RE: oil pump installation

[Fergus OFarrell <FOFarrell@qtww.com>]

Others certainly have more experience, but the answer is YES, you must lube
the oil pump before you install it.  Every manual I have read says use
something like white lube, otherwise the first few seconds before
circulation kicks in are TOO HARSH on close tolerances.  The white lube
breaks down at medium temps, so it'll do its work for the short time and
then come out in the first oil change.
Fergus O