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had a good search but could'nt really find what i was after, as topic states once a pump starts to die do you just chuck it and replace (bosch, walbro, sard ???) or can you do anything to salvage it, any help appreciated.

ps whats a good price for a new one (only minor mods to car not big power)

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why would you bother?

if the pump stops working it's ok as the engine stalls

its a big issue if the pump starts to die and cant keep pressure

this means the engine is still getting fuel, but not enough

the end result is, it will lean out and cause the engine to go bang

so for the sake of sub $200 why would you risk your engine

if the pump is in doubt, replace it

ok thanks for the replys, maybe i'm looking in the wrong place, car is running great just now and then (and it seems to becoming more frequent) the car to me seems to be starving of fuel and will eventually stall (changed filter, done aac valve) crank it over a bit and it will kick back to full power, does that sound like a faulty pump? will disconnect fuel line next time it does it and see if it's pumping, any help as always appreciated.

got an o44 and have opened up the tank, std pump seems to be enclosed in a plastic holder and sitting at 45deg in a plastic cradle and seems to be anchored to the bottom of the tank, anyone familar with this? is there a trick to releasing the pump,does it come out with a release system or do you remove the whole assembley and if so whats the trick, and can i utilize the std sock or what do i do as far as a replacement sock goes,

any info greatly appreciated.

The pump should be on a bracket and will just slide out of its mounting points. As for the sock, im not sure, i thought the 044 just picked up through the bottom of the pump but i dont know enough about them. I have a tomei fuel pump which is just on a bracket the same as the stock one with a hose and a sock on the end of it.

you will have to mount it up to the stock bracket somehow, not sure how you do that with the 044. I got the tomei cause I heard the 044's have trouble picking up fuel at times when under 1/4 of a tank

The bracket clips in at the top of the plastic holder. You push the top part of the bracket out so it slides out over the holder and then just lift out. Its one of those do it once you'll never forget how jobs.

thanks guys, yeh cradle slips off rails on the bottom of the tank just needed a bit of a jiggle, now the fiddly bit of modifying the bracket fitting a sock with the right angles , hose clamps, cable ties etc i guess it's not rocket science but the last fuel pump i played with was mechanical :thumbsup:

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