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Car Forum / MINI / January 2006

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Camshaft question

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Fitzy - 24 Jan 2006 20:22 GMT
Found a camshaft on eBay,,,"Star oil pump drive"
How do I find out what type of oil pump drive my engine has ,, without
stripping out the cam,
can I find out from the engine number,
Thanks
Fitzy
jacko - 24 Jan 2006 23:24 GMT
star drive sounds like a 1275+
as spade type = 1000 1100

> Found a camshaft on eBay,,,"Star oil pump drive"
> How do I find out what type of oil pump drive my engine has ,, without
> stripping out the cam,
> can I find out from the engine number,
> Thanks
> Fitzy
Rob - 25 Jan 2006 02:59 GMT
> Found a camshaft on eBay,,,"Star oil pump drive"
> How do I find out what type of oil pump drive my engine has ,, without
> stripping out the cam,
> can I find out from the engine number,
> Thanks
> Fitzy

Just buy a new oil pump either will fit block
Minty - 25 Jan 2006 21:00 GMT
>> Found a camshaft on eBay,,,"Star oil pump drive"
>> How do I find out what type of oil pump drive my engine has ,,
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>
> Just buy a new oil pump either will fit block

Not necessarily!  On older Mini lumps (e.g. the original 998 A-series the
1100/1300-type star pump isn't a straight swap and needs a spacer block and
new holes drilled/tapped into the block to take a star drive pump.

Been there, done that... ;-)
Fitzy - 26 Jan 2006 00:00 GMT
>>> Found a camshaft on eBay,,,"Star oil pump drive"
>>> How do I find out what type of oil pump drive my engine has ,,
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
>
> Been there, done that... ;-)

Hmmmmm,
The plot thickens,
Any one got any more nightmares waiting to be revealed
Fitzy
Rob - 30 Jan 2006 03:12 GMT
> Found a camshaft on eBay,,,"Star oil pump drive"
> How do I find out what type of oil pump drive my engine has ,, without
> stripping out the cam,
> can I find out from the engine number,
> Thanks
> Fitzy

You may find some information here

http://www.minimania.com/web/loc/sm/MiniCooperCatalog.cfm

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