In over 50 years of driving and racing hot rod Fords I've never had an oil pump failure. If a two second click on start up is the worst thing that happens to my '18 GT350 I will be a happy camper.
In my '61 and '67 everything rattles from the time they're started until they're shut down, and...
Every hot rod car I've owned used oil and I checked the oil on a regular basis on all of them and I've been doing this for well over 50 years. When I ran'm hard they all used oil.
I understand your methodology and have no concerns about an engine failure based on your work. :)
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