Oberdorfer 5238 Valve – OEM Pump Replacement Part
This is the genuine Oberdorfer 5238. Positive displacement pumps will keep building pressure against a blocked discharge until something gives, so the relief path is not an optional extra on those installations.
Where the component is part of a pressure relief arrangement, treat it as a safety item. A relief path that has been left stuck closed removes the protection the pump was designed with.
Check the seat as well as the valve. A pitted or scaled seat will not hold a new valve any better than it held the old one.
Key Features
- Genuine Oberdorfer 5238 valve component
- Factory material specification
- Seats to hold prime or limit discharge pressure
- Material grade selected for the pumped fluid
- Direct replacement with no modification required
Applications
- Suction lines that must hold prime between runs
- Positive displacement pump relief arrangements
- Marine raw water and transfer installations
- Industrial circulation and dosing systems
- Overhaul of Oberdorfer pump assemblies
Specifications
- Brand: Oberdorfer
- Manufacturer: Ingersoll Rand
- Manufacturer Part Number: 5238
- Part Type: Valve
- Condition: New
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Why does the pump lose prime overnight?
A check valve that is not seating is the usual reason, either from debris on the seat or from an elastomer that has hardened.
Q: Does orientation matter on fitting?
Very much on a check valve. Note which way it came out before it goes anywhere near the bench.
Q: Can a relief setting be adjusted?
Only where the design provides for it. Do not attempt to increase a relief setting to cure a flow problem elsewhere in the system.
Q: Which elastomer grade should I choose?
Match it to the fluid and its temperature rather than to what came out, since the original may itself have been a substitution.
Not sure this is the right part? Send us a Picture of the pump plate on your pump and the CLR Marine team will confirm the correct valve before you order.
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