump tho.
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It's really not that hard...you might want to reconsider getting a few o-rings as they are like 5 bucks haha...the only hard part is aligning the crank gear with the oil pump and slipping it on all while putting the pick up tube in the oil pump...it makes it worse when oil from the oil pump (priming) is dripping everywere haha...
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it's not that bad really. the worst part was getting to a couple of the pan bolts. it took longer to drop the pan than to swap oil pumps. oil pump took about 10-15 minutes and most of that was trying to get the pickup bolt back in. let us know how i turns out.
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Originally Posted by 01_SuperSlow
It's not TOO hard. It just takes some time, a 12 pack of your favorite beer to relax you a bit, and LOTS of patience.
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i havn't got to it yet due to the fact i planned id start fresh with that thursday morning after swapping cams wednesday nite, unforunately it rained all day yesterday and i work today and tommorow, so im looking at monday.. my springs will prolly not be here until thursday of next week so i got some time i guess, sucks i know, but atleast i wont feel rushed or in a hurry when im doing the swap.
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Can the oil be left in the pan?
I'm doing the cam, timing chain/pump next weekend.
I've got a sump full of $$ Redline oil with ~300 miles on it.
Is there any way the oil can be left in the car? Say I don't stuff the rags down into the oil pan to catch the bolt, I don't plan to drop?
What if I took a piece of wire and wrapped it around the threads of the bolt like JMX did?
I've got a sump full of $$ Redline oil with ~300 miles on it.
Is there any way the oil can be left in the car? Say I don't stuff the rags down into the oil pan to catch the bolt, I don't plan to drop?
What if I took a piece of wire and wrapped it around the threads of the bolt like JMX did?