Whinning fuel pump

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Whinning fuel pump

Post by david7m » Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:36 am

Its started to get a little louder. I assume this means its on the way out? What will happen, will it die a slow death, or just wont work one day?

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Post by lushman » Sun Jul 19, 2009 10:32 pm

Hi Dave, I have the same problem. I only half fill my tank now as the whine reduces as the fuel lowers. I have priced a new one at £240 from Audi. You cant get aftermarket to my knowledge.
I am going to wait another few months until the whinning gets excessive unless I am going across the water to see Grizz I will get him to fit one then

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Post by jimbo1234567 » Sun Jul 19, 2009 11:16 pm

you can get the uprated bosch 044 pump for just over £100
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Post by david7m » Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:50 am

Cheers guys. I realised, when it was too late, that I hadn't had the fuel filter changed for about 40k miles :( Would this have caused excess back pressure on the pump and worn it out prematurely?

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Post by Blue_Thunder » Mon Jul 20, 2009 6:09 pm

Don't Audi treat the fuel filter as a 'lifetime' item?

I had mine replaced recently after it had been doing it's thing for 10 years. Didn't notice any improvement.
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Post by david7m » Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:43 am

Blue_Thunder wrote:Don't Audi treat the fuel filter as a 'lifetime' item?

I had mine replaced recently after it had been doing it's thing for 10 years. Didn't notice any improvement.
Not sure. Apparently mine was blocked, which is quite suprising considering I only use premium juice and have put through a few injector cleaners.

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Post by deanobeano » Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:27 pm

my 60k service is coming up soon and a fuel filter 35 quid is recommended as a service item?
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Post by david7m » Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:57 am

For £35, I think I would have it done in hindsight ;)

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Post by david7m » Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:09 pm

jimbo1234567 wrote:you can get the uprated bosch 044 pump for just over £100
Will this puppy be ok for an S3?

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