'96 850 Air Pump Replacement / Interchange Info Needed

meatball1 · Post by **meatball1** » 30 May 2008, 04:25

I need to replace/repair my Air Pump and from what I've read, need to find a '96 or '97 850 suitable donor vehicle. Can anyone tell me either way if there are other years or models that may work for me?

chuckcintron · Post by **chuckcintron** » 30 May 2008, 07:56

BMW uses the same pump, similar year range. There's also a writeup here someplace about doing a transplant using parts from a similar VW motor.

Unless you can pick it up for under $50 I'd be very leery of using a junkyard motor. At least have them jumper it for you and prove it works with no weird noises.

I ran once for a year with a $15 air mattress inflater

-Chuck