benlilly 0 Posted April 16, 2007 Anyone know how this should measure on a good oil pump? I can get a 0.3mm feeler between the teeth of the gears on mine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dch1950 37 1 Cars Posted April 18, 2007 Any takers? The main wear of an oil pump is in the bearing of the driven shaft and thus end float should be the major criterion for assessing overall wear.(use a straight edge across the face of the pump) gear wear is a lesser factor but measurement is taken between the pump body and the tip of a gear tooth (take 2 diametrically opposite readings and compare) a difference of more than 4 thou (.1mm) says the bearings are duff.Your reading between adjacent teeth is not the right one. Hope this helps. Dave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
benlilly 0 Posted April 18, 2007 Hi Dave, Thanks for the advice. Endfloat is 0.1mm. Pump body to tip of gear teeth is 0.06mm. Ben Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dch1950 37 1 Cars Posted April 19, 2007 Hi Dave, Thanks for the advice. Endfloat is 0.1mm. Pump body to tip of gear teeth is 0.06mm. Ben perfectly acceptable - Was it noisy or something else that caused you to look at it. \Dave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
benlilly 0 Posted April 20, 2007 perfectly acceptable - Was it noisy or something else that caused you to look at it.\Dave No, I'm rebuilding a spare engine I have and trying to make sure I check everything. Ben Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dch1950 37 1 Cars Posted April 20, 2007 No, I'm rebuilding a spare engine I have and trying to make sure I check everything. Ben Like your style - Dave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
