Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2003 13:25:32 -0000 From: "jj" <chnospamail.com> Subject: Re: noisy fuel pump
"NigelFur" <nigel.furbernospamless.com> wrote in message news:Xnn8a.1347$gq3.584nospamfep1-gui.server.ntli.net... > > "Gary Fritz" <fritzxxxnospamrii.com> wrote in message > news:Xns9331E0832D402fritzfriicomnospam17.128.40... > > "SimonJ" <Menospam.net> wrote: > > > The pump is non servicable, once it dies it need replacing. > > > They have been known to run for months after they go noisy, but may > > > pack up without any further warning. > > > > The pump on my '86 900T was quite noisy. For about 5 years. I eventually > > totalled the car before the pump gave out. :-( > > > > Gary > > I have an 89 900T16 with a noisy fuel pump which I bought in '92. When I > bought it I kept complaining about the noise to the selling garage but could > never make it happen when they were listening. Since buying it it has > covered about 113,000 miles.Amazingly over the years it has improved. It's > just a sort of "Wooooh" only every now and again. Recently when the car was > being tested the garage told me the fuel pump was on the way out, and cited > that noise. If you can live with the noise, I would unless it suddenly > worsens. The whooh noise could be casued by sucking in air, my 8v was like this when the tank was low...sort of gurgles a bit too..
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