Re: fuel pump noise?

[Andrew Pawlisz <apawlisz@tufts.edu>]

The imminent failure is indicated by modulating, rahther than constant noise.
Appratently, pumps with a constant noise can go for a long time.

Andrew
Boston, MA
88 5ksq

Andrei Kogan wrote:

> There have been a few posts regarding noisy fuel pumps recently.
> Can someone describe to me what it sounds like when it is about to go bad?
> I hear a fairly loud  noise from
> the back (the car is still, engine running) which wasn't there before,
> it  sounds almost like an engine fan working in the
> trunk/ backseat area. It seems to be  different from the regular fuel pump
> buzzing away sound.
> If it's not the fuel pump, what else is in there that could be doing it?
>
> The car doesn't show any loss of performance. If this is  a fp, do I have
> another 2-3,000 miles
> before it goes?
>
> THanks, Andrei