I have two other motors and this piece is different. I beleive that should be the oil pump, it looks like they just put a plate there. has anyone seen this before? should I get myself another oil pump? or is it just the cover?

The thing is that I have a leak there and I would like to take care of it as well.


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Wow, I know one for once- the engine has a vw type 1 oil pump.

rust!


comes on all 914's

I am not talking about the rust, look at this one on my other engine.


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vw type 1 oil pumps use a cover plate. search on this forum for melling or schadek and look at some of the pics.

thats crud!

that too comes on most all 914's that are not owed by ferg or pat...

it's one of these

a type 1 [bug motor] oil pump

It's a type 1 oil pump. The rust tells me it's steel so probably Melling.
The problem with the steel ones is that they expand less than the aluminum body so when the engine is hot, there is a gap between the engine and pump and the seals are forced.

...it's Melling, the other is stock