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VW oil pump and pressure

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Pops

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I have checked several VW oil pumps and all of them had .0015 clearance between the end of the gears and a straight edge on the front of the pump body. The stock VW oil pump cover gasket is .004, for a total of .0055 clearance between the end of the gears and the cover plate.
On my 1835 VW engine, I made a new gasket from .002 gasket material for a total of .0035 clearance between the end of the gears and the cover plate that raised my hot oil pressure 8-10 lbs. I also used an adjustable cover for the high oil pressure regulator that is on the lower right side in front of the flywheel end of the case. I adjusted for a max of 55 lbs of oil pressure and the excess is diverted to the oil sump. My cruise hot oil pressure is 42 lbs with a max of 55 lbs on a cold oil start-up. Be sure you check your oil pump cover plate for flatness, I bought a oil cover plate with the oil outlet to go to an oil cooler and the cover had all four corners .020 high, Junk.

Dan
 
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