Hey fellas can anyone suggest where im going wrong ??

Fitted my new oil pump today on my engine on a stand after block and sump been painted !

Cant get the sump to go on right . Seems like its not sitting right on the block ! Can get all the bolts in on both sides but some were starting to go in wonky but actualy went in ok after a bit of perseverence but cant get the ones in on the oil pump or flywheel end 1 Its been pissing me off for a an hour an a half so i just took it off again and walked away !

Any ideas or has anyone had the same problem ??

 

Oil pick up touching on the bottom of sump maybe

 

I wondered that as i had simil trouble with a pinto sump i did a few months back ! I might take off the pick up again and try it but im doubtful thats the problem ! Its as if the sump sits wonky if you get what i mean ! The bolts where that go into the oil pump seem miles off ! Maybe it just me but i'll have to have another gp and see what the crack is

Thanks for your reply

 

are the threads clean, is the sump genuine or pattern, is the oil pump and endseal carrier level with the block?

 

The threads are clean i think the sump is genuine and no the oil pump isnt level with the block . Though in the instructions it says that that is ok aslong as the gap between the crank and the pump rotors are equal on all the 3 rotors ! It says to get those gapped equal not to make sure that it sits level as the crank can smash the rotors on the pump if not gapped right !

In total the pump sits maybe 2mm lower than the block but again says ok aslong a you put plenty of gasket paste on to seal !

Until id read the instructions i thought i had he wrong pump or a dodgy pump and to be fair im still not so sure !

Noodle teaser this one for me im afraid !