£550 Oil Pump!!

[mickypee]

I am rebuilding my 500 Serpentine engine at the moment and the oil pump is less than perfect, so I went to Land rover parts to enquire about a new one. They say only the pump c/w the front cover is available and the bargin price of £550 + VAT and that was trade.I made my excuses and had a quick nervous breakdown. Surely the pump and back plate must be available from another source. Has any one had a similar problem, if so where did they get a pump from. The pre serp is generally available at around £30, but not the one fitted in the later cars. It was originally used in the 4.6 Range Rover so I am led to believe.If a hi volume spurious on is made that would do the trick. All help gratefully accepted.

Mickey Pee

[mickypee]

Thanks Pete for getting back so fast. I don't suppose you have a contact telephone number or and address for RPI.

Not sure I have ever heard of them before!! What do they sell? Rover bits or TVR parts?

Thanks

Mike