[V8] hissing sound from the fuel pump?

[Deedza Mav]

thanks again for the prompt replies.I had the tank repaired and coated about 3 months ago as it was leaking.but I will replace the fuel filter first.

> Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:29:42 -0600
> From: David.Morralee at alcatel-lucent.com
> To: sdewitt at stx.rr.com; v8 at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [V8] hissing sound from the fuel pump?
> 
> 
>  Some of these pumps can be a bit noisy in these cars. But I would be
> changing out the fuel filter first as it's quick, easy and very
> inexpensive to do .
> 
> Superdave 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf
> Of sdewitt at stx.rr.com
> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 9:26 AM
> To: Ron Wainwright
> Cc: v8 at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [V8] hissing sound from the fuel pump?
> 
> The few V8 tanks i've pulled aren't coated and rust very quickly. If the
> car has sat for any length of time with low fuel it's possible that the
> tank top has rusted and it's flaked off and collected in the fuel pump
> basin.
> 
> Another thing is that the internal rubber return hose has disentigrated,
> or the fuel pump is just old and used up.
> 
> ---- Ron Wainwright <ron_01056 at yahoo.com> wrote: 
> > Not sure this is as previllant in the V8's as it was in the earlier 
> > Audi's.......but maybe the fuel pump screen is clogged a bit?
> >  From what I remember about this subject, the fuel tank is coated with
> 
> > some form of coating. & the fuel pump basket has a screen....as I said
> 
> > above....maybe it's glogged a bit?
> > 
> >  Ron
> > 
> > --- Deedza Mav <deedza at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > When the V8Q is stalling and seems to not be be geeting and fuel I 
> > > hear like a hissing sound from what I would assume is the fuel 
> > > pump.when the car runs good,there is not hissing that I 
> > > hear.today,as I fed the gas it was at about 3500-4000rpm but going 
> > > only 60km/h,then out of nowhere she responded and went up to 130km/h
> 
> > > and down to about 3000rpm.any suggestions?
> > >
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