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ambitious if you haven't done one on a 9k, the weather is bad [raining, cold, very hot, etc], nighttime, bad part of town, no good shoulder on the roadside ... the list goes on.
I've done three or four over the years. As one of the posts hints at, the failure CAN be 'no-notice'. I've had the groaning/moaning version a couple of times; sound gets louder as the pump weakens, especially noticeable with fuel below 1/2 to 1/4. On the older Saabs [my '80 99] the moaning seemed more pronounced. Idk. Tank placement, sound dynamics of the chassis, insulation in the 9k more extensive ... I've also had one zero notice failure a couple of years ago on the '97 Aero. It was the stock fuel pump at ??180,000 mi? approx. I am pretty hyper about fuel quality [top tier detergency, brand names, etc] and not using any ethanol blends ... idk if that added to it's life. Couldn't hurt.
Anyway. Fumes are the least of my worries. Just leave the garage door open and/or run a fan while you unscrew the big plastic retainer. If you search the archives you'll find plenty of good info. Not a bad idea to have a spare retaining ring , as you might break off a few of the tabs getting the first one loose.
If most of your driving is fairly close to home, and especially if your other car is suitable as a tow vehicle [or you spring for towing coverage], don't worry and enjoy the extra ?? 10,000? 20,000? 60,000? miles before it goes.
John
Burlington, Wisc
'73 96 RHD sold after four years in Middle Barton, Oxfordshire, UK
'80 99 sold after 20 years/192,000mi
'86 9kT sold after 12 years/approx 121,000 mi
'87 9kT sold after 9 years/approx 174,000 mi
'97 CSE given to my son after 8 years/, he sold it at 254k mi
'97 Aero 218,xxx mi
and a couple of 'non-Saabs':
'01 Suburban 127,xxx mi
'03 BMW 330 Cic 44,xxx mi
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John
Burlington, Wisc
'73 96 RHD sold after four years in Middle Barton, Oxfordshire, UK
'80 99 bought new, sold after 20 years/192,000mi
'86 9kT picked up at Trollhatten, sold after 12 years/approx 121,000 mi
'87 9kT sold after 9 years/approx 174,000 mi
'94 CSE given to my son after 8 years @ 245k; he sold it at 254k mi
'95 Aero 146,xxx mi sold
'98 CSE 248,xxx mi gave it away
'97 Aero 317,xxx mi my daughter’s school car … gave away [we put 300k mi on it]
still driving:
'97 CSE 170xxx mi 'project car' for myself and my daughters to drive
'07 9-3 2.0T 240xxx
'08 9-5 191xxx mi my wife's daily driver
and a couple of 'non-Saabs':
'01 Suburban 201,xxx mi
'03 BMW 330 Cic 84,xxx mi
'14 Mercedes E350 103,xxx mi
Posts in this Thread:
- Replace fuel pump preventitively at 135k miles?, DanaH, Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:53:55
- Re: Replace fuel pump preventitively at 135k miles?, DickT , Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:20:40
- Been towed twice., Dale, Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:56:53
- Re: Replace fuel pump preventitively at 135k miles?, TML , Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:20:54
- fuel pump "on the road repair" might be a bit ..., John Fitzgerald , Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:42:34 <-- Viewing This Message
- I would., turrbo , Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:41:27
- I did, but...., marvinstockman, Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:03:23
- I did it - would recommend it at that mileage, RodM, Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:55:06
- Proactive with parts, davidk, Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:02:21
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