I-5 oil pump

[Huw Powell]

> I can't get the oil pump gear cover plate off. It just has
> phillips head screws, but even w/ a impact screw driver, the heads just
> seem too soft. I don't want to have to worry about my oil pump on a rebuilt
> motor, so I wanna at least take a peak. Any ideas or experience w/ this? Or
> should  I just forget it? Thanks.

I have had some luck with these.  Not much, though.  I think out of
three I tried to open up, only one yielded.  But then, it didn't matter
much as far as I recall, so I didn't try really hard.

You might try some heat to make those six bolts easier to loosen?

Here are some photos from the time it worked:

http://www.humanspeakers.com/cgi-bin/audi_img.pl?image=oilpump1.jpg

http://www.humanspeakers.com/cgi-bin/audi_img.pl?image=oilpump2.jpg

The pressure relief valve goes in the lower right, held in by the oil
temp sender or a plug.

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Huw Powell

http://www.humanspeakers.com/

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