Thread: D1 V8 fuel pump alternative

Hi all

Not sure if this information has been shared or not but I recently saved $240 on a replacement fuel pump for my Disco after it **** itself while shopping.

I called a few suppliers and the prices were all coming in at around $400 for the new pump and sender unit which in my opinion is really pretty steep.

Anyway with a big thank you to Martin at Hyper Tuned in Cairns when I called him for the pump he offered to order me one at $390 odd but then told me that if I wasn't afraid of a bit of fiddling then there was a cheaper option.

This cheaper option is in the form of a part number FPE-371. This is only the small metal pump that sits inside the clip on section on the bottom of the plastic pump housing/sender unit. It came with the pump, a new strainer and olive, al electrical female-female crimp, replacement pump cushion and replacement wires for the pump and sender unit incase those push on connections inside the clip are loose.

The whole lot: $136 and next day pickup.
So instead of a fuel pump being a $500 affair mine has just cost me a total of $175 including and inline filter and little tin of vaso.

Like I say I'm not sure if this is fairly common knowledge or not but it's worth sharing just incase. :-)

Mine died on a sunday night, I rang Justin Cooper he told me to go get a commodore one (BFP772 ?) and a new plug... total price was $70.00 pump, plug, short bit of hose and clamps...