[V8] Source for Audi part 3214?

[urq]

... you can probably buy the part from an aftermarket tool vendor, but you
can do the pump without the tool.  If you have the luxury run the fuel level
down as low as you dare to minimize the amount of gas you need to slosh
through.  IME the pump is easily turned by hand ... bayonet style.  You may
be better off than some because those who have Ahnold's physique probably
can't fit their arm into the hole in the tank ... :-)

Steve B
San Jose, CA (USA)

-----Original Message-----

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.