Grease in Oil Pump

[AjWit]

Is there such thing as putting too much grease on the oil pump gear and housing? I just took apart the housing on a used 6-bolt i picked up. The guy before me was rebuilding it and stopped for whatever reason, now i own it and am going to finish it. This is what the gear looked like AFTER i removed some with my finger. I know to remove spark plug wires before you actually fire it up for the first time to get the oil flowing.

But my question is, is this too much/not enough grease for the oil pump gear?

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[ziggo0]

Looks like it will be plenty. Just make sure you rotate it a few times with it assembled and that it feels fluid. Remember though, it only has to be for a short while. I caked the hell outta mine with assembly lube when building it.

 

[AjWit]

Thank you. And unless anyone else disagree's with this, then i suppose that this topic is done. Thanks.

 

[ziggo0]

If your worried at all I'd give it a good cleaning because it looks dirty as hell and re-pack it. One thing you don't want to have to do later is drop your oil pan to replace that gasket...I have to, tomorrow - use a higher quality gasket too, none of that cheap ass paper thin stuff either. A nice felpro gasket would make sure you don't have to go back and re-do it.

 

[NOSLO2PT0]

That is nowhere near enough grease. You want to pack it FULL so you can immediately build up oil pressure upon start up.

 

[snowborder714]

Here's how much my brother and I put in ours.

 

[LiquidX]

Here's how much my brother and I put in ours.

Don't know why, but that picture gives me an image of both of you ripping out a car's "heart" with all that red.

 

[NOSLO2PT0]

Is that assembly lube or something?

 

[donniekak]

As mentioned above, repack it full. Also, before you put the timing belt on spin the pump gear with a drill until the oil passages in the head have full flow. Oh, and i don't know why people keep talking about this oil pan gasket. There is no oem oil pan gasket, the rebuild manual calls for sealant. Use the right stuff, or hondabond.

 

[tkelly27]

Yeah, stuff it all full. Grease will dissolve in oil, so as soon as it goes through the engine once it will be gone. You can use vaseline too if that's easier for you to get/work with.

 

[fhudsonjr]

Another one for PLENTY of grease!

 

[AjWit]

Ill clean it out real good and then re-pack it with grease using "wolf pack" automotive red grease. Sound kosher? and thanks again guys.

 

[EagleTSIawd]

i did not know you were supposed to do this!

... and its been more then a year since my build, ooh well whats done is done

 

[AjWit]

Im pretty sure that after a year, if youre still running healthy then youre fine. I wont lie either, i didnt know you had to until i opened mine up and found all the grease that the last guy packed in there that i bought it from.

 

[JAXWHITE1G]

As mentioned above, repack it full. Also, before you put the timing belt on spin the pump gear with a drill until the oil passages in the head have full flow. Oh, and i don't know why people keep talking about this oil pan gasket. There is no oem oil pan gasket, the rebuild manual calls for sealant. Use the right stuff, or hondabond.

I agree. doing this assures the lifters are full and ready to run and all the oil galleys are draining correctly and the turbo won't be dry when first starting. My lifters didn't click once when started.
Mike

 

[snowborder714]

Is that assembly lube or something?

Yes, that is Redline Assembly Lube that we used.

 

[Colt4G63 also]

I agree with "pack it full, and spin the pump with a drill". I don't agree with the part about cranking the engine with the plug wires off. In my opinion that's more detrimental than good.

 

[jrohner]

I too like to spin the oil pump with a drill before putting the t-belt on when I put an engine together. I screw a pressure gauge into the head by taking out an allen-head plug next to the turbo oil feed plug.

I think its also a good idea to do it before putting the valve cover on because you can watch to make sure none of your rocker arms are plugged up -- they have a small hole in them that oil sprays out of onto the cam lobes. Just don't spin the pump too fast doing this because you could make a mess, and watch out for one spot on the head where oil sprays straight up.