[V8] Source for Audi part 3214?

Karl D. Middlebrooks benzeenprophet at hotmail.com
Mon Feb 9 13:58:29 PST 2009


V8 #2 (which got a mostly new exhaust system last week) has a super noisy fuel pump. It's been that way since I got the car from some kid a couple of years ago, and I haven't driven the car much at all until recently. Not having clogged cats has helped noise and mileage a lot, but mileage is still pretty far off (it's up to an average of 13 or 14 in city driving....from 10 with the clogged cats), and the car seems to stumble and hesitate on acceleration (currently showing code 2432, coz I've got the OXS disconnected).

I've got a new fuel filter and OXS on the way, and am going to swap in a known good FPR, too, but it looks like the archives suggest that it would be a good idea to pull the fuel pump and at least check/clean the screen. The manual says to use Audi part 3214, though it looks like some folks have had luck with leather gloves, too. All things being unequal (like my not-so-great upper body strength), I'd just as soon get a hold of the tool.

Is this something I need to order from the dealer, or is there another source for it? If I'm going to have to order from the dealer, I might just as well go ahead and see if I can still order the transmission dipstick for the car, too.


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