Non-OE lifting pump for a 300Tdi

[Thys]

To add to my previous post. I must admit that there were some differences between the OE lifting pump and a pirate, but if you have mechanical knowlage, patience and inovation skills, there will be a workable answer.

Comparing the Britpart to the lifting pump I removed I found the following:

1. Looking from the top down the suction and delivery pipes are swapped in terms of position.

2. The two pipes run parallel to the enjine block on the OE pump, as opposed to the delivery pipe being angled at 15º away from the engine block.

3. The pirate pump body protrudes furter away from the engine block.

I sollved the discrepancies as follows:

1. The pipe to the fillter is long enough and flexable enough to re-allign it, by slacking the connection on the filter base.

2. To ease access to the lifting pump, I removed the four supply pipes to the injectors. Noting the different connection points on the new pump, it was clear to me that the piping harnesses to the injectors willl clash with the new pump. I simply removed the spacing clamps, re-installed the supply pipes to the injectors one by one, and did some slight pipe bending, with a proper pipe bender, and they eventually fitted, with no rubbing, or obstructions, I even managed to find sufficient space to re-install the spacer clamps.

3. The pirate pump had no crimp washers, or flare nuts suppllied. The crimp washers are available from any Hyraulics Supplier, and the flare nuts were re-used. never try to use a hose clamp on diesel lines with smooth connection piping.

Hope this is usefull information!

Regards

Thys.

These changes were of such nature that in the event of fitting an OE, if required, it will be possible./