Re: Oil cooler leak fixed, but....

["Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>]

What brand is the filter? If it is of crap quality then replace it and see 
what you have.


>
>....now I have REALLY low oil pressure, all the time.  Before the fix
>(went to VW and got the cooler-to-mounting flange seal, relatively
>straight-forward fix), I was running about 2 bar@4000 rpm (good,
>according to Bentley), but almost zero at idle.  I kinda figured my oil
>pump was dying.  Now, I have really low pressure at all engine speeds,
>and there is a bunch of engine clatter at higher rpm's.  After I got
>everything hooked back up, I took it around the block and noticed it.
>So, should I assume that a going-bad oil pump went more bad when my oil
>cooler seal went out?  It seems to make sense that when all the oil ran
>out, the pump started eating itself.  I'm planning on replacing my pump
>soon (as soon as I get the time), but does anyone have any ideas what
>else it could be?  Yes, it's full of oil, and the filter is almost brand
>new, I'm just not getting pressure.  How much does a new oil pump go
>for, out of curiosity?
>
>Thanks,
>Nate
>'84 8v...waiting for a heart transplant
>
>
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