oil pump sprocket timing

[T Series Boost]

newbie doing his first timing belt...

I don't have a balance shaft belt in my car.. so I assume the balance shafts were removed previously (which is odd because the car was stock when I bought it except for a K&N filter ) so would this explain why the oil pump sprocket does not line up with the timing mark when I put the engine to TDC.. it's not nessesary anymore? and is there a way to confirm the shafts were removed, and not just the belt?
just wanna make sure before I go thru the effort of putting everything back together
oh, and how much oil at the bottom of the timing belt area is too much.. there's quite a bit of gunk down there.
thanky thanky

 

[19Eclipse90]

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/bolt-tech/380262-quickest-method-see-if-i-do-dont-have-balance-shafts.html#post152309545

But of course, if you have the timing belt off, the easy way to check is to see if the sprocket has a weight bias one way or another. If that doesn't make sense, refer to the link, skip everything that has anything to do with rotating the engine, put the screw driver in the back of the block and try to rotate the oil pump sprocket by hand.

If the shafts were removed, the timing mark for the oil pump sprocket does not matter.

As to the "too-much-oil" issue, any oil isn't really a good thing. Hopefully you plan to replace the front main seal and camshaft seals while you have everything apart anyway. Those are the most likely culprits, though it would be a good idea to do the oil pump sprocket seal as well.

 

[T Series Boost]

Nice... thanks for the help. how hard is it to change seals? Another day's work?

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[19Eclipse90]

The camshaft seals and front main seal should combine for no more than an additional half hour once you have everything apart. The camshaft seals do require you remove the valve cover, at the very least, to break the cam bolts loose and remove the cam sprockets.

The oil pump sprocket seal, if you don't have balance shafts, would be a bit longer as you would be required to remove the front case/oil pump. In that case, depending on how much work you want to do and the apparent condition of the seal (if it looks like it's been leaking or not), you might just assume it was changed when the balance shafts were removed. If the balance shafts are installed, it should be about a quarter to a half hour as well.

 

[luv2rallye]

And if the water pump hasn't been replaced in the last 50k now is the time since you must have the timing belt off to do it.

 

[T Series Boost]

I've read that as well, about changing the water pump after so many miles. but it's basically just an impeller, an O ring and a gasket if it's like the other car Ive done. If it's not leaking it should be working. I guess you have to change the whole pump ### you cant change the seal?
I will see if there is a pump around town. Thanks.

 

[92AWDHX40]

Pumps are cheap enough that shouldnt be a problem finding one.

 

[ross4g63spyder]

just save yourself time later when the pump goes just change it now