how many miles usually can a stock fuel pump go?
01-23-02, 12:54 AM
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miles for a stock fuel pump?need to know I got 155K and have 1500miles to drive
Im just wondering, because I have to drive to FL (1500 miles) and my body has 155,000 miles on it. And I dont know when the pump was replaced, or if it ever has been. And the pump will last longer if you keep over a half tank of gas right? Because what I believe is that the pump is lubricated by actual gas. Anything you can put in your gas to treat the pump?
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01-23-02, 07:29 AM
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mm.. well, the pump in my 87 just went out last month (175k miles)... but, it had been sitting outside for ~2 months, and has been driven ~1.5 miles in the last 2 1/2 years... so I don't imagine that was "good" for it..
Besides maybe lower fuel pressure, I don't think you could predict fuel pump failure.. The good news is that they're real cheap used (especially n/a ones.. i replaced mine with a turbo for 50$ shipped, but I found a few n/a's for ~20-25$), and *REAL* easy to change. I don't think it's any more likely to go out on a 1500 mile trip than on 30 fifty-mile trips around town.
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Besides maybe lower fuel pressure, I don't think you could predict fuel pump failure.. The good news is that they're real cheap used (especially n/a ones.. i replaced mine with a turbo for 50$ shipped, but I found a few n/a's for ~20-25$), and *REAL* easy to change. I don't think it's any more likely to go out on a 1500 mile trip than on 30 fifty-mile trips around town.
-Tesla
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