Worried about my replacement fuel pump.

[tomstickland]

My fuel pump died last week so I replaced it with one from a scrap E30.
I noticed tonight that you can hear the pump running and every 10s or so it seems to miss a bit. I'm wondering if this one might die too! Maybe I should carry a spare?

[Brianmoooore]

Swap the fuel pump relay with the horn relay, and see if that cures it first.

[tomstickland]

Can you ID the location of the relays?
I've got about 5 identical relays in the fuse box, plus two other relays under the plastic cover on the bulkhead.

My local GSF have a new pump in stock, so I might buy that and carry it round as a spare. I'm off to France see and don't want any dramas.

[Brianmoooore]

K2 in the fusebox is the horn relay, and the pump relay is the orange one behind the cover.
I spent 2 1/2 weeks / 2000 miles in France a couple of years ago with a dud fuel pump! Good fun. We eventually got it down to less than half a minute to get the kids out, rear seat up, pump thumped back into life, engine started, seat back in, kids back in, and on our way.

[Jhonno]

"Kids we have a code 32.. You know what to do"

[tomstickland]

Well, the scrappy pump is still running fine after 1700 miles. I've also got a new pump in the car for the day it expires. It's not a complete unit - it's the pump part, some flexi pipe, jubilee clips and crimps. Genuine Bosch repair kit.