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Replacement Oil pump

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Kiwimagic:
The dip stick tube has been broken off at the aluminium casting. So I thought I would replace the oil pump with a new one. But the new casting dose not have the dip stick tube. I have a oil pump assembly from a SOHC engine. Unfortunately the SOHC and the DOHC castings are different. I have tried to remove the dipstick tube from the SOHC casting, but have had no success.
Has any body done this before.
I have tried tapping it out no success.
I have tried heating it up and then tapping it, No success.
The dip stick tube will not budge.
Any suggestions ??

EShepherd:
So this is an issue I've also ran into. The pump is used on multiple vehicles, including some RWD ones (Miata). Due to this, they never come with a dipstick...just a hole. The Miata folks need to plug the hole, and we need to transfer our dipsticks to the new parts.

I never got mine out. I tried to remove it just so I could clean the pump as well as possible, but gave it up as a lost cause. Lot of heat and some vice grips, the damn thing never budged. My next move was to go at it with the 20-ton press, but I didn't want to risk breaking my pump. Since you are removing it from a bad part, that may be your best option. It won't matter if you mess up that pump, as long as you get the tube out. Soak the thing in PB blaster for a while before you try, and give it some heat, too.

There's probably a "correct" way to do it, but hell if I know what it is.

Kiwimagic:
I did manage to get the broken part out of the oil pump housing. Using 10 mm Pin punch and a hammer. then replaced it with a aluminium tube purchased from local hardware store.
But before that I purchased a complete housing just in case.
Now have a spare.
All good.

greywolf27030:

--- Quote from: Kiwimagic on October 22, 2021, 04:33:37 AM ---I did manage to get the broken part out of the oil pump housing. Using 10 mm Pin punch and a hammer. then replaced it with a aluminium tube purchased from local hardware store.
But before that I purchased a complete housing just in case.
Now have a spare.
All good.

--- End quote ---

Good deal

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