robrado974 1 Posted July 11, 2013 I have a strange whinening noise coming from around the tank area . Its loudest when you get your ear next to the rear wheel arch . Im experiencing problems with starting atm , once its started its fine but from cold it can be hard work to start . I think its the fuel pump that has gone , as its spluttering when its trying to fire . I have removed the offending fuel saver which is years old and fitted a new fuel line tonight , i thought it may be blocked and giving me grief .But still struggling to start from cold . Do fuel pumps whine when on the way out ?. Its not the central locking pump as i know the noise that makes when it over runs . Any advice will be appreciated as always . Rob . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
owen g60 10 Posted July 11, 2013 As the pump ages the seal becomes less effective causing the pump to attempt to prime for longer. A simple way to test is to switch the ignition off and on a few times before attempting to start from cold. If it fires straight away after priming 2/3 or maybe more times I would suggest the pump is on its way out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Portent 0 Posted July 11, 2013 I had a fuel pump fail on a mk2 scirocco and it was whining before it failed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hatton VR6 0 Posted July 11, 2013 On my old mk2 golf the pump whined for about a month before it failed, with the whining getting louder, it eventually failed in an area where you would not want to break down! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robrado974 1 Posted July 11, 2013 Thanks for replys , i have tried priming two or three times Owen , it worked a few times but its getting harder to start , so yeah it looks like its the pump ,thanks Hatton and portent it confirms what i thought . Funny thing is it changes the pitch of the whine when the lights are turned on ? Rob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timmaaah 0 Posted July 12, 2013 My pump whined before I replaced it - the car ran a bit better too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bowen 1 Posted July 12, 2013 Mine started whining like mad a few years ago, i didn't replace it, the noise went away and has been fine for another 20,000miles. I get the occasional hot start problem, but that seemed to be linked to the 109 relay. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted July 12, 2013 Mine has whined very loudly ever since I've had it... that's like 3 years and about 30,000 miles ago. And it's still fine! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wullie 1 Posted July 12, 2013 I had a loud whine in the car, it stopped when the wife got out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robrado974 1 Posted July 12, 2013 Not to bothered about the whine , but I clearly think I'm getting very little fuel to the rails , will pressure test first though . ---------- Post added at 12:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:39 PM ---------- I had a loud whine in the car, it stopped when the wife got out. Lol wullie ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
