What is the difference between an oil pump and a gear pump?
The oil pump is a kind of gear pump.
The oil pump and the gear pump all play the lubrication role, the engine oil pump is delivers the engine oil each to lubricate the part, but the gear pump is 2 or more gears, when works, gives him the fuel injection
Two different concepts, also has oil pump gear type oil pump, divided into two categories: rotor and gear type; the concept of gear pump is wide, many pumps are used in gear, so your answer is: they cannot be compared, but the relative type oil pump gear some good. Satisfaction please accept, thank you