When i first got my GTR i wanted to "test" a lot of the workshops around the place to see what ones i'd look at taking my car to and to get a ruff gauge on prices. So i sent out an email that included this:
I would like to do a full 100,000km service to it including:
Timing belt, spark plugs, water pump, oil pump, oil, oil
filter, fuel filter, flush and replace coolant, all other
fluids (clutch, diff, gear box, power steering, HICAS,
ATESSA, etc), front engine seals, idle bearing, tensioner
bearing, tensioner pulley studs, thermostat, all other belts
and anything else you can suggest.
and off his own back Shaun from Boostworx recomends the N1 oil pump as well as Mark Patterson (some of you may know him). The reason being is that the R32s have the biggest oil issues and the N1 pump plus a slight mod to the sump when changing the pump is recomended especially for R32 GTRs. Lots of other workshops said either "bring it in and we'll have a look" or "noooo oil pump is impossible to change without $1000 labour and its a head f**k just leave it". So it looks like something i might need to investigate further after your reactions, but... Shaun from Boostworx own recomendation, it's hard to go past that! maybe i should have a better chat with him about it. So if anyone has information re these pumps, link me up pls =)
Interestingly enough, both said for the water pump that the stock unit is fine, its just water, not like its anything that critical like oil! (note, i'll still get the N1 pump from you SLED)
btw SLED, Shaun also recomends the Gates Racing timing belts =P
And finaly some info that people might find interesting: out of the 8 or 9 companies i sent the above service request to, boostworx was a) the fastest to respond b) the most detailed/itemised quote c) the cheapest e) the nearest match to my "demands" f) offered more advice than any other responce and most importantly g) DIDNT ASK ME TO COME IN!!! so i'm always going to take my car there for service etc. and if anyones looking for a mechanic they are my recomendation (but i think we all know that already)