Oil Pump - No Gasket?

[Cyrano]

Hi everyone,

Quick question on the oil pump. I noticed there is no gasket on the 3.0L CSI engine I have with me. The BMW part manual states that 0.1mm or 0.3mm metal plates may be used, if needed.
Am I ok to reinstall the oil pump without gasket?
How can I know if a spare 0.1mm or 0.3mm plate is required?

Thanks for the help guys!

Have a great day!

PS: I tried to look for a thread dealing with this but the search engine of the forum automatically remove the word "oil" from my search... If there is already a thread about this, please feel free to move my post.

 

[boonies]

There is no gasket. The shim plates are used to adjust the oil pump drive chain tension. In my case, the original engine used a 1mm shim and I found that to be adequate when I re-installed with a fresh set of gears & chain (pump drive gear, crankshaft gear and chain).

 

[Nachtycoupe]

I found a better way to search the thread is go to a search engine like Google, type in "e9coupe.com" along with what you are looking for.

 

[Cyrano]

Thanks guys for the quick response! ;-)