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Conference terri::cars_uk

Title:	Cars in the UK
Notice:	Please read new conference charter 1.70
Moderator:	COMICS::SHELLEYELD

Created:	Sun Mar 06 1994
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2584
Total number of notes:	63384

1113.0. "NOISY FUEL PUMP" by SIOG::ODONNELL () Wed Jun 13 1990 12:18

    Hi all,
          About 2 weeks ago my car  (orion 1.6i) developed a noisy fuel
    pump this oddly enough only happens when i have approx 60-70
    miles left in the tank, also if i have to swerve sharply the car
    appears to suffer from fuel starvation & it recovers when i'am back
    on the straight.I sent the car to a garage & they diagnosed a faulty
    fuel pump which was relpaced.Again the problem re-occured their
    diagnosis this time a D.O.A.fuel pump ( sounds kinda familiar !!!).
          Again the pump was replaced & you can guess what.The noise
    is back again.Has anyone out there come across this type of problem
    & if so is there a SOLUTION to it.
    
                                               Regards
    
                                                  Brendan

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1113.1		KERNEL::HUTCHINGS	Go Ahead Punk	`Wed Jun 13 1990 15:17`	9
	Similar problem on an XR3i... VERY noisy fuel pump (Electric)..Continual Horrendous Buzzing... any suggestions as to a cure without replacing it.... (�100 + for a new one...!!!) Cheers Paul
1113.2		KERNEL::HUTCHINGS	Go Ahead Punk	`Wed Jun 13 1990 15:18`	3
	Ps. Doesn't matter how much fuel is in tank...
1113.3	Same problem on my RS ......	UKCSSE::BATTARBEE	JOHN BATTARBEE	`Fri Jun 15 1990 08:32`	14
	I have an RS TURBO and suffered the same problem during the last HOT spell of weather a few weeks back. I took it to my local FORD dealer who stated .... Theres nothing wrong with it sir, and it wont let you down !! We will of course replace it, but it will only do it again. He also stated that ALL fuel pumps are now being mounted << INSIDE >> the fuel tank on all injection and Turbo models, but didnt know why. Since the last spell of hot weather I have not experienced this high pitched Buzzing noise .... so my advice is .... Forget it and dont waste time and money getting it replaced. JDB
1113.5	Alas!	SHAPES::STREATFIELDC	VW Beetle.. IOSG::AIR_COOLED	`Mon Jun 18 1990 13:02`	4
	Ah ! Vapour lock, I know it well!! Happens alot on VW air_cooled Beetles, and Porsche 911's for some reason.
1113.7	Try this, but be carefull it doesn't melt!	SHAPES::STREATFIELDC	VW Beetle.. IOSG::AIR_COOLED	`Mon Jun 18 1990 16:29`	16
	Re-1 I forgot to say how to cure it whemn it happens!, The best thing that worked was when it happened to a friend of mine in a high street once after a long stop/start journey on a hot day. He calmly pushed the car to the side of the road, nipped into a supermarket, bought a bag of frozen peas, and then applied said packet to the fuel pump, taking care not to melt the packet. This then cooled the pump down, and after 15 mins the car started again. He told me that he got alot of strange looks standong there holding this bag onto the engine of a Beetle! NB I am told that half a grapefruit works just as well! Carl
1113.8	set note/wind_up..??	KERNEL::HUTCHINGS	Stwike Him Woughly!	`Tue Jun 19 1990 08:44`	1

1113.9		OVAL::ALFORDJ	Ice a speciality	`Tue Jun 19 1990 09:07`	4
	Re: .-1 I doubt it.....a packet of frozen anything works as stated.
1113.10	Fuel pump tips	CLARID::VERAN	Serge VERAN	`Mon Oct 08 1990 14:17`	11
	Hello , My brother got once the same noisy fuel pump problem on a OPEL GSE. He did the same mistake and replaced it.... same problem , then he asked me and I just recomended him to replace the FUEL FILTER which is fit somewhere between the pump and the injection device ... The problem disapeared. Try it if they did not replace the filter first. Let me know bye bye SERGE.