Sourcing Fuel Pump

[L DC]

Hey Alex!!

Did that fuel pump from Shokan worked in your car?

> As far as a new pump, I just bought a Pierburg
> replacement unit from ---hold on to your hats,
> folks -- Shokan (!!!) through an auction on eBay.
> $169 + S/H.  Pump is new and looks good.  This is
> the replacement for the Bosch pump that is rumored
>to be superior to the original Bosch unit.  They
> promised that it would fit my car.  Maybe you can
> haggle with them and get  an identical price, since
> they just sold me this one.

-Thanks,

-Louis 

--- Alex Kowalski <hypereutectic1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Louis wrote:
> 
> >Hello all!!
> 
> >I checked with AutohuasAZ.com for a fuel pump for
> my
> >'86 5KTQ and price came in at $230 + tax.
> >Does anyone know of a better source/ price?
> >I have a spare one from a 5KCS non Turbo non
> Quattro,
> >is it the same as the 5KTQ one?
> >How to test if the pump in my '86 5KTQ is really
> >toast? I probably is since it does not buz as it
> used
> >to before parking the car...sat for a while.
> 
> I've always known my fuel pump was bad after it made
> a moaning noise for a
> while and then the car suddenly stopped working,
> leaving me stranded on the
> side of the road. ;)  It's an inexact test, to be
> sure.  I would try the
> flow test first.
> 
> As far as a new pump, I just bought a Pierburg
> replacement unit from ---
> hold on to your hats, folks -- Shokan (!!!) through
> an auction on eBay.
> $169 + S/H.  Pump is new and looks good.  This is
> the replacement for the
> Bosch pump that is rumored to be superior to the
> original Bosch unit.  They
> promised that it would fit my car.  Maybe you can
> haggle with them and get
> an identical price, since they just sold me this
> one.  All disclaimers
> apply, YMMV, I cannot (and do not!) speak for
> Shokan, yadda yadda:
> 
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=8037414714&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT
> 
> Cheers,
> Alex Kowalski
> '86 5KCSTQ
> '87 5KCSTQ (soon to have a new fuel pump)
> 


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