Fuel pump loose - MOT fail...

[kidsinister]

OK guys, I'm a little 'tired' at the mo, but I have a question re the early (external) fuel pump - mine has failed the MOT because it's loose, but closer inspection reveals it to be fastened to absolutely nowt (bar the actual pipes). There is a bracket around the pump, which has matching bolting points on the bodywork, but here's the dodgy bit - there are rubber stops bolted to all these points, and these merely bounce together under vibration - it has clearly and DELIBERATELY not been attached to anything for some years.

So, in short, I've locked it together with a couple of cable ties - it's more secure, but will this pass muster on the retest? A long shot I suppose, but if anyone has any experience of the above...

PS MOT station is known to be reasonable, they wouldn't have flagged this up if it was marginal.

[Jhonno]

i use zip ties to do summat similar a while back on my old GSi.. Should be fine

[Templ8e30]

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do ... g=16&fg=15

Are these the bits you're after ? number 4 and 5 ?

Cheers,

Iain T

[kidsinister]

Cheers guys; yes Ian - the bits are there, just not bolted together. I'll chance it, and tell them if the cable ties won't do they'll have to sort it for me. In the cold light of day, it's hardly a major problem.