Ok, I added a pic of the oil pump I pulled out of the engine. I labeled it as ônew pumpö. The ôold pumpö is the one that came out of the original engine that had been in the amigo when I purchased it. The pic kind of sucks, since it doesnÆt show there wearing in either pump very well. But I added some arrows and text to highlight the important stuff. I didnÆt include any pics of the other parts of the pump because there wasnÆt any noticeable wearing on any of the parts.

Ok so lets talk about the wearing on the pump. As you can see (kind of), there are some groves in the ônew pumpö. But there kind of small, so IÆm not sure what if anything it means. It might just be normal wear and tear to a pump. You tell me. The wearing is heavy at the top area, with some deeper groves. You can kind of see it in the pic. This is something that really sets the two pumps apart from each other. The ôold pumpÆsö wearing is very uniformed, while the ônew pumpö has all the wearing at the top. Again, IÆm not sure if this is normal or not.


The pickup tube looked like it was seated perfect.

And nope, no bearings, no metal shavings, no nothing in the oil pan.