Since my cost through my napa account is waaaaaay cheaper than anywhere else, should I use a napa oil pump during my ea82t rebuild?? anyone else use one??

I'd use it with out question. Then again I'm running mostly junkyard upgrades

Id its a Clevite or Melling oil pump, use it. If its some off brand you never seen (unless its a Japanese Co) then dont use it....

 

All the oil pumps I sold during my 2 years at NAPA never came back and we never had issues with them.

The thing to remember is that NAPA, like Schuck's, Autozone, Parts Plus, etc., doesn't actually produce ANYTHING. They buy stuff from other manufacturers, rebadge it and sell it with their name on it. The trick lies in figuring out who they got the current batch of stuff from. My local Parts PLus store uses LOTS of Beck Arnley stuff which, as it turns out, is not generally made by B-A, either. Anyway, NAPA's products usually have a manufacturer code in the part number. Ask the person at the counter and they will likely be able to tell you where that pump came from.

I haven't used a NAPA pump, but what exactly is WAAAY cheaper? I get a pretty massive automotive student discount with NAPA, and their pump was still at least $30 more than the subaru factory part from 1stsubaruparts.com. If I remember correctly, the subaru pump with sending unit was under $130.

I generally feel better about napa's components than i do about those at schucks (for instance) but maybe their marketing department has just got my number

Napa's still a better asset because the counter people are generally more knowledgeable, so like Scoobywagon says, ask the counterman.

Plus I get a Friend Of the Counterman discount at one of the Napas around here