After my oil pump failure last weekend on my 97mm I'm in need of a replacement. I used about a gallon of oil to a tank of gas and my cables are not an issue. I have a spare with a bent cable bracket that I "think" is good but I'm weighing my options... It was in spare parts box when I bought the sled. Previous owner said he bent the bracket and just bought a used pump instead of trying to bend arm back.(but that worries me, it was prob using a ton of oil and may be bad) So...may be worth it to just buy a new one that I know is good. I just don't want to go through the hassle of replacing the pump with my spare only to find out it is also bad and have to do it again. A new oem pump is about 300 from port yamaha but I noticed the viper pump is about 100 cheaper. The numbers are almost the same except with the beginning prefix letters are different. (8-ch mountain max) (8-dn for viper). Or I could always pick one off another forum member or fleabay. It seems like used ones go anywhere from 25-80 depending on who's selling.
so couple of questions...
1)Am I over thinking putting a used one on?
a)Do they fail often enough that a used one is just a gamble?
2)will a viper pump work?
so couple of questions...
1)Am I over thinking putting a used one on?
a)Do they fail often enough that a used one is just a gamble?
2)will a viper pump work?
