93 T&C Where is theoil Pump? Ughh

[wyattt]

You may have read my posts from a week or so ago. I am back working on the my 93 T&C which has a no oil pressure problem. The oil pan wass dented so badly it forced the pickup up as well. I replaced both of those as well as the oil pressure sensor by the oil filter. It now has new oil and a new filter and yet I am getting zero pressure. I don't see any shavings in the pan or anywhere else and so I think it's either the pump, or the pump is not primed and isn't working right. I am attempting to remove the oil pump to submerge it in oil and turn it to see if it works or not, but I can't find it. I thought it may be attached to the pickup but the oil runs in the block or something to whereever the oil pump is. I am hoping this is the issue otherwhise I am a total loss as where to go or what to try next. If anyone could point me to the right area where it is that would be great. I've never worked on an oil pump so aside from my old Auto Book showing the internal parts of it, I don't know what it looks like.

[tempfixit]

Here is a site that I think will help you out:
http://www.autozone.com/az/cds/en_us...rInfoPages.htm

I haven't figuired out which engine you have but being you cannot find the oil pump tells me that you have to take the timing chain cover off to find it.

Hope this helps
Good Luck

[wyattt]

My wife just found that site too. Anyway, I pulled the tire off to get a better look. It looks as if the pulleys and other shit has to come off. I'm going to wait for my dad to see if he thinks its worth the hassle just to test it, or if I should pay someone to do it. Thanks for the link! Their site seems to have lots of info on it. They usually get my business.

[tempfixit]

While the oil pan is already off you may want to remove a main bearing cap and a rod bearing cap to see if there is any damage on the bearings before doing a lot of work to it.