Fuel pump replacement on 1985 4000S Quattro

[Rick Liotta]

Actually---

It came back to life that evening!

Now--- I only hear the hum when the engine is running.

There is a 15 amp fuse in the box--- is there also a bigger e component in 
the fuse box??

Thanks!

Rick
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ingo Rautenberg" <ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 5:35 AM
Subject: Re: Fuel pump replacement on 1985 4000S Quattro


> Yes, it is, Rick.  It's under the tank just in front of the driver's  side 
> rear wheel.  You may want to spray some penetrant on all those  pesky nuts 
> and bolts, first.  Hope the tank is near empty - gotta  catch that fuel, 
> ya know. ;-)
>
> I would also first check to make sure your fuel pump relay (in  fusebox 
> under hood) isn't toast/marginal first.
>
> HTH
>
> Ingo
>
>
> On Jul 30, 2007, at 9:16 AM, quattro-request at audifans.com wrote:
>
>> From: "Rick Liotta" <FPL.Inc at alaska.net>
>> Date: July 29, 2007 7:39:54 PM GMT-04:00
>> To: <quattro at audifans.com>
>> Subject: Fuel pump replacement on 1985 4000S Quattro
>>
>>
>> My 85 Quattro 4000 seems to need a fuel pump.
>>
>> Fuel pump hum has been load now for about a year or 2.  This  morning the 
>> car started then died after a second.  Then crank,  crank, crank --  
>> nothing.  In 5 minutes it starts and runs again for  a second then dies. 
>> AND---  no more pump hum-- complete silence.
>>
>> Is replacing a fuel pump a job for a DoItYourSelfer?
>>
>> Thanks very much--- Rick
>>
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