has anyone got any pics of oil pump fitted

scotsjohn · July 01, 2009, 07:12:54 PM

There shouldn't be a gap. Looking at your pictures it looks like there's some sort of crud holding the mating faces apart. Have you hade the cover plate back off ? I see the shots were taken with the crank pulleys still on.

g40chris · July 01, 2009, 10:14:52 PM

sorry about the poor quality pics

i have taken the plate off and the only thing between the plate and the engine is the gasket. just looks like crud in the pics

how much are the pumps from vw?

g40chris · July 02, 2009, 04:21:37 PM

are GSF oil pumps as good as vw ones

the GSF pump is £65

when the vw one is £129

its only a standard polo pump isnt it.

has anyone used a GSF one or would buying that be like pissing in the wind

Dan · July 02, 2009, 05:58:25 PM

Are you sure that GSF Oil pumps are as good as VAG Oil pumps ? Have you seen them both ?

Because the last GSF one I saw was a cheap, nasty looking thing made in Brazil. In my opinion it's a false economy.

g40chris · July 02, 2009, 06:19:33 PM

thats what i was told by pitstop so i bought the pitstop one and the pitstop one is crap and doesnt fit correctly

im looking for opinions if people have used GSF ones or VW ones.

i dont really have enough for any at the moment as i have been trowing money at the g40 and cant justify spending to much more, but if the GSF ones wont do the job then i will just have to save for a vw item instead.

Dan · July 02, 2009, 10:19:19 PM

I've only use VW ones ones and I wouldn't recommend any other.

Make sure you check you have the correct oil pump mounting screws.

g40chris · July 02, 2009, 11:11:53 PM

im sure the 2 screws are torx bit ends

g40chris · July 04, 2009, 07:17:56 PM

i had a mate to bring over an old oil pump he had so i could check it against mine to see if there was any differences. noticed the problem straight away. where i have a gap, he had a rubber bush that sits in the 2 recesses to seal it. will be putting this back together tomorrow to find out if it works but im pretty sure this is the problem

g40chris · July 05, 2009, 09:06:19 PM

fitted this earlier and i have really good oil pressure, loads coming through the oil feed to charger now. taken its time but its sorted now

NeilG40 · July 05, 2009, 10:05:20 PM

Glad you've got it sorted.

g40chris · July 05, 2009, 11:22:31 PM

me to

at least i know what to look out for next time. should be all sorted now

scotsjohn · July 06, 2009, 03:54:32 PM

Happy days again Chris; maybe best do another oil change though if there's been any metal to metal contact.