Oil Pickup - Should I be worried?

[Shed TVR]

Hi All,

Just had a look at my oil pickup and the steel mesh has broken in a few places causing some holes. Is this something to be worried about? I can't find a replacement part for it.

Sorry for the poor photos, you can just about make out where the wire has cracked and broken apart in a few places. I'm a bit concerned about pieces of broken mesh getting drawn into the oil system.

[Steve_D]

Look like they have been poked rather than broken.
Does not look like the 'holes' are significantly larger than the general mesh size.

IMO leave as is.
Rather than worry if something large is going to get into the pump worry about where that 'something large' came from.

Steve

[Zener]

Who been playing with the drill bits? and what Steve said

[Shed TVR]

Thanks guys, a couple of holes are bigger than the mesh size, but you can't see it in that photo. What do you mean by drill bits Zener?

I'm not sure what's caused the holes, almost looks like someone has hit it with a screwdriver or something? I can't imagine the oil pressure is enough to make an object hit it with enough force to break the mesh.

[TJC46]

Depends on how worried you are.

Are you worried enough to buy a new one at this price.

https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-ERR3677

[Hedgehopper]

Or perhaps a good clean-up and a dob of Araldite or solder?

Edited by Hedgehopper on Friday 14th August 19:06

[Zener]

Shed TVR said:

Thanks guys, a couple of holes are bigger than the mesh size, but you can't see it in that photo. What do you mean by drill bits Zener?

I'm not sure what's caused the holes, almost looks like someone has hit it with a screwdriver or something? I can't imagine the oil pressure is enough to make an object hit it with enough force to break the mesh.

I don't know what some one tried to achieve with those holes around the base the gauze damage is slight and no issue and was probably caused by the drill bit at the same time when they drilled those holes stock pick-up below

[macdeb]

Hedgehopper said:

Or perhaps a good clean-up and a dob of Araldite or solder?

Edited by Hedgehopper on Friday 14th August 19:06

[Shed TVR]

Thanks again I will probably just leave it as it's not too bad. Zener I see what you mean, I wonder why someone has done that

[Boosted LS1]

Pickup looks unique. Holes are pressed imo and not drilled. They look oval to me. I wonder where it came from?

[Zener]

Nah the spacing differs and the metal is shinier like someone as run round the base with a Roloc scotchbrite post drilling holes to remove burrs ,having those holes tends to make the large hole at the bottom semi redundant

[LLantrisant]

TJC46 said:

Depends on how worried you are.

Are you worried enough to buy a new one at this price.

https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-ERR3677

if 80pound is already too much money, i´m wondering with what anual budget you are calculating to run such a car.

[TJC46]

LLantrisant said:

if 80 pounds is already too much money, i´m wondering with what annual budget you are calculating to run such a car.

Personally i do not have a budget, my car gets what it needs.

Just making a point that £80.00 for a new pick up pipe is not at all unreasonable.

But to replace the pick up pipe for a few very tiny holes in the mesh at £80.00, seems to me anyway, a bit of a waste.