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Brentwood Bob · 08-07-2019, 06:47 PM

Oil pump restricted? Screen plugged, accumulation in pan, the overflow from the valve gallery provides oil to cascade onto the timing gear.
Also, if the gear shattered, and little pieces got dispersed the oil pump screen is possibly clogged. I have seen a roadside timing gear replacement fail for a second time after 200 additional miles. And that was with an oil change donated to an ungrateful motorist.
Those shards go through the pump and clog up stuff.

08-07-2019, 06:47 PM	#2
Brentwood Bob Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: brentwood, ca Posts: 4,234	Re: Dry Camshaft Gear Oil pump restricted? Screen plugged, accumulation in pan, the overflow from the valve gallery provides oil to cascade onto the timing gear. Also, if the gear shattered, and little pieces got dispersed the oil pump screen is possibly clogged. I have seen a roadside timing gear replacement fail for a second time after 200 additional miles. And that was with an oil change donated to an ungrateful motorist. Those shards go through the pump and clog up stuff.