Fuel pump lifespan

[SHOme]

Does anyone know the life expectancy of the fuel pump for a MTX.

The reason I ask is that I am about to install SFC's and I read that replacing the fuel pump on a car with SFC's is a real PITA.

My car has 100K miles on it and if it likely to go soon I will do a preventive replacement of the fuel pump. Also, if I do decide to replace the pump does anyone know where can I purchase the Walbro 155LPH unit.

Thanks thumbs_u

 

[SHO Boom]

i dont think the fuel pump change is the problem with sfc's, its the fuel filter. just get a new one for like $8 and swap it before the sfc's go on.

 

[olympic]

I work around high mileage, high use cars alot and the fuel pumps generally last 120-150k miles. Of course there are always vaiables, but this is just my personal observations.

 

[DavidT]

whay are the symptoms of a bad fuel pump?

 

[Kevin Ryan]

If you change your fuel filter often (15-20k miles) you fuel pump SHOULD last 150-200k!!!

 

[DavidT]

well, I have 153,000. I changed the filter recently... dont know if it has ever been changed before... no maint. records.
If the pump is bad, what happens?

 

[Kevin Ryan]

I've seem people replace plugged fuel filters that were having no problems with the fuel pump and the next day the pump is dead. But this is rare!!! Indications of a defective fuel pump: crank no start, stalling, lacking power, long crank time in the AM, long crank times on hot restart, etc.

<small>[ September 27, 2002, 10:38 PM: Message edited by: Kevin Ryan ]</small>

 

[snowwind1990]

And again it is 313,766 miles for the original fuel pump for Snowwind. wink
I will say it groans on start up but has never stalled nor failed to crank. I have replaced the fuel filter about 5 times in its life....should have been more often, but about 60K miles on the average I guess it figures out to be huh?
I use premium 92 octane, any less he don't like it, you can feel it on the pedal..He backfired one time in his life so far, biggest burp I have ever heard..thought I had been shot!
Ma Ma M........ burn_out