Kawasaki STX-15F service manual Oil Pump Sprocket, Oil Pump and Oil Pressure Relief Valve

ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM 4-17

Oil Pump Sprocket, Oil Pump and Oil Pressure Relief Valve

Oil Pump Sprocket Removal

•Drain:Engine Oil (see Periodic Maintenance chapter)

•Remove:

Engine (see Engine Removal/Installation chapter) Oil Pan (see Oil Pan Removal)

Crankshaft Sensor Cover Bolts [A] Crankshaft Sensor Cover [B]

•Unscrew the oil pump chain guide bolt [A],

•Unscrew the spring plate bolt [A] and remove the spring plate [B], spring [C] and the oil pump chain guide [D].

•Unscrew the oil pump sprocket bolt [E].

•Pull out the oil pump sprocket [F] together with the oil pump sprocket chain [G].

Oil Pump Sprocket Installation

•Engage[B]. the oil pump chain [A] to the oil pump sprocket

•Install[C]. the sprocket with the chain to the oil pump shaft

•Apply a non-permanent locking agent to the sprocket bolt.

•Tighten:

Torque - Oil Pump Sprocket Bolt: 15 N·m (1.5 kgf·m, 11 ft·lb)

•Install the oil pump chain guide [A] and collar [B] as shown.