Noisy Fuel Pump?

[daves16v 1]

Started my car this morning and instead of the quiet hum from the fuel pump I got a high pitched grinding noise for about 3 seconds. It's ok now but I'm guessing the pump is on it's last legs :(

 

What do you think?

 

Dave

[Jim 1]

Might be worth just checking / replacing the fuel filter as the pump does get a little noisy if the filters getting blocked..

 

But failing that, a new fuel pump is £89.99 from Euro Car Parts! :(

[daves16v 1]

My pump has been noisy since I got the car and I have changed the filter last year. But this is a new noise and alot louder than it was. Is it worth replacing the filter one year on?

 

Pricey pump :(

[G60Jet 1]

for the price of a filter i'd change in every year, but if its really noisy your gonna need to replace the pump, if you replace the pump then you SHOULD replace the filter too

[daves16v 1]

I think I'll monitor it for a few days, see if it gets worse.

 

Thanks for the input guys.

[B4LJX 0]

this happened to my g60 a few months back it turned out to be the pump and the sender sounded like a high pitched grinindin noise and eventually when u go to put ur foot down the car will go no were like fuel is not gettin through

[PaulG40 0]

Yeah mine is really noisey at the moment on my 16v. Just bought it last week but for the price I don't mind having to change it as it was a good price and a fuel pump is not going to knock it up to much (I do my own work).

It's a high pitched grinding type noise on mine and you can hear it over the engine at idle so yeah I'd say it's gonna give up any time soon on mine!

[daves16v 1]

Drove to work this morning without a hint of that noise.....strange.