Suzuki Vitara (LY) 2016-2017 · Service Manual K14C · Repair Instructions

Oil Pump Assembly Disassembly and Reassembly

Precautions: General safety (00)

Disassembly
1)Remove rotor plate (1) by removing rotor plate bolts.
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2)Remove outer rotor (1) and inner rotor (2).
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3)Remove relief valve (1), relief valve spring (2) and retainer (3) by removing circlip (4).
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Reassembly
1)Clean and then dry all disassembled parts.
2)Apply thin coat of engine oil to inner and outer rotors, inside surfaces of timing chain cover and rotor plate.
3)Install outer rotor (1) and inner rotor (2) to timing chain cover.
NOTE:
When installing the outer rotor and inner rotor, face the front mark (3) toward cylinder block.
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4)Apply engine oil to oil pump relief valve (1) and oil pump relief spring (2), and install them with relief valve retainer (3) and new circlip (4) to rotor plate.
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5)Install rotor plate and tighten rotor plate bolts to specified torque. After installing plate, check that rotors turn smoothly by hand (Torque: 0.3 N·m (0.03 kgf-m, 0.25 lbf-ft) or less).
Tightening torque
Oil pump rotor plate bolt (a): 11 N·m (1.1 kgf-m, 8.5 lbf-ft)
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