[MR2] MR2 - Oil pump?

[Donald Chalfant]

Not that hard. But you didn't touch anything on the pump?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joseph Obernberger" <joelori at earthlink.net>
To: <mr2 at mr2.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 3:14 PM
Subject: [MR2] MR2 - Oil pump?


> Recently replaced the head on my 1991 MR2 Turbo, and hence had to remove
> the timing belt.  When I went to start it, all seemed fine, but after
> setting the ignition timing (after it had wamed up), there was a bunch
> of loud banging noises, and it stalled.
> I removed the valve cover, and didn't see anything wrong.  I can turn
> the engine OK by hand.
> The timing belt had jumped about 5 teeth.  So, I removed it, and also
> removed the water pump.  The water pump seems OK - spins freely.  The
> oil pump, however, is very hard to turn.  I can turn it by hand, but
> it's very stiff.  How hard are these things supposed to be to turn?
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Joe
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