possible oil starvation when driving., noticed this at Hershey.. Help! Options

[type11969]

Ah, that licks

[DNHunt]

Here's how I did my oil pump. This is all done for you by Jake but you still have to check it. Check to see if the cam bolts clear the case.



And shorten as needed.





Check that the cam bolt heads clear the oil pump. These are recessed into the cam gear and I didn't used any washers.



Put the top gear in the pump. If it is for a type 1 it will probably stand proud of the oil pump body when it is in the slot on the cam. Note that the gear is proud of the shaft by quite a ways. You can take advantage of this.



Here's the trick. You can press the gear father onto the shaft and then you still get the right engagement of the shaft into the slot.



Notice how the shaft is nearly flush with the gear now. Make sure you don't run the shaft thru the gear so it is proud of the gear.



The cover now sits flush on the oil pump body and the shaft is fully engaged in the cam. The bolt heads clear the pump and the bolts clear the case.



All that is left is to check cam endplay and oil pump run out.

Dave

[McMark]

It is also possible that if the cam gear was not spotfaced for the cam bolts and the backside of the pump was clearanced instead that the shaft supporting the driven pump gear came loose and wreaked some havoc . . .

Can you pull a t1 pump from a 914 without pulling the fan housing/dropping the engine? Or the stock pump for that matter . . .

-Chris

Nope. Engine has to come down, engine bar has to be removed, and fan shroud has to come off.

Zach

I did it. PITA, and you have to pull the engine bar and the mount bar brackets. Took less time than dropping the motor, but it was annoying to work under the car like that. I really need a lift soon.