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Originally Posted by ZX-10R
If the oil pump gear gets stress fractures and subsequently "explodes" (as all the case studies indicate) it's an inherent materials science problem and could happen to any pump at any time, I don't think anyone is "free and clear". All these pumps have the same gear according to Katech (their pump uses upgraded billet gear).
Imo your best defense is give the oil PLENTY of time to reach operating temp. Bad things tend to happen when you hammer the throttle on cold/high viscosity oil (which is much higher stress on the pump)
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Here I was thinking I could relax the more miles I accumulated. I wonder what the actual failure rate percentage is?
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