I already know the car is going lean via AFR. The fuel pressure is an unknown, but if it's not getting fuel, we can assume the pressure is low too. Regardless, I've driven my car around yesterday and today, and there are no issues. So my problem is resolved by it's removal.

The pump removal was straight forward and took about 20 minutes. The copper hose was unplugged, and the T was removed, connecting the hose back to the manifold without it. Nothing else was altered.


Then the sock is what was swapped out the last time.


You'll have it Tuesday. Thanks.

 

because one person had a problem with it and the likely issue is with the OE pump that's not the supplier's fault?

 

Not just one person

 

It's very possible the pump or the fittings on my pump have been failing since they were installed.

It's one of those things where the car isn't working right, you fill up with gas, and the problem goes away for months. Hard to make an appointment, bring the car into the shop, and have a mechanic fix it when the problem cannot be replicated.

Let's reserve judgment and see what Scott does once he gets the pump in his hands. Remember, this was a $1,000 investment for me (Pump + Install), and I can't say that I had anything other than issues with it. So right now I'm not feeling too happy with what I got.

 

Team/Jedi, there have been at least 6 or 7 cases here on the forum where ppl have complained about apparent fuel pump issues after the upgrade.

Most of them were never paid attention to as they were wayward comments in mid-off-topic-threads... and coming from folks who wouldnt know their ******* from an alternator, hehe.
BUT there are a number of people who have had hiccups, its just hard to track them down if they arent frequent forum users, or if they dont have a clue as to what to report other than "the car is broke". And of course, tracking a problem that although very serious, appears only vaugely, is gonna be hard...

 

it seems like more people do have problems with it. lets wait for Scott to examine mysql's fuel pump.

 

so since your sending it back do you get a refund or is this just junk now?

 

Wait and see what the supplier finds out.

 

thanks for the update, I had asked if others had issues with it earlier and didn't see any answers posted

 

why?....faulty part returned should be part refunded no?

 

The financial end of this and the technical end are 2 completely different things. What happens financially on this is of secondary concern to most of us (aside from Mazsport and MySQL). Most of use would like to see if it's a defective vendor pump, a freak malfunction, or a design flaw in the system. It's kind of like if you found out your daily fred flinstone vitamins might have made some guy impotent. Sure, your junk works and the berry flavors are delicious, but it would be nice to see the end results of that for piece of mind.

 

oh ****. forget about the pump. I need to hear more about the flinstone vitamins.

 

chris i absolutely love your analogies!.....lol

 

Well we wait for an answer from Mazsport on this one. This is going to be interesting.

 

Your package is on time with a scheduled delivery date of 08/19/2008.

 

We get signal! Main screen turn on!

 

and the clock begins

 

Pumps ! .................................. Pump Pump Pump !!!!!

 

Hey Jason, I just opened the box and the carrier is physically broken. Was it broken when it shipped or do we need to file a claim? Scott

 

What part is the carrier? The housing itself should not be cracked or anything.

However, the top part of the pump unit had a nozzle that sticks out of the lid, and that part had snapped off during the uninstall. So if that's what you're looking at, then yes it would have some damage. The rest of the housing, lines, pump, etc, would be exactly as it was when removed from the vehicle.

 

Yes, it is the nipple. Scott

 

Scott, I'm sure I can get you an unmolested fuel pump lid if needed.

 

fuel pump lid?

what's that got to do with anything

 

It doesn't, but if he plans to RMA the pump or something, and needs a functional OEM housing, I can make sure he has the top part with a functional nipple. Just saying this so that it's clear it's a non issue and can be taken care of.

 

ok, I think this thread deserves a bump

the guy that bought the car from me says the FPR on the fuel pump apparently is making it do very irratic ****, even at idle

I don't know how the hell to explain this, but this cannot be good in anyway, it's only a matter of time until this pump becomes jason #2