1995 Camry XLE - Oil Pump Timing ?

[CamryEric01]

I recently replaced the water pump and timing belt on my 1995 XLE Camry V6.

Now am experiencing a real good oil leak on the timing belt side of the engine.

During the timing belt setup, the crummy repair manual has a blurp about lining up the oil pump pulley with some mark. I could not see any timing marks related to the oil pulley.

So just wondering if the oil pulley needs to be somehow timed ????

If anyone has some ideas about the oil leak, please chime in.

I still need to try and see exactly where the oil is coming from, but it is definitely engine oil as I had to add a quart the other day.

Can I rebuild the oil pump or do I have to buy a new one ?

One of the previous posts in this forum showed how to replace the oil pump shaft seal by taking the pump completely apart, but the guy didn't replace the pump bearings.

[hill8570]

Oil pump doesn't have to be timed. If you pull the oil pump off, you have to make sure the rotors are facing in the right direction, but not an issue if you're just doing a timing belt / water pump job.

The four oil leakers until the timing cover: the camshaft oil seal, the crankshaft oil seal, the oil pump shaft seal, and the oil pump o-ring.

Originally Posted by CamryEric01

Can I rebuild the oil pump or do I have to buy a new one ?

One of the previous posts in this forum showed how to replace the oil pump shaft seal by taking the pump completely apart, but the guy didn't replace the pump bearings.

I suppose you could rebuild it, but I don't think I've ever heard of the bushing going bad.

IMHO, if you want to "rebuild", buy an Aisin oil pump off of ebay (same pump with the "Toyota" ground off), and use whatever you want from the pump. Last time I did that, I just left the old housing on the car (didn't feel like messing with the oil pan), and swapped everything else over. Cost you around $100 shipped -- doubt you could get much cheaper once you've bought the bushing, shaft seal, o-ring, and rotors.