Don't be Just Another Failure!

[Livernois Motorsports]

Our Powerstorm line of billet steel oil pump gears are here to bring additional safety to your late model Ford build! The oil pumps on the Ford 4.6/5.4L 2v, 3v and 4v modular, Coyote and 3.5L EcoBoost engines are mounted on the front of the block and driven directly by the crankshaft. This design is OK, but is far from ideal and it does subject the oil pump to all of the harmful harmonics that the crankshaft develops.

The stock oil pump systems also use a range of weak powdered metal gears in them that have an extremely high tendency to fracture and lead to failure when subjected to these abrasive harmonics. Broken oil pump gears will cause a loss in oil pressure, and when oil pressure is lost severe engine damage is eminent.

We have seen several cases of Ford builds of all kinds and varying levels of power that have suffered from oil pump failures. Based on this data, we strongly recommended these Powerstorm billet oil pump gears be installed before any significant modifications are added to your car.

However, we do not recommend putting new gears in a worn pump. So if you are modifying, rebuilding or repairing a 3.5L, 4.6L, 5.0L, 5.4L or a 6.2L Ford engine we highly recommend you replace the entire oil pump assembly too. If you want a completely new pump that comes to you with Powerstorm billet oil pump gears already installed just call us today, or visit our site. If you have any other questions feel free to call us at 313-561-5500 or click livernoismotorsports.com

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[BMR Tech]

Got this set going in my new engine.

Thanks for the post guys!

 

[Bartly]

Come on, what have there been less than 5 of these gears break now across the various forums? Only the big HP drag guys from what I can tell, it's not as bad as you make it out to be.

 

[zaquhree]

Less than 5 have broke? How did you come up with that figure? I know of 5 I can rattle off right now lol

 

[ero 5.0]

sign me up for Volcano insurance too...

 

[BMR Tech]

Come on, what have there been less than 5 of these gears break now across the various forums? Only the big HP drag guys from what I can tell, it's not as bad as you make it out to be.

In all honesty, I have had more than 5 personal friends destroy their OEM oil pump gears.

Most all of those were boosted applications, but, I have seen them happen in Naturally Aspirated set-ups.

This modification is definitely more important on the S550, when heavily modifying to go fast - because the S550 ECU gives the ability to really rev these engines out.

 

[Super Werty]

I keep hearing about these 5 plus failures... Let's see a list of them with links to the threads/posts describing how it happened /power level/mods etc

 

[Livernois Motorsports]

Got this set going in my new engine.

Thanks for the post guys!

We made a special one for you Kelly, out of Play-Doh :lol:

 

[Livernois Motorsports]

You can do a simple Google search for Ford oil pump gear failure. There have been more than you can possibly imagine since the Coyote was born.

 

[JadedGT]

Will be upgrading these in the next few months just need to find a local shop in Houston that will do the work.

 

[Miglo]

Wish vendors would put up a proper link to their stuff instead of saying "go find it"!

 

[Dominant1]

Should be mandatory if you up your power level. a no brainer! I wonder if the gt-350 has billet opg's from the factory!

 

[Doctor Fishtail]

Mine are installed as well as Timing Chain Gear. Now my butt cheeks can relax every time I do a WOT.

 

[Weather Man]

Come on, what have there been less than 5 of these gears break now across the various forums? Only the big HP drag guys from what I can tell, it's not as bad as you make it out to be.

Ford has been using this pump with powdered rotors for a very long time. I lost count of the number of boosted 4.6 3V failures. Edge body guys were breaking them before that.

If you boost without replacing, you're buying extra engine-go-boom lottery tickets.

 

[TexasGT]

Come on, what have there been less than 5 of these gears break now across the various forums? Only the big HP drag guys from what I can tell, it's not as bad as you make it out to be.

Part of me is with you. I keep hearing things, but don't often see the facts. My limiter is set to 7000, which lowers the risk, I would think.

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