Oil Pump

The AMC V8 oil pump has steel gears but an aluminum housing. The gears eventually wear into the filter portion of the housing which can lead to low oil pressures as the aluminum wears down. Bulltear makes what they call a mid plate that is made of steel that sandwiches between the gears and the aluminum filter housing to alleviate this problem. The gears came with the engine from Grooms in Nashville and were made by Melling.