I recently accidently bought the wrong fuel pump from a scrapyard (not entirely my fault, but I was in a rush so didn't have time to do any proper research into whether it was right or not), anyway, I never got round to taking it back so am planning on chucking it on ebay.
I've read that if fuel pumps are left out of the tank and dry up they can go "dodgy"...is this true? I've had it sat on a shelf for 2 months now and obviously don't want to sell it if it won't work properly...
I think the pump is from a very early E36 318i/316i...the intank sort if that helps.
Fuel Pump question
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BochumBass
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Templ8e30
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Sounds like bollocks to me.
My spare was on a shelf for 18 months before I needed it. It's been on the car for about 5 months now with no issues.
Cheers,
Iain T
My spare was on a shelf for 18 months before I needed it. It's been on the car for about 5 months now with no issues.
Cheers,
Iain T
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The internals of older pumps can go rusty and break the pump if it was left in a damp environment.
the most simple way to check if it still works, is to connect it to your car battery and see if it fires up.
the most simple way to check if it still works, is to connect it to your car battery and see if it fires up.
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BochumBass
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Cheers, it's been stored in a dry environment since I arquired it so rust shouldn't be an issue.
I'll try and test it tomorrow.
Ta for your help.
I'll try and test it tomorrow.
Ta for your help.