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<blockquote data-quote="Chevy Ecotec" data-source="post: 31884" data-attributes="member: 12158">[USER=6892]@NXR71[/USER],I noticed the sad face about the Vacuum Pump. I left out quite a bit of details about this engine that may surprise some:This particular engine had 230k miles on the factory vacuum pump. The vehicle belongs to my daughter. She was good about regular oil changes with full synthetic oil but missed the vacuum pump, apparently twice.Anyway, I put this thing back on the road because it is a Chevy. A little metal lingering around never hurt the Bow Tie. It had about 10 different codes initially, but when the dust settled, I narrowed it down to the obvious VP and the reluctor ring on the exhaust cam. I grabbed a used cam and used VP from a junkyard for $45. I know what you're thinking: used vacuum pump? Yes, I just needed something with a shaft-housing so that I could plug the large hole. I gutted the VP completely and blocked off the port to the brake booster. We're not doing that again, so I wired in an electric VP and sent my daughter on her way. So far so good. I'll be doing her oil changes from this point on so that I can cut open the filter and inspect it for metal each time.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Chevy Ecotec, post: 31884, member: 12158"] [USER=6892]@NXR71[/USER], I noticed the sad face about the Vacuum Pump. I left out quite a bit of details about this engine that may surprise some: This particular engine had 230k miles on the factory vacuum pump. The vehicle belongs to my daughter. She was good about regular oil changes with full synthetic oil but missed the vacuum pump, apparently twice. Anyway, I put this thing back on the road because it is a Chevy. A little metal lingering around never hurt the Bow Tie. It had about 10 different codes initially, but when the dust settled, I narrowed it down to the obvious VP and the reluctor ring on the exhaust cam. I grabbed a used cam and used VP from a junkyard for $45. I know what you're thinking: used vacuum pump? Yes, I just needed something with a shaft-housing so that I could plug the large hole. I gutted the VP completely and blocked off the port to the brake booster. We're not doing that again, so I wired in an electric VP and sent my daughter on her way. So far so good. I'll be doing her oil changes from this point on so that I can cut open the filter and inspect it for metal each time. [/QUOTE]

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