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Oil Pump: Removal

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  1. Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
  2. Remove the radiator. Refer to COOLING (STI)>RADIATOR>REMOVAL .
  3. Lift up the vehicle.
  4. Remove the bolt (B) which secures oil cooler pipe (A) to oil pump.
  5. Remove the oil cooler pipe (A) and hose (C).
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  6. Lower the vehicle.
  7. Remove the crankshaft position sensor. Refer to FUEL INJECTION (FUEL SYSTEMS) (STI)>CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR>REMOVAL .
  8. Remove the water pump. Refer to COOLING (STI)>WATER PUMP>REMOVAL .
  9. Remove the crank sprocket. Refer to MECHANICAL (STI)>CRANK SPROCKET>REMOVAL .
  10. Remove the bolts which install oil pump onto cylinder block.
    NOTE: When disassembling and checking the oil pump, loosen the relief valve plug before removing the oil pump.
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  11. Remove the oil pump from cylinder block using a crowbar.
    CAUTION: Be careful not to scratch mating surfaces of cylinder block and oil pump.
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  12. Remove the front oil seal from the oil pump.