Re. [s-cars] Fuel pump relay

[Robert Myers]

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Yes, Brent, I agree.  Fuel pumps do fail.  In the 20 years I've been
driving Audis I have had two fuel pumps fail.  I have also had two fuel
pump relays fail - not at the same time and not on the same vehicles.  My
experience does not "say that the Fuel Pump Relay almost never
fails...".  The pump and the relay appear to have approximately the same
failure rate, IME, at least based on my limited sample rate.

I suspect that your "20+ year Master Audi Mechanics" might prefer replacing
a $200+ fuel pump over a $30 fuel pump relay, even if they had to put in a
new relay in order to make the new fuel pump work.  Profit motive?  Maybe,
huh?  :-)

At 09:40 PM 5/17/2003 -0400, Brent Henry wrote:

>Robert,
>
>Hooey or no hooey, that is what my experience has indicated.  And I do
>hold much faith in the mechanic that I spoke to.
>However, that does not mean that Fuel Pump Relays can not fail... they
>can, and you have experienced that first hand... my message to Jose was to
>share the information that I have experienced recently...
>
>I had a no-start situation and my diagnosis pointed at the fuel pump...
>however, the dealer over-ruled my diagnosis and replaced the Fuel Pump
>Relay (because they stuck one in, and the car started!).  Then 3 days
>later... no-start again... well it was 2 more trips to the dealer before
>they came to the same conclusion I had from the beginning.  I was so
>disappointed in their diagnostic skills -- that I took the car home and
>replaced the fuel pump myself (not something I wanted to do in the middle
>of a Canadian winter).  I also replaced the new Fuel Pump Relay with the
>original one... that is still working today, 6 months later!
>
>Brent.
>
> >And that, Friend Brent, is just plain hooey.  I have had at least two fuel
> >pump relays fail in various Audis
>
>
>----- Response message -----
> >Jose,
> >
> >Not sure why you are looking for the Fuel Pump Relay... probably due to a
> >no fuel pressure situation?  I just went through that scenario this past
> >winter.  From my experience, if you are not getting any fuel pressure, it
> >is the Fuel Pump.  I have talked to some 20+ year Master Audi Mechanics
> >and they say that the Fuel Pump Relay almost never fails... its almost
> >always the fuel pump.
> >
> > Brent.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jose Vicente [mailto:overjump at yahoo.com]
>Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 6:57 AM
>To: <mailto:s-car-list at audifans.com>s-car-list at audifans.com
>Subject: [s-cars] Fuel pump relay
>
>Goo day all,
>Anyone know where the fuel pum relay on a '93 S4 is?
>Thanks!
>Jose
>93 S4
>86 4kq
>
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