Long story short, lost oil pressure, blew turbo, shredded engine. I'm rebuilding the whole block, machined and everything, new ko3s turbo (maybe ko4), possible ecu upgrade in the future, so I'd like to get the best oil pump I can on there. I can't find any high performance or racing oil pumps online, nor can I find any general recommendations for one. Any suggestions?

I know OEM will be good, I'm also looking at the SHADEK oil pump on ECS. They seem to be a reputable brand at a very good price.

 

Dunno about oil pumps but go Frankenturbo!

 

why not go BT?

 

what did u machine on the block?

 

as for the turbos, I'm trying to keep it simple, want a slightly reliable car. On the engine I just had the block cylinders cleaned out out and the head checked for any cracks. Didn't bore it out or anything.

 

So no recommendations at all for the oil pump?

 

Oem.....

 

Yea, OEM is gonna eat up my cash, but I have no problem spending the money if it's significantly better.

Any experience with with SHADEK or MEYLE oil pumps?

 

I have no experience with them, but I know meyhle makes quality products. Oil supply for your engine isn't where I'd cheap out tho. Thought about picking up a used OEM pump? Proper care for a 1.8t, and sludge is not an issue whatsoever. I pulled plenty of well cared for and high mileage 1.8s apart and the pickup tubes where clean as a whistle and no signs of sludge in the head or anywhere.

 

Yea, I only owned the car for a week before it blew. I'm pretty sure the previous owner treated it like hell. I'll probably just go with a Meyle pump as I take very good care of my cars and don't plan on allowing any sludge build-up this baby, especially after all this hassle.