What are some of the things that could make a fuel pump go out. A friend of mines went out a few weeks ago and they said something was put in it. What could be put in it to make it just weaken and quit working? Water?
2006-06-24 07:42:35 · 6 answers · asked by eclipse_rs_1995 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
One of thebig problem with G M autos is that some people let their gas get very low before a fill up.You should always keep at best a quarter tank full to keep the electronic fuel pump cool.
2006-06-24 07:49:55 · answer #1 · answered by Henry C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Old age is one. Bad gas is definitely another. If you get a restriction in the fuel lines near the pump or the fuel filter (the filter is clogged with junk, for example), the pump will try to run at full capacity...running it down very quickly.
Electrical problems with the pump can also be an issue. If it happens to you, check the fuel filter; then I'd do electrical diagnosis...and as a last resort, remove the fuel pump itself. Or, better yet, get an experienced shop to look at it for you, since the work is dirty and it can be dangerous.
2006-06-24 14:47:45 · answer #2 · answered by bracken46 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fuel pumps are constant run small electric motors.Like anything else they wear out.Almost any granular substance can clog the filter screen on the pump its self,even rust from inside the tank on older cars.Water will not ruin the pump but your car wont run on it either.IN my learned opinion the most common cause of failure is heat.Believe it or not that little motor is cooled by being submerged in gasoline.$5 bucks a day to keep it full,is a lot better than $5 bucks a day to do your running.
2006-06-24 14:57:31 · answer #3 · answered by thetdw 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BOY WITHOUT KNOWING MAKE OF CAR AND WHAT KIND OF FUEL ADD, THEY MIGHT BE USING NOT ABLE TO ANSWER THIS IF THE PUMP YOUR TALKING ABOUT IS THE MANUAL PUMP WITH RUBBER DIAPHRAM SOME ADDITIVES CAN MAKE IT GO OUT NEEDS TO BE MORE INFO ON PROBLEM AND IF ITS THE MANUAL PUMP OR THE INJECTOR PUMP PLEASE REVISE WITH MAKE MODEL AND ADDITIVES USED IN THE PAST JFB
2006-06-24 14:55:46 · answer #4 · answered by JFB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well the old one just went out it happens but if the new one went out to then he must have got it at auto-zone they have the WORST electrical parts in the world so if it came form auto-zone that explanes it.
2006-06-24 14:52:20 · answer #5 · answered by dl200558 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
everything wears out sooner or later
2006-06-24 20:15:12 · answer #6 · answered by davidreed1973 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋