Originally Posted By gavin
so if so, and the pump needs to come off to replace the gasket, is it fairly straight forward or does it reguire removing all the cambelt covers etc? i can't quite see with my torch to figure it out!


You'll need to strip down the front of the engine, covers & cam belt including crank pulley wheel and sump. If you are doing it yourself, don't forget to mark the position exactly of the cam and the crank. The oil pump is driven by the front of the crank and can be incorrectly fitted easily which can smash the pump gears.

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