Almost 3 years ago, my local GT tech (rated 10 out of 10 by me) pointed out some oil seepage at the pump flange. He said we need to keep an eye on it.
The seepage became a drip. I never had to add oil, but the belly pan and underside of the engine and transaxle were well oiled. When I put the GT in the trailer, the steep approach angle left a trail of oil.
I hoped it was just the flange gaskets, but Rich Brooks said it was most likely the oil pump. He was correct.
The seal at the pump shaft failed and that filled the drive belt cavity with oil. The belt was running in an oil bath. Not good.
Rich told me he has seen a number of pump failures, but mostly in low mileage cars. My car has 24k miles.
It took several days to procure a new pump through the Ford GT parts ordering system, which is separate from the all other Ford parts system (with its own 800 number), and which was down for a day (or so Sarasota Ford claims). Yes, copy of registration required, which the service manager did not know and therefore ignored my advice and therefore cost another day. "Thanks for the registration info, but we're good with the VIN." :/
So, FYI...a new oil pump is $2,024.30. Then you need some bolts, seals, and nuts for another $87.98. I provided the belt and flange gaskets for about $200. Labor, including cleaning leaked oil off of everything, was a reasonable $375.
So, all in, this is a $2,700 repair.
The oil pump is an impressive piece. It looks to be way over-engineered mechanically. I cannot imagine a mechanical failure. A broken belt could be catastrophic. The leaky shaft seal gone very bad would result in good oil pressure to the engine and to the outside world as well in this layman's view.
The rotor finishing is a sight to behold (3rd pic). Although, I see some evidence of scoring. I need to look at that closer.
There was no core charge, so obviously Ford decided this would be a non-repairable part. Too bad, because I'll bet shaft seal replacement would be far less cost than a new pump and would save an otherwise perfectly good part. GT101?
The seepage became a drip. I never had to add oil, but the belly pan and underside of the engine and transaxle were well oiled. When I put the GT in the trailer, the steep approach angle left a trail of oil.
I hoped it was just the flange gaskets, but Rich Brooks said it was most likely the oil pump. He was correct.
The seal at the pump shaft failed and that filled the drive belt cavity with oil. The belt was running in an oil bath. Not good.
Rich told me he has seen a number of pump failures, but mostly in low mileage cars. My car has 24k miles.
It took several days to procure a new pump through the Ford GT parts ordering system, which is separate from the all other Ford parts system (with its own 800 number), and which was down for a day (or so Sarasota Ford claims). Yes, copy of registration required, which the service manager did not know and therefore ignored my advice and therefore cost another day. "Thanks for the registration info, but we're good with the VIN." :/
So, FYI...a new oil pump is $2,024.30. Then you need some bolts, seals, and nuts for another $87.98. I provided the belt and flange gaskets for about $200. Labor, including cleaning leaked oil off of everything, was a reasonable $375.
So, all in, this is a $2,700 repair.
The oil pump is an impressive piece. It looks to be way over-engineered mechanically. I cannot imagine a mechanical failure. A broken belt could be catastrophic. The leaky shaft seal gone very bad would result in good oil pressure to the engine and to the outside world as well in this layman's view.
The rotor finishing is a sight to behold (3rd pic). Although, I see some evidence of scoring. I need to look at that closer.
There was no core charge, so obviously Ford decided this would be a non-repairable part. Too bad, because I'll bet shaft seal replacement would be far less cost than a new pump and would save an otherwise perfectly good part. GT101?
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