Oil Pump

Removal/Inspection

1. Drain the engine oil.
2. Turn the crankshaft and align the white groove on the crankshaft pulley with the pointer on the timing belt cover.

3. Remove the valve cover and timing belt upper cover.
4. Remove the alternator belt.
5. Remove the crankshaft pulley and remove the timing belt lower cover.
6. Remove the timing belt and drive pulley. 7. Remove the oil pan. 8. Remove the oil screen.
9. Remove the mount bolts and the oil pump assembly.

10. Remove the screws from the pump housing, then separate the housing and cover.
11. Check the radial clearance on the pump rotor.
Inner Rotor-to-Outer Rotor Clearance Standard (New): 0.02-0.14 mm Service Limit:   0.2 mm (0.008 in.)

12. Check the axial clearance on the pump rotor.

Housing-to-Rotor Axial Clearance Standard (New): 0.03-0.08 mm
(0.001-0.003 in.) Service Limit:   0.15 mm (0.006 in.)