TM 9-2815-210-34-2-2
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Adjustment and Test.
(1) Pressure relief valve adjustment.
NOTE
Oil pump has two halves. Front half of pump
behind drive shaft is called pressure pump.
Pressure pump pumps oil from deep sump of
engine oil pan to engine main oil gallery.
Rear half of pump is called scavenge pump.
Scavenge pump pumps oil from shallow sump
in engine oil pan to deep sump in engine oil
pan.
(a) Pour some engine lubricating oil into scavenge pump so scavenge
pump impellers will not be damaged during test.
(b) Hook oil pump to test bench as shown in figure 4-2. Join oil inlet
hose and oil outlet hose to pressure half of pump.
Check that you can see pressure
relief valve hole in pump.
turn pump at 1,000 to 2,000 rpm.
Figure 4-2.
Typical Oil Pump Test Setup.
(c) Open pressure restrictor valve all the way.
Set drive unit to
4-195