Is there any way to tell if an OM603 vacuum pump is about to fail , eg
oil in vacuum lines etc/ noisy ?
Peter
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Is there any way to tell if an OM603 vacuum pump is about to fail , eg
oil in vacuum lines etc/ noisy ?
Not really. If they're noisy then sure, but that's what's so
insidious about these pumps. No warning sometimes. If the
cover is loose and leaking then it's time, but that isn't
actually
Peter Merle wrote:
Is there any way to tell if an OM603 vacuum pump is about to fail , eg
oil in vacuum lines etc/ noisy ?
Here in USA, if the pump has the old style cover (the old ones are
riveted and the new ones retained by screws if I remember correctly)
and the engine has significant
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Om603 Vacuum pump failure indicators
Is there any way to tell if an OM603 vacuum pump is about to fail , eg
oil in vacuum lines etc/ noisy ?
Not really. If they're noisy then sure, but that's what's so
insidious about these pumps. No warning sometimes. If the
cover is loose
Tom Hargrave wrote:
The dangerous failure mode is when the internal drive roller mechanism fails
and it takes the front surface of the IP timing mechanism with it. The
Manufacturer designed an updated vacuum pump that solves the problem. I
replaced mine at 250,000 miles and the original looked
Here in USA, if the pump has the old style cover (the old ones are
riveted and the new ones retained by screws if I remember correctly)
The old style has a crimped-on cover. The new is crimped
_and_ screwed.
-- Jim
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Jim typed:
crimped_and_ screwed.
That describes me on most days
Bob R.
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Peter Merle wrote:
Is there any way to tell if an OM603 vacuum pump is about to fail , eg
oil in vacuum lines etc/ noisy ?
Peter
There is NO reliable test other than to tear it down and measure
clearances. In my experience, the early ones lasted 100-150kmi and the
newer ones are good for
Tom Hargrave wrote:
The dangerous failure mode is when the internal drive roller mechanism fails
and it takes the front surface of the IP timing mechanism with it. The
Manufacturer designed an updated vacuum pump that solves the problem. I
replaced mine at 250,000 miles and the original looked
