Oil Pump Nut Picture...

[evil_twin]

Anybody have a picture of the oil pump nut installed in the car? I want to safety wire it and before I start taking everything apart I want to make sure that I have enough thread to do so.

Thanks :)

[etxxz]

with a lil searching


You can buy it here:

http://store.bimmerworld.com/m50-drilled-oil-pump-nut-p640.aspx

AND they also have a pic.

if motor is in car, gotta drop that subframe. Otherwise, its cake bites.
I tack welded mine on... it was easy(er) and cheap(er).

[samiam3356]

Edit: sorry it was posted while I typing

http://store.bimmerworld.com/m50-drilled-oil-pump-nut-p640.aspx

It's reverse threaded so it looks like its on wrong but its actually on right.

[evil_twin]

Dammit. You suck! lol. Yoshi told me about the kit they made...

[etxxz]

Edit: sorry it was posted while I typing

:finger:

[samiam3356]

Don't you have a motor to go rebuild again? ;)

[Adrian_Visser]

As a professional lockwirer I can say that the first picture is not the proper way to lockwire anything, the second picture is the right way. Do it like the second picture please.

[straight6pwr]

i was going to say, better got a safety wire for that safety wire!

[evil_twin]

So... you go through the nut, twist them together, then wrap around the pulley?

[vivalegreg]

id feel better with it welded...is this for your personal car?

[Adrian_Visser]

id feel better with it welded...is this for your personal car?

Why? Stainless steel lockwire is strong as fuck. There is no way that nut is going to back off. With the nut welded you will not be able to remove it during a rebuild without grinding the weld off.

[e30pq]

Another one

[vivalegreg]

with a weld you ensure no movement at all with the safety wire it seems like it could have a little bit of back and forth play, plus if it were to fail you have safety wire everywhere...and by drinking through the nut you are theoretically lowering the rigidity of it.

and viet though ive never done it before it seems like your right it just goes through the nut based on pics

[etxxz]

Don't you have a motor to go rebuild again? ;)

touche comrade :mrgreen:

[jasapp]

Mine, but not my weld. I'm better than that. :-)