I have recently sold an SD1 V8 water pump on ebay - it was the carb type, not EFi. I took it off my own vehicle which I decided to break.
The gentleman who purchased it has got in touch, stating that the pump does not fit his SD1 - he claims the stud patterns are different and does'nt have the second outlet branching off the main pipe. He thinks I may have listed it incorrectly - I know it's origin and it was fully fitted and plumbed in. I have since disposed of the timing cover and the buyer had no complaints.
I thought the stud patterns would be the same as the SD1 got it's own improved timing cover over the P6.
Any experts know the answer?
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Exactly. But if the OP's pump is not the same as above then the sold not as advertised holds (if advertised as an SD1 carb water pump).katanaman wrote:without seeing what he has it is difficult to tell but he might not have an SD1 engine or front cover.
It may be that either one has had a front cover or even the whole engine changed at some time & not knowing the experience of either person with SD1's I thought the first thing should be to ascertain if the pump in question was the correct item ( it was mentioned "doesn't have the second outlet branching off the main pipe").
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Hi ruffday,ruffday wrote:There is more than 1 pump for the SD1 but im not sure what the differences are.
P5,P6 & SD1 all used the same basic water pump casting shape. The differences being the pulleys, fans & viscous couplings but they are all adaptable to each other.
Hope this answers your question.
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The last one used on the SD1 - the one which takes the locking viscous coupling with the left hand thread - is getting expensive to source. So I'd guess supplies are drying up.ged wrote:Hi ruffday,ruffday wrote:There is more than 1 pump for the SD1 but im not sure what the differences are.
P5,P6 & SD1 all used the same basic water pump casting shape. The differences being the pulleys, fans & viscous couplings but they are all adaptable to each other.
Hope this answers your question.
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Wonder at what point re-conditioning becomes economic again?
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London SW
Rover SD1 VDP EFI
MegaSquirt2 V3
EDIS8
Tech Edge 2Y