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jer28 · Mar 30th, 2004, 01:19 PM

I'm doing an oil pump on my 91 eclipse now. It is alot of work but alot less than an engine swap. The differences that i know of are as follows
1. The Ga uses a timing chain, and my dsm uses a belt. Currently I have my head pulled but I didn't have to.
2. My oil pump has 2 "silent shafts" with one of them being the oil pump shaft. This shaft spins a gear and moves around the oil. The oil sump is run down to the bottom of the pan as in most cases.
So basically in my case here is what I had to do (i'm sorry I can't give you GA specifics)
Pull timing belt
Pull off oil pan
Remove front crankshaft, balance shaft gears (very easy, not pressed on)
Make sure to buy a new gasket or one might come with the oil pump.
Let me know if you need any more help.

Mar 30th, 2004, 01:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
jer28 Nissan Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 303	I'm doing an oil pump on my 91 eclipse now. It is alot of work but alot less than an engine swap. The differences that i know of are as follows 1. The Ga uses a timing chain, and my dsm uses a belt. Currently I have my head pulled but I didn't have to. 2. My oil pump has 2 "silent shafts" with one of them being the oil pump shaft. This shaft spins a gear and moves around the oil. The oil sump is run down to the bottom of the pan as in most cases. So basically in my case here is what I had to do (i'm sorry I can't give you GA specifics) Pull timing belt Pull off oil pan Remove front crankshaft, balance shaft gears (very easy, not pressed on) Make sure to buy a new gasket or one might come with the oil pump. Let me know if you need any more help.