zsn0w
Proven Member
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- Feb 14, 2017
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Cincinnati,
Ohio
I'm doing a close-to-full rebuild on a 1G 7 bolt, and I just pulled off the front case to get rid of the balance shafts. Opened up the oil pump and noticed gouging on the inside of the pump. The gears are pretty much fine. Little bit of visual scoring on them, but I can't feel it with my fingernail at all and it doesn't seem to be more than aesthetic. The straight-edge/feeler gauge routine also seemed like the gears and tolerances were fine. I left the driven gear in place, but when I removed the second gear to attach the stub shaft, underneath it there was no noticeable damage or gouging. The only damage I can really find is on the oil pump/pickup tube connector side of things (not on the front case). There's some gouging around the bottom where the driven gear lines up with the surface that goes around in a circular pattern that goes all the way from one recess to the other. I can feel this with my fingers, as well. Not deep enough to be a "cut", but definitely there. There is one small (less than a quarter of an inch) cut that is deep enough to be very noticeable, but it's directly in the middle of this surface and doesn't connect to either of recesses at the sides of the pump, so I can't see how oil would get through it to effect pressure negatively. This is by no means an area I am experienced in, however, so correct me if I'm wrong. How much damage is too much damage to reuse this pump? I really would like to avoid buying a new front case, due to the outrageous price, the fact that it'd feel like a waste when I only need the one part of the oil pump that I can't purchase separately, and the fact that I'd likely need to buy a third-party version instead of OEM because I can't afford to drop $350 on a front case right now. I don't intend for this engine to ever make more than 300 (crank) horsepower. I'm building it for around 250 right now and that's probably a high estimate even. I just have a hard time believing that this amount of damage could actually lower oil pressure in any measurable way for a nearly stock build. Thoughts? Thanks!