2.0 oil pump

[Boucher177]

I have a 86 ram 50 with a 2.0 engine. The other day while at idle my engine developed a loud valve train tick. I immediately shut it down. I noticed the oil light was on. Do you think I lost oil pressure due to a pump failure. Has anyone replaced an oil pump on this engine before. Has anyone ran into this before. I have not fired the engine sense. I just don't want to pay time and money to do this job, and find out it wasn't the issue. Any help would be great. Thank you

[pennyman1]

Check the balance shaft belt - it also drives the oil pump and is known to lose teeth and cause oil pressure to drop or vanish. Check your timing belt also - it may need changed also.

[Boucher177]

I already changed all the belts when I replaced the water pump. I guess one of them could of broke. Things do happen. When I bought the truck the bs belt was already broken. It still ran and held oil pressure. Thanks for your knowledege.