My vac. pump has sucked it's last. prior to dying i heard bearings whinning but couldnt figure where it was coming from. i have the myle rebuild kit for the pump but i'm afraid when i pull the vac,]. pump off the bearing will be shot as well, i havent been able to finf infoand hopefully pic's on this end of the job. can the guru's out there help me?

there's is little use in procrastinating. Considering the severity of a vacuum pump failure, it needs to come off before you run the car again, for the sake of your engine.

The most logical solution is to remove it and assess the damages. If you have lost bearings, replace the entire pump.

New is expensive, but used are available. Try to get a look at the donor engine before you buy a used pump. Inspect it thoroughly for play and abnormal signs of wear / scoring.

rebuilding a VP is mostly only good for fixing leaks. After mechanical failures, they are best left untrusted.

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I have a pump off my 85 300D. not sure of the milage on the pump, but was on the engine when we bought the car with 176000 mi.

I replaced the pump with a new one when I bought the new engine after the timing chain ordeal.

So this used pump has 155000 miles I put on it, and what ever was on it before I purchased the car.

So if any one wants it, you can have it for the shipping cost.

I was just hanging onto it, just because. or in case or what ever.


So what is the life of the average pump? 200,000? 300,000?

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

Are w123 and w126 vacuum pumps the same?

On a different note, has anyone had issues running EPCnet under Vista? UGH.

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Germantown, TN

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Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
Cluster Needles Paint
New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more