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title: "Ls Oil Pump — $145K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **ls oil pump**
**Skip it**
Soft demand (-17.2% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 31Growth 16Conversion 26Competition 64Returns 34Price range 38Avg price 76Brand share 47Review moat 88Quality gap 47
**Review moat**
**Great****241**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Avg price**
**Great****$95.90**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Competition**
**Good****47%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Brand share**
**Okay****77%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Price range**
**Okay****$33.00–$207.46**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Returns**
**Okay****4.3%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Market size**
**Okay****$145K**
$145K/yr · 73K searches
**Conversion**
**Okay****2.1%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Growth**
**Bad****-17.2%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Signals**[** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, ls oil pump is a $145K/yr Amazon United States market (73K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 77% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.
Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **ls oil pump market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **2K–2K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$144K–$192K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **2.1%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#142**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **83%**
- **Sponsored**
- **59%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **39 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **175 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 47% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**14 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**83**
**Top-5 brand share**
**77%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**47%**
Top 20: 89%
**Open market**
**20%**
- Melling56% - Michigan Motorsports9% - Dasbecan5% - WZODKJ4% - A-Premium4% - Armker3%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -17.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
1K800Prime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Mar, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/automotive/ls-oil-pump/trend)
## **Top ls oil pump search terms**
- **melling oil pump**19K/yr-9.6%1.2% conv. - **ls oil pump**16K/yr-18.9%3.3% conv. - **high volume oil pump**8K/yr-22.4%0.5% conv. - **5.3 oil pump**7K/yr-17.2%1.5% conv. - **high pressure oil pump**7K/yr-24.3%0.7% conv. - **melling high volume oil pump**7K/yr-47.1%0.8% conv. - **melling**3K/yr+12.7%0.0% conv. - **m295hv melling oil pump**3K/yr-24.0%3.2% conv. - **gm oil pump**3K/yr+20.3%0.4% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/automotive/ls-oil-pump/search-terms)
## **Top ls oil pump products on Amazon**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%10%$14K20%$29K30%$43K40%$58K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Melling-10295 Oil Pump Wet Sump Internal Standard Volume High Pressure GM LS-Series Each**Melling**$124.28**4.6★574 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001T8H0JG) [2**Engine Oil Pump**Melling**$158.03**4.7★457 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001P2D55E) [3**Melling Oil Pump Wet Sump Internal High Volume Ford Modular Each**Melling**$128.95**4.7★855 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0799R3K78) [4**Engine Oil Pump**Melling**$63.18**4.7★1,866 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000COO2QM) [5**Dasbecan High Volume Melling Oil Pump kit M29-5HV Compatible with 4.8L 5.3L 6.0L Silverado Avalanche Suburban Tahoe Trailblazer GMC Sierra Yukon Cadillac Escalade with Gaskets and Balancer Bolt**Dasbecan**$54.85**4.3★394 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BBTJDC1W)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**High Volume Oil Pump kit Compatible with 1997-2013 Chevy GM 4.8L 5.3L 5.7L 6.0L LS1 LS2 LS3 L96 LM7 LR4 LQ4 Gen 3 4 V8 Engine**GDUKOP**$75.50**10 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNW3BQXT) [**WZODKJ M295HV High Volume Melling Oil Pump kit Compatible with 4.8L 5.3L 6.0L Silverado Avalanche Suburban Tahoe Trailblazer GMC Sierra Yukon Cadillac Escalade with Gaskets and Balancer Bolt**WZODKJ**$56.84**10 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FFMJM981) [**Engine Oil Pump & Timing Chain Kit - Compatible with Chevy Avalanche/Silverado/Tahoe/Express/Suburban for GMC Sierra 1500/Yukon/Savana - Fits 4.8L 5.3L 6.0L LS Engines (LS1 LS2 LS3)**WANGSHENG**$57.85**9 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4K74RCV) [**Melling M295HV High Volume Oil Pump Kit for GM 4.8L/5.3L/6.0L Engines - Compatible with Chevy Silverado GMC Sierra Cadillac Escalade Includes Gaskets & Balancer Bolt Replaces 12696357 12586665**TOUQUAMEG**$53.73**15 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F2F2NX4N) [**LS High Volume Oil Pump Timing Chain Kit w/Gaskets M295HV Fit for Chevy GM 4.8L 5.3L 5.7L 6.0L LS1 LS2 LS3 L96 LM7 LR4 LQ4 Gen 3 4 V8 Engine 1997-2013**Armker**$84.52**49 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DSSQC39C)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Melling M295 LS Oil Pump | Gen III IV Stock Pressure Volume | Fits 4.8L 5.3L 5.7L 6.0L 6.2L LS1 LS6 LS2 LS3 Replacement**Michigan Motorsports**$95.21**4.4★**▲ 131%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08QW85XJQ) [**M295HV High Volume Oil Pump for Chevy Silverado Suburban 1500 Tahoe Trailblazer GMC Sierra 1500 Yukon XL Cadillac Escalade Rainier 4.8L 5.3L 5.7L 6.0L 6.2L**X4XZ**$33.00**4.4★**▲ 73%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1ZLYB4D) [**Melling M295HV High Volume Oil Pump Kit for GM 4.8L/5.3L/6.0L Engines - Compatible with Chevy Silverado GMC Sierra Cadillac Escalade Includes Gaskets & Balancer Bolt Replaces 12696357 12586665**TOUQUAMEG**$53.73**3.2★**▲ 49%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F2F2NX4N) [**Michigan Motorsports High-Pressure Oil Pump | Like Melling 10295 Pump | Fits GM Gen III & IV LS Engines | 4.8L 5.3L 5.7L 6.0L 6.2L LS1 LS2 LS3 LS6 | High-Pressure Replacemet**Michigan Motorsports**$155.71**4.6★**▲ 38%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DBK8F71) [**Engine Oil Pump**Melling**$138.23**4.8★**▲ 34%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004A6DMV4)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about ls oil pump**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Pressure**21%
*“Holds oil pressure”*
**Size-Overall**19%
*“Fit great”*
**Quality-Overall**18%
*“Great modification”*
**Value For Money**15%
*“Good price”*
**Durability**5%
*“WELL KNOWN PRODUCT FOR MANY YEARS”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
*“Did everything right”*
**Lubrication**3%
*“has helped the oil psi”*
**Correct Contents**3%
*“Total package”*
**Functionality-Overall**3%
*“so it worked”*
**Strength**3%
*“Solid pump”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Pressure**43%
*“pressure dropped back to 20”*
**Durability**12%
*“Longevity Sucks”*
**Quality-Overall**12%
*“Horrible quality”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%
*“has been working no problem 3 stars for false advertisement”*
**Size-Overall**7%
*“Dont fit”*
**Assembly/Installation**7%
*“o ring package is gone so cant install”*
**Leak-Proof**3%
*“Started it and drove the next day and pressures went up above 60 making me assume the o-ring had been leaking and finally sealed up”*
**Suction**2%
*“Lasted 1500 miles with AMAZING oil pressure then lost suction and quit working”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Defective Material/Parts**14%
**Pressure**14%
**Compatibility-Overall**13%
**Size-Overall**12%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**11%
**Product Condition**6%
**Value For Money**5%
**Functionality-Overall**4%
**Assembly/Installation**4%
**Maintenance And Repair**3%
## **Common questions**
- **Is ls oil pump profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $145K/yr across 29 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -17.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
- **How competitive is the ls oil pump niche?**
- 14 brands and 83 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 47% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 77% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in ls oil pump?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Pressure, Durability, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 4.3%.
- **When does demand for ls oil pump peak?**
- Demand peaks in Mar–Nov; the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the ls oil pump niche?**
- Listings span $33.00–$207.46; the average listing price is $95.90 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 241 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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