[V8] A clogged fuel filter leads to problems... fitted text ?

[Mike Ferguson]

Ingo,

It's made noticeable noises for as long as I can remember..  Sometimes (I
thought) it would get louder - but could be just my imagination..  Any
advice on how to easily test the fuel pressure(?)  Yup, a hot pump equals
bad news - and don't they get that way due to working so hard getting fuel
past a plugged (restrictive) fuel filter, at least that's what I've always
thought.  Thanks for pointing out the potential weaknesses in my rudimentary
blow-hard test..  The FPR was done a couple years ago and did not show any
signs of leakage..  I thought I heard somewhere that when fuel pumps "go",
they just completely stop functioning all at once, no mixed signals like
what I'm getting..??

Thanks!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ingo Rautenberg" <IRautenberg at comcast.net>
To: "Mike Ferguson" <mfjr at pro-ns.net>; <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 3:10 PM
Subject: Re: [V8] A clogged fuel filter leads to problems... fitted text ?


> Mike,
>
> Is your fuel pump noisy?  Any way to check pressure to be sure that's the
> problem?  No BTDT except for replacing a noisy Fuel pump years ago on my
old
> V8.  As to your blowing through the old fuel filter test -- I don't think
> that's a proper test -- because your old fuel filter had fuel in it
already
> and regardless of it being clogged or not, once it's soaked with liquid
it's
> air permeability would be greatly compromised.  Regardless, it was a good
> idea to replace the filter.  IME pumps tend to fail when they get hot -- 
not
> when they're cold (in general).  Have you replaced the fuel pressure
> regulator or checked to see it it's leaking?
>
> I wish I had another answer for you.
>
> HTH
>
> Ingo
>
>
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