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Fuel pump gone bad after 1 day??

Old Apr 29, 2010 | 07:58 AM
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Morning everyone. I had my fuel pump changed tuesday, now the new 1 is not sending any pressure at all. I still hear a whine coming from the fuel pump when I turn my key on. Could this be something else??
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Old Apr 29, 2010 | 08:00 AM
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In your year, there is a corregated tube that connects the pump to the sender. If the pump was replaced by itself ($100) versus replacing the ($300) entire canister then I could understand the corregated tube coming off at one of the two ends.

Being that you hear the noise, it appears the pump is/should be working and if you get no pressure..... something in the canister assembly has gone wrong or a fuel line on top of the tank has popped off. Although you don't mention smelling fuel.
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Old Apr 29, 2010 | 08:18 AM
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No I don't smell any gas. And it was the assembly that was put in. I was driving the car when it happened. Could a fuel line come off while in driving?? Maybe I sould send the pump back to the store.
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It'll be something in the new assembly. Maybe the corregated hose wasn't on all the way or the pump did fail somehow.
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