[justme]

can anybody tell me if the oil pump on a 1.2 corsa is internal or external ???? as in can it be changed without an engine stripdown ???

 

[taurus]

On the 1.2 16v it is mounted inside the timing chain cover and runs directly off the crankshaft. So you'd need to remove the timing cover to get at it.

 

[justme]

cheers am goin to put it in to get the chain done in the next few weeks and as the oil lite takes about 2seconds to go out i wondered if it was worth while putting a new pump on at the same time ????

 

[taurus]

Two seconds isn't disastrous, so long as the oil light isn't coming on when the engine is hot. A new pump may help of course, but there's no way of telling from the information available here. Check the filter housing - if oil is draining back into the sump overnight it will take a couple of seconds to prime the filter.

Or get an oil pressure test done.