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tubman · 06-17-2017, 08:10 PM

I had an extremely bad experience with a high volume oil pump. It was in a freshly rebuilt engine in my Corvette, but I believe that the problems are universal. It pegged the oil pressure gauge and blew so much oil into the engine that it compromised the valve guide seals. I learned the hard way that "Hi-Volume" oil pumps are NOT a solution for second rate rebuilds. Take it back apart and do it right. I think some others on here will also tell you that they take more power to turn and add extra heat into the engine. Again, do it right from the start.

06-17-2017, 08:10 PM	#2
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 12,146	Re: High Volume Oil Pump advice I had an extremely bad experience with a high volume oil pump. It was in a freshly rebuilt engine in my Corvette, but I believe that the problems are universal. It pegged the oil pressure gauge and blew so much oil into the engine that it compromised the valve guide seals. I learned the hard way that "Hi-Volume" oil pumps are NOT a solution for second rate rebuilds. Take it back apart and do it right. I think some others on here will also tell you that they take more power to turn and add extra heat into the engine. Again, do it right from the start.