Replacinf oil pump on a v6

[Joker96]

Ive been leaking oil and took the car to a mechanic he says its the oil pump.
He told me to get these parts:
Oil Pump
Timing Belt
Alt Belt
PS Belt
Seals
And the oil pan gasket the upper and lower

I cant find the upper and lower oil pan gasket anywhere, can someone help me with that part number? or should i use silicone instead?
And what other parts do you guys recommend replacing also. I already did timing, tensors, water pump like a year ago. am replacing belts since they are all covered in oil.

[Silvertune]

Our oil pans don't have gaskets, they're RTVed from the factory.

Make sure all your surfaces are CLEAN when you do the RTV. Otherwise looks like you're on the right track, there are a lot of bolts holding the thing in there so if it doesn't want to come off start scraping the grime away until you find the hidden fasteners.

[Joker96]

great, thats why i couldnt find it then. so i should use rtv on the oil pan cover and the actual oil pan to the block am i correct?

[Joker96]

is there an specific oil pump brand you guys recommend? rockauto has DNJ for 146$ i found an ITM on ebay for 85$

[Silvertune]

Honestly, if you want to drive teh car a long time it's best to go to the dealer. None of the aftermarket pumps even come close in quality.


When you pull the pump and pans off you'll see where it asks for RTV. You'll have to clean off ALL the old stuff and then redo it with the new. Make sure you go about that process carefully and correctly.

[Joker96]

This is where the leak is coming from, what are your thoughts? Its from that brown glue thing thats all over there. I dunno if its actually the oil pump.





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[Joker96]

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[Silvertune]

Hard to tell. I'd just pull the pans off and see if you follow the leak behind the oil pump. The thing is it's probably just the RTV that seals the pump to the block leaking. If it were the pump itself it would spray oil all over due to oil pressure.

[Joker96]

The leak is nasty i didnt see it spray all over but when am using the car sometimes the AC stops cooling and white smoke comes out of the engine. When washing the car i can find oil sprayed all over the rear bumper all the passanger side also all the way to the back. People have stopped me yo tell me theres smoke coming from the rear. I really hate that burnt oil smell. I have to add a qt of oil every few days and i rarely use the car, college is about 15 mins from home and so is my job.2 qts a week. Thats too much oil. Hopefully its getting fixed next week when all the parts arrive.

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