New Oil Pump Recommendations

[gillette]

Hello All,
I am new to this forum and a recent 1990 e30 owner and I need to purchase an oil pump. Does anyone have any recommendations on a reliable place to purchase from? I see them obviously on ebay but I do not want to have to get back in there if it fails relatively soon. Any suggestions are appreciated.

Thank you
Matt

[nando]

blunttech.com

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[jlevie]

I'd go to RM European, Pelican, etc.

[gillette]

thank you very much. Like i said i am new to the e30 and european cars in general. I have experience with bikes and many toyotas, nissans, and hondas but never wth european cars. I usually order parts from Rock auto but they didnt seem to have the oil pump for some reason so it made me question where.

Thank you

[gillette]

do you suggest getting a used one? I was going to just go pull one from the yard by my house but i am not sure if thats a good idea with such a part...

Thoughts?

[pandaboo911]

If there is no scoring on the impeller or cap it should be no worse than a new one. Just replace the pick-up with a new one

[gillette]

by pickup you mean that little filter?

Thanks

[pandaboo911]

It's the tube coming off the oilpump that's sucks up the oil from the bottom of the pan. It does a have a little mesh filter on the end. I think the m20 has a pickup that you can disassemble and clean, so it may not be necessary