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I have a bad oil pump do I need a special tool to remove it?

Tiny
RAY SCHNELZER
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  • 2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON
  • 115 MILES
Ihave it to where it moves a little but wont come loose. Please help. My cousin & myself are working on this car for my sister who is in nursing school, so money is tight for taking too a garage for repairs. Thank you
Monday, January 30th, 2012 AT 7:54 AM

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Tiny
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Have you taken the sump off?
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Monday, January 30th, 2012 AT 8:48 AM
Tiny
RAY SCHNELZER
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Is the sump the bottom oil pan with drain plug?
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Monday, January 30th, 2012 AT 10:24 AM
Tiny
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Yes, it must be removed as the pump cover bolts through the bottom.
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Monday, January 30th, 2012 AT 10:29 AM
Tiny
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I have not yet removed it, I will remove it. After I do that will the pump just come off?
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Monday, January 30th, 2012 AT 10:38 AM
Tiny
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With sump off, oil pick up and screen removed the front cover which contains the oil pump will come off.
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Monday, January 30th, 2012 AT 10:55 AM
Tiny
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How did you come to the conclusion the oil pump was bad?

Oil pumps seldom goes bad.
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Monday, January 30th, 2012 AT 2:05 PM
Tiny
RAY SCHNELZER
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When you start the car up cold it is fine after it warms up ten/fifteen it starts tapping like no oil.
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Monday, January 30th, 2012 AT 2:29 PM
Tiny
RAY SCHNELZER
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I would like to thank you for your help, we got the pump off/replaced it and the car is running again. I will be sure to make a donation when I get paid this week. I will also refer you to anyone I meet.
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 AT 2:22 PM
Tiny
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You're welcome.

Have a nice day.
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Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 AT 12:06 PM
Tiny
JOE SEMINOLE
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Ray got arrested the following month for grand theft on person 65+, sorry to break that to you.
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Thursday, February 13th, 2014 AT 8:42 PM

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