Re: Noisy fuel pump - 5000TQ

[Robert Phillips <r3rfp@dax.cc.uakron.edu>]

On Tue, 31 Jan 1995, Steven Buchholz wrote:

> Zafer ...
> 
> I'm not sure if I responded to this one before or not, but one thing just 
> came to mind ... I believe that the fuel pump is suspended on rubber shock 
> mounts so as not to couple vibration & noise into the body of the car.  
> Check around the pump to see if the mounts have broken, or if something 
> has shifted the pump so that it is now contacting the body of the car.

When I climbed under my 4000S to change the fuel filter, I realized that 
the pump, along with the accumulator and filter had rusted through the 
shock mounts that you mentioned.  It just can't be healthy for all of 
that to be bouncing around every time you hit a bump.  I made use of the 
honorable zip-tie, so as to secure the components, but let them move a 
little so as not to vibrate on the body.  Worked so far...
			---Bob