Diesel in tank pump test?

Animesis · 6th December 2016, 23:44

I've stuck my head to the filler opening and didn't hear anything definitive. Lifted the rear seat and lifted the pump out a couple of inches and listened closely and there was the faintest whirring that could have been the sound of fuel in the tank being sucked up by the bonnet pump. I felt no vibration from the object I was holding nor any noise coming straight from it

When listening for the noise of the in tank pump how definitive should it be?

Checking this as I do have the crazy fuel gauge when it gets down to a quarter
And I am checking on the correct side aren't I? Drivers side,/right hand side/offside

Tia

t5tart · 7th December 2016, 00:20

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Originally Posted by Animesis

I've stuck my head to the filler opening and didn't hear anything definitive. Lifted the rear seat and lifted the pump out a couple of inches and listened closely and there was the faintest whirring that could have been the sound of fuel in the tank being sucked up by the bonnet pump. I felt no vibration from the object I was holding nor any noise coming straight from it

When listening for the noise of the in tank pump how definitive should it be?

Checking this as I do have the crazy fuel gauge when it gets down to a quarter
And I am checking on the correct side aren't I? Drivers side,/right hand side/offside

Tia

yes the in tank pump is drivers Right hand side

I think you can disconnect the UBP and check to see if fuel is getting up to that

but the main tell tail is the car wont start with less than quater of a tank

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