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Title: Oil pump and cam belt
Post by: smallbob on 07 January 2008, 16:23:25
Apparently I need to change my oil pump as well as the cambelt on my CDX 2.5 .. How much should I be looking to pay to get this done??? .. All help GRATEFULLY appreciated as I am s%&t scared of my cambelt going ... (was changed 42k miles ago!!
Cheers
Bob
Title: Re: Oil pump and cam belt
Post by: STMO123 on 07 January 2008, 16:25:47
Oil pump! Are you sure?
Title: Re: Oil pump and cam belt
Post by: Elite Pete on 07 January 2008, 16:26:31
Could be water pump
Title: Re: Oil pump and cam belt
Post by: Golfbuddy on 07 January 2008, 16:26:52
Are you sure it wasn't the water pump that needed changing?
Title: Re: Oil pump and cam belt
Post by: Markjay on 07 January 2008, 16:29:01
As said above... oil pumps don't go very often, and when they do it is not easy to replace... water pump is easy if the front bits are off anyway for the cambelt change. If you do suspect oil pump, the first thing to do is check the actual oil pressure with a proper gauge.
Title: Re: Oil pump and cam belt
Post by: smallbob on 07 January 2008, 16:37:28
Dealer said there was oil over the engine when i brought it in to change the cam belt .. so it needed changing ?!?! Had no indication of any oil trouble before though!
Title: Re: Oil pump and cam belt
Post by: STMO123 on 07 January 2008, 16:39:37
I've only ever heard one member saying his oil pump had gone, and he changed the engine because it was such a massive job.
Title: Re: Oil pump and cam belt
Post by: STMO123 on 07 January 2008, 16:40:59
OIl pump failure would not result in oil being all over the engine. The first signs would be a nasty noise from the top end.
Title: Re: Oil pump and cam belt
Post by: smallbob on 07 January 2008, 16:54:00
Thanks ever so much !!! .. so I would just need to fix the oil leak then?! .. I will have a word with the mechanics and get a better handle as to what is going on !!!
Big kiss for you  ,,, (in a macho goal celebration kind of way !!) hehe :y
Title: Re: Oil pump and cam belt
Post by: Grumpy on 07 January 2008, 16:54:23
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Dealer said there was oil over the engine when i brought it in to change the cam belt .. so it needed changing ?!?! Had no indication of any oil trouble before though!

Apparently I need to change my oil pump as well as the cambelt

It nearly makes me weep with despair when I read dealers saying
this kind of stuff.
Are they that desperate to extract money from folks wallets?

They must all work on the principle of 'There's a Sucker Born Every
Minute.'   >:(
Title: Re: Oil pump and cam belt
Post by: Elite Pete on 07 January 2008, 16:57:59
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Thanks ever so much !!! .. so I would just need to fix the oil leak then?! .. I will have a word with the mechanics and get a better handle as to what is going on !!!
Big kiss for you  ,,, (in a macho goal celebration kind of way !!) hehe :y
STMO will like that ::)
Title: Re: Oil pump and cam belt
Post by: STMO123 on 07 January 2008, 16:59:15
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Thanks ever so much !!! .. so I would just need to fix the oil leak then?! .. I will have a word with the mechanics and get a better handle as to what is going on !!!
Big kiss for you  ,,, (in a macho goal celebration kind of way !!) hehe :y

Different mechanics from the first lot I hope.
Title: Re: Oil pump and cam belt
Post by: Kevin Wood on 07 January 2008, 17:03:58
What they meant is that there's a 50p seal gone somewhere near the oil pump so we'll change the 50 quid oil pump. >:(

Kevin
Title: Re: Oil pump and cam belt
Post by: ians on 07 January 2008, 18:08:13
bet its the cam cover gaskets..  

try pulling an HT lead of a spark plug (front left is easiest) and see if you can see oil.
Title: Re: Oil pump and cam belt
Post by: TheBoy on 07 January 2008, 18:12:37
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Dealer said there was oil over the engine when i brought it in to change the cam belt .. so it needed changing ?!?! Had no indication of any oil trouble before though!

Apparently I need to change my oil pump as well as the cambelt

It nearly makes me weep with despair when I read dealers saying
this kind of stuff.
Are they that desperate to extract money from folks wallets?

They must all work on the principle of 'There's a Sucker Born Every
Minute.'   >:(
They probably think that if people are stupid enough to bring their car to a dealer, they are stupid enough to be conned....
Title: Re: Oil pump and cam belt
Post by: Kevin Wood on 07 January 2008, 20:02:21
.. or they make their money from a markup on the parts so are reluctant to do a labour intensive job without adding an expensive part to the bill.

Either way, if the engine is running OK and just suffers from a leak, it won't be the oil pump itself.

Kevin