P38A A series of faults

Slooby said:

Took the P38 for a quick test drive and the pump is now leaking from somewhere else, with drips coming from around the the distributor housing where it bolts to the main body...

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Yeah, my experience of these pumps is that when they start leaking they really need a full refurb so just bite the bullet and exchange for a refurbed one from Diesel Jones.

Urgh....that would be an expense potentially too far

Ok, so what tools do I need to procure to remove the pump?

Seen these on ebay:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/17523223...YMS6zhHQWu&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Pondering whether it's worth putting a new timing chain set in while I am at it too (it is after all a 26 year old, 215k mile engine) so wondering if this tool kit has all the bits and of good enough for the job, or is complete tat only fit for scrap:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/17532200...YMS6zhHQWu&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Slooby said:

Ok, so what tools do I need to procure to remove the pump?

Seen these on ebay:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/17523223...YMS6zhHQWu&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Pondering whether it's worth putting a new timing chain set in while I am at it too (it is after all a 26 year old, 215k mile engine) so wondering if this tool kit has all the bits and of good enough for the job, or is complete tat only fit for scrap:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/17532200...YMS6zhHQWu&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

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That second kit looks OK. More than I have in mine. You'll need a dial guage and adapter for the pump timing. RAVE also says the cam should be set with an 18 thou plate under the cam holding tool on engines over a certain mileage so probably worth doing that although you will need a new camshaft bolt. Done up to a certain torque and then an extra 35 degrees on top.

Ah, now, I may have that adapter for the dial gauge as we turned one up to go on a Bosch VE pump, as my VW T25 1.6 JX TD uses one, as does the 200/300Tdi too... I also have a digital Mitutoyo gauge that by no means was scavenged from something about to be launched into a skip that I was filling...