D II V8 Fuel Pump

The Original fuel pump on my D2a finally died after nearly 300,000K's much of which was offroad and towing.
I can't be bothered working out the math But that pump and filter would have pumped a Massive amount of fuel over the last 17 years.

Well my D2 is 22yrs old, what's your point?

So Exactly what is wrong with the design of the genuine assembly considering mine lasted 17 years/300,000K's??

I don't believe I said there was anything was wrong with the original design, apart from having the filter AFTER the fuel pump.

I understand that we can "Cobble" together an alternative pump/filter arrangement at a lesser cost BUT will that cheap setup be as reliable as the genuine article?

I wouldn't call replacing a genuine bosch pump with another genuine bosch pump "Cobble together an alternative pump/filter arrangement" and as far as the fuel filter, I chose to install an external filter for ease of replacement.

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Well my D2 is 22yrs old, what's your point?

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My point is that as your Original pump lasted you 22 years and mine lasted 17 years Why on earth would you Phaff around with redesigning a componant that has worked exceptionally well and has been incredibly reliable for such a long time in its original form.

Assuming the D1 and 2 are similar, the Commodore and LR pumps are the same, except for price and electrical connections. I changed mine on the side of the road, using a Repco supplied Commodore/Bosch unit as there were no LR spec pumps in stock.