Thread: td5 fuel pump

Originally Posted by Tombie

Do you regularly run the tank low?

As in run it down to the amber light before refuelling?

Lots of idling in traffic each day?

This will really shorten its life.
So will blocked intake screens. Is your tank clean or do you have bugs in there?

Hi Tombie
1) Yes & no - depends how prices are around me (not many stations in my neck of the woods)
2) Amber light only occasionally - I have been doing some usage comparisons with the recently sold Td5 manual - which was returning about 8.3l/100km with what felt like a substantial chip in it - need whatever that was for the auto!
3) About a 60 to 70min trip each way to the "orifice", about 50% easy highway 90km/h then 50% stop start when I hit the 'burbs

Tank was clean and shiny inside when I put the last one in about 4 years ago, would hope the mech would have mentioned any crud in there when they put this one in.
Cheers
Mike

do you realise its only a half hour job (I cut a flap in the rear mat) ....disconnect the fuel lines....unscrew the locking ring, lift the old pump out , carefully place the new one in...so not to bend the float...slide the seal down the pump , lower pump in , replace the lockring, replace the fuel lines.....you may not even have to prime it if youre lucky.

how much does your mechanic charge for that?