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  1. 18th June 2010, 07:24 PM #1
    peter5111
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    Aftermarket fuel pumps ok?

    This morning my TD5 fuel pump was whisper quiet (for a LR fuel pump). This afternoon when I turned the key it immediately started screaming it's head off.

    Obviously I am up for a new pump but I am curious what sort of experiences folks have had with aftermarket pumps.

    I don't have a price for genuine yet, but aftermarket looks to be about $250 from the UK. I would prefer to deal locally unless it turns out to be stupidly expensive.
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  2. 18th June 2010, 08:52 PM #2
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    No! Oem only recommended.
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  3. 18th June 2010, 10:03 PM #3
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    Hi

    I''d stick to OE - I don't know what was put into my Td5 but it does not pick up the last about 9 litres of fuel. No joy from the LR expert who fitted it. Only found out the problem after running out of fuel 3 times.
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  4. 18th June 2010, 10:56 PM #4
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    Stay OEM....
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  5. 19th June 2010, 12:32 PM #5
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    Well the consensus is obviously to stay OEM, which I have done.

    $700 later I have a brand new pump installed that makes just as much noise as the old one

    I am open to any other ideas.

    Fuel pressure regulator was changed less than 12 months ago.
    Fuel filter is a week old but I can't figure out how that could cause so much noise.
    No obvious fuel leaks anywhere and no diesel smells.
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  6. 19th June 2010, 05:21 PM #6
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    Look for air leaks!

    I would certainly re-install the fuel filter and sedimenter making sure all seals are seating correctly.
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  7. 20th June 2010, 09:07 AM #7
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    Check for fuel leaks in the plastic fuel hoses going into the top of the fuel tank. (There are other threads on this from 6 months ago). When mine wore through in January this year, my fuel pump started to scream. Took a couple of hours of driving after fixing the hoses that it quietened down. I assumed it was air in the fuel pump. Had no problems with the pump since.

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  8. 21st June 2010, 07:39 AM #8
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    Now I am worried, I just replaced my TD5 fuel pump about 2months ago with an aftermarket one. So far so good - I now wonder how long it will last. I did have trouble with the fuel gauge not reading accurately, took it back and the mechanics corrected it for me.
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  9. 21st June 2010, 05:54 PM #9
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    Problem solvered.

    Turns out, when I changed the fuel filter last week I didn't notice the inner seal did not stay with the filter. When I fitted the new filter it squashed the old seal out of the way and split it in half.

    2000k's later a 2 millimeter chunk broke off the loose rubber seal and got caught in the HP outlet of the filter housing, 3/4 blocking it. .

    This caused the pump to be working flat out and probably cavitate.

    New pump is quieter than the old pump I think but it is hard to tell.

    I may perform surgery on the old one and see if I can find the correct 'guts' to replace just the pump its self. There has to be a market for overhauling these things considering the new price.
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  10. 22nd June 2010, 07:40 AM #10
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    Peter, put your location in your profile mate. I have a perfectly working pump here you could have borrowed to test had you been close.....may have saved you $700..

    Cheers
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