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My dipstick handle plastic melted and bits of molten plastic went down the dipstick tube into the oil. Small bits of plastic held my relief open. My lesson was to heatshield all the things. I run a rubber cap on the dipstick tube on the track and only put the dipstick in to check the oil now.
Well given it appears his boundary pump is malfunctioning, I wouldn't recommend replacing it with another boundary pump. I was recommending he throw it away, and use a stock (and not modified by anyone) OEM pump. His car, his choice. Maybe he has a ton of miles/use on the pump and it's just wore out? I dunno.
I've seen stock pumps stick the relief valve open too, but that won't stop you from continuing to bash a product you have no experience with.
Turns out the pickup tube bolts backed out. I guess the machine shop I used didn't torque them correctly, leading to some carnage in the oil pan.
Surprisingly this didn't knock, both my oem gauge and stack oil pressure gauge showed good oil pressure right up until I started it after it sat for awhile. Main bearings look fine, but all the rod bearings are trash and the crank has a few score marks.
that is a good bit of debris. sorry to hear about this. im going to guess the pump is trash too now.
If you ask nicely and are willing to be a little patient, Travis will R&R one of his pumps after a motor failure for a very reasonable amount of money (less than the cost of a new OEM pump).
Looks like a complete disassembly and thorough cleaning for sure. Machining to be determined by machine shop after inspection and measurement I guess. Tough luck.