Makes me want ot use it as a soup bowl - it's that clean! On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 11:19 PM, Walt Zarnoch <zarnoch...@gmail.com> wrote:
> In case anyone is interested, I tore down my new (to me) turbo 617 oil pump > today, cleaned it up, and got a shot of the internals. > > http://zarnochwf1.com/gallery2/v/V6_Truck/IMG_20110412_114515.jpg.html > > Really great engineering, the gears end up fully floating on a film of oil > when operating, so there's next to no wear to be seen! Contrast that with > the oil pump in my other truck, where you could wiggle everything... > Every mating surface is machined and gasketless, including the pressure > tube > up to the engine. > > I'll be adding some Loktite 518 when I reassemble just to be 100% certain I > don't need to do anything over. > > The main reason for the teardown is so I can make a replacement rear > pickup, > since I'll end up having a deep mid-sump setup instead of the front sump. > > I'm still waiting on the crank and cam to do the turbo rotating assembly > swap (if I'm already swapping the oil pump and crank, might as well do the > rest), but so far pistons/rods/#1 main bearing cap, and most of the other > fiddlybobs are in. > > Hope all is well, > > Walt > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
