You don't have to prime it. It sits in oil and will prime naturally as soon as the engine starts.
replacing oil pump 4x4 silverado 2500
In the oil pan
No, you do not have to prime the oil pump.
First of all, Chevy stopped making the 5.7L 350 engine in late 1999 The oil pump that's in your engine is behind the timing cover on the front of the engine and not in the oil pan.
the oil pump is inside the oil pan If it is a 350 it is located in the oilpan. These are not external engine parts.
A 2006 Chevy Silverado came with either a 4.8, 5.3 or the 6.0 and the oil pump on these engines are located at the bottom of the engine inside the oil pan.
how to change oil pump in a 2000 Chevy silverado 4.3 2 wheel drive truck
You do not have to prime the pump. Just add the correct amount of oil and start the engine.
It is in the oil pan, you will need to remove the oil pan to service it.
It is inside of the oil pan. You will need to remove the oil pan to service the oil pump. The oil pan is bolted to the bottom of the engine.
In the oil pan
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