[s-cars] Fuel Pump

[Bob Frizzell]

Dave,
I finally have my hands on the pump (that's the fuel pump I'm talking
about). It's a VDO. I paid $181.46 (list is $213.48). I hope it does the
job. +5C in Edmonton today so a good day to get at it.
Thanks for the help,
Bob
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Forgie" <forgied at direct.ca>
To: "Fred Munro" <munrof at sympatico.ca>
Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 10:47 AM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Fuel Pump


> Fred:  I just broke the seal on the box to find out.  It was made in
Germany
> (not W.Germany so its recent-ish).  I expected a metal casing but it
appears to
> be black plastic.  Hmmmm.... My troubles may not be over. 8>(
>
> Dave F.
>
> Fred Munro wrote:
>
> > Dave;
> >
> > Where was your new Bosch pump made? The original pumps in our cars were
made
> > in Western Germany. The replacement Bosch pump I got from the dealer for
my
> > '91 200q was made in Czechoslovakia. Man, was it noisy right out of the
> > box - sounded worse than the old one I replaced. Still running though.
> >
> > Fred
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> > [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Dave Forgie
> > Sent: January 22, 2005 12:32 PM
> > To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> > Subject: [s-cars] Fuel Pump
> >
> > Bob:  My heart goes out to you.  At least you got some $kiing in.
> >
> > The fuel pump on our cars is just one of a few things that will leave
> > you stranded with little or no warning (the others are Cam Position
> > Sensor (CPS) and Serptentine Belt Tensioner (they can break)).  I think
> > they should be on a list of preventative maintenance items for all
> > S-cars 10 years or older.  They will fail and they won't (likely) give
> > any warning.  Like you,  my fuel pump failed on a trip (mine was to
> > Sooke, west of Victoria).  Expensive and inconvenient.  Not good.
> >
> > I have in my hands my next replacement fuel pump.  Its a Bosch 0 580 314
> > 068 - 000 which fills the 8A0 906 091G slot in the parts list.  There is
> > also a VDO pump and an Austrian (Pierberg (?)) available as aftermarket
> > pumps.  I am putting my money on the Bosch to help cure my RS2 pinging
> > issue (fingers crossed).   I purchased the Bosch pump from Rod at the
> > Parts connection before Christmas for US$119 (plus a bunch of coil-plug
> > connectors for US$4.95 each).
> >
> > Let me/us know how you make out.
> >
> > Dave F.
> >
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