Re:86CGT oil pump problems?

[Eugene Sokolovski <esokolov@glue.umd.edu>]

Yes,there are bolts that hold inner timimg belt cover and 
 hold the oil pump housing as well. If you loose a bolt or forget
 to tighten it, the oil will leak through the bolt hole and oil pump
 housing gasket. BTDT when replaced the timing belt on my '86 5kcsT.
 It's unlikely that it's the oil pump itself.Just take the outer timing
 belt covers and check that all the bolts are there  they should be.

              HTH
                            Eugene

'86 5kcsT 5-spd   1.8 bar (QLCC)

>I just finished the timing belt, water pump, and idler pulley job on my
>1986 Coupt GT.  I put everything together and it started up just fine,
>however there is now a major oil leak.
>
>The oil appears to be pooling/puddling at the top of the oil pump housing,
>but I can't see where it is coming out.  I can't figure out how this
>happened--I was careful to gently tap the new idler pulley on, not to
>"pull" it on with the center screw.  Is it possible that I somehow damaged
>the oil pump?  The oil runs down and drips off of the pan at a rate of
>about 1-2 drips per second.  I am all out of ideas and although I dread
>doing it, I plan to take everything all apart again and try to pull the
>oil pump.  

>Is it possible that a missing/loose bolt could cause this?  I checked all
>of the bolts for the timing belt covers and they were all on.  [I did have
>a 10mm hex head bold, about 1/2" long--the same as what goes in the lower
>timing belt cover left over from somewhere, but I can't figure out where]

Is there anything else that I could do?  How much would this cost to
fix?
Do I have anything to lose by pulling the oil pump (I am all out of
ideas).

Thanks alot,


Jeff Blanchard
86 (sick)CGT