Re: New oil pump required?

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <014a01bf060e$62b4fb40$c043883e@oemcomputer> "Jim Haseltine" writes:

> The guy who runs the engine shop that is working on my MB engine block
> reckoned that the old crank bearing shells showed signs of oil starvation.
> I've stripped the oil pump and there is some (not much) wear evident on the
> back plate. As the engine is in bits and it looks as though the access to
> pump is fairly difficult (understatement?) with the engine in the car should
> I fit a new one now?

It's more likely to have been a faulty oil pressure relief valve.

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 Phil Payne
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