I noticed that the pickup on my oil pump is pressed into the pump. When replacing the pump is it necessary to press, hammer, or weld this pickup on? It looks like when the pickup is intalled there is no room for it to back out of the pump when it is in a stock pan. What do you people do to your pickups?

 

weld it on or you'll be sorry you didn't

 

I pressed it in, it can't fall out with th sump in place, and that is the way it is designed.

Also I thought it was cast steel which is hard to weld.

But dans you must have some other info, can you let us knw what happened?

 

That were my thoughts exactly when you use a stock pan. I cant see how the pickup could fall out. The pickup looks like cheap AL and the pump is cast. What kind of welding would this require

 

lot of people weld the pick up to the pump cover, after removing the spring, or replacing the spring after they ruin it. i weld a brace on the pick up and bolt it to the pump. very easy and makes a lot better job and no danger of damage to the pump or spring.

 

It's not aluminum.

Yes you must hammer or press it in, it's actually quite easy, I use a dull cold chisel. Goes right in. It's loose enough that once it's in, it's pretty easy to just grab with your hand and just yank around to get the right clearance to the bottom of the oil pan (3/8" or so).

They fall out more often than you might think. The vibration of the engine works them loose, and if there's nothing else holding it in besides the press fit, well, there's nothing else holding it in. You end up with the problem where the oil pressure goes away on hard braking if it's at normal fill or below, since the hole in the pump is low enough to be submerged most of the time, but it's still an inch or so above the pickup, and it's way back toward the rear of the motor from the pickup.

I usually braze mine in I take the relief valve and spring out before I do it, and lap the surface of the cover after I'm through. I've also seen people drill them and roll-pin them. I like ede's technique too, although I lack the facilities to do it.

 

I used the roll pin method myself I was curious to know what people do. I thought I heard someone on here use that loctite stuff for sleeves too. That green stuff that is really watery.