oil pump/ misc motor replacement opinions please

[euro_urs4]

Hi, guys had a post up previously oil pump shattered on the inside where the teeth meet to the crank, just wanted your opinions on what to replace while im down there. I know i am going to replace the oil pump, the crank pulley cog. My question to you is it necessary to get a new crank pulley, and a cam gear pulley? (since the car has over 130k on it) i noticed that at idle it moves left to right very slightly (maybe .5mm if that or 1 mm) is this something to worry about or what would you guys recommend replacing while im in the front end.

(little about the car, its a fully built motor, running super 40 turbo, and gonna look at boost between 25-30 possibly more)

thanks in advance for the input guys

[my2000apb]

ho do you liek the turbo? got any logs?

[euro_urs4]

ho do you liek the turbo? got any logs?

I personally love the turbo lag is kind of up there but the power behind it is awesome, I have a few tuning logs but nothing extreme yet was playin around with vems before I ran into this oil pump issue, will have it tuned and dynoed by end of August hopefully

[mcandmar]

I only noticed the same issue on my ABY the other day, front pulley has ~1mm wobble in it. Personally its something i want to address ASAP, its not good for the engine to have a harmonic balancer out of balance, but more importantly if the rubber is breaking down its only a matter of time before it comes apart and does serious damage, especially in a car that sees high revs on a regular basis. Only problem is they are mad money from Audi so a good second hand unit is my only option, and then you have the issue of a damper that was balanced for another engine. Having said that its better than a failing one.

Cue the debate if an out of balance pulley caused your problem in the first place

[euro_urs4]

I only noticed the same issue on my ABY the other day, front pulley has ~1mm wobble in it. Personally its something i want to address ASAP, its not good for the engine to have a harmonic balancer out of balance, but more importantly if the rubber is breaking down its only a matter of time before it comes apart and does serious damage, especially in a car that sees high revs on a regular basis. Only problem is they are mad money from Audi so a good second hand unit is my only option, and then you have the issue of a damper that was balanced for another engine. Having said that its better than a failing one.

Cue the debate if an out of balance pulley caused your problem in the first place

The issue was addressed and it came from the oil pump, due to the fact that when the oil pump was installed it didn't align with the teeth correctly, so with all the torque my only guess is that it shattered the teeth on the oil pump, and as you said I think it's better spend for a new crank pulley and crank cog, then saw a few bucks and have the whole motor go due to that issue