Oil Pump Assembly Disassembly and Reassembly: Reassembly

Reference: OIL PUMP INSPECTION 

1. Wash clean and then dry all disassembled parts.
2. Apply thin coat of engine oil to the following parts.
   • Inner rotor
   • Outer rotor
   • Inside surfaces of oil pump housing and oil pump cover.
3. Install outer rotor (1) and inner rotor (2) to oil pump housing.
   CAUTION: Align the direction of match mark (3) on outer rotor with the mark put on oil pump housing outer rotor.
   Fig 1: Identifying Outer Rotor And Inner Rotor To Oil Pump Housing

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4. Apply engine oil to relief valve (1) and spring (2), and install them to oil pump cover (4).
5. Tighten retainer (3) to specified torque.

   Tightening torque 

   Retainer (a): 49 N.m (5.0 kg-m, 36.5 lbf-ft) 

   Fig 2: Identifying Relief Valve, Retainer, Spring And Oil Pump Cover

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6. Install oil pump cover (1) to oil pump housing.

   Tightening torque 

   Oil pump cover bolt (a): 12 N.m (1.2 kg-m, 9.0 lbf-ft) 

   Fig 3: Identifying Oil Pump Cover And Bolts

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7. Turn balancer shaft by hand to check for smooth rotation.
   Fig 4: Turning Balancer Shaft

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8. Install oil pump sprocket referring to step  3) in "Installation" under BALANCER SHAFT REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION  .