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Offline xrrich

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Re: Changed fuel tank - Now cutting out
« Reply #15 on: September 14, 2010, 08:03:02 am »
yeah it didnt start when i first turned the key, which pump will it be, and how hard are each to replace, i can see the one behind the rear right wheel, but where is the other one, should i replace both?

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Re: Changed fuel tank - Now cutting out
« Reply #16 on: September 14, 2010, 10:35:30 am »
There is only one behind the wheel area, that cost around £160 from vw.
The other one is in the tank. Thats alot cheaper. Around £35

Will send you my pumps so you can check if its your pumps that are gone. I wouldnt like to sell them though as they have both done 100k and i can therfore not promise they will last forever.

Will pm you.

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Re: Changed fuel tank - Now cutting out
« Reply #17 on: September 14, 2010, 02:17:15 pm »
Are the g40 pumps same as the gt fuel pumps?
I have had a brand new fuel tank from VW so the pump in there should be ok?

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Re: Changed fuel tank - Now cutting out
« Reply #18 on: September 15, 2010, 09:11:34 am »
GT fuel pumps are the same as G40 yeah.

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Re: Changed fuel tank - Now cutting out
« Reply #19 on: September 18, 2010, 03:41:20 pm »
How does the fuel system run,
What does each pump do, and do they both run contantly.
Ive just been doing some investigation, and my car starts and runs, i had my hand on the rear fuel pump, and after about 40sec- 1 min, it cuts out, this is when the car stalls.

Seeing as it is woking do you reckon my fuel filter is clogged.
Really is puzzling me.

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Re: Changed fuel tank - Now cutting out
« Reply #20 on: September 19, 2010, 01:52:40 pm »
It should run constantly when the engine is running

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Re: Changed fuel tank - Now cutting out
« Reply #21 on: September 27, 2010, 06:51:40 pm »
CHanged the fuel pump relay, and the fuel filter, it was still cutting out a little bit but now runs sweet, think the filter must have been blocked?

ALl good now

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Re: Changed fuel tank - Now cutting out
« Reply #22 on: September 27, 2010, 07:09:12 pm »
Probably filled with bits of sediment during the removal of the old tank

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Re: Changed fuel tank - Now cutting out
« Reply #23 on: September 28, 2010, 11:37:12 am »
Aha wouldn't start this morning so got fed up and got the AA out.. good old Homestart AA, after 30 mins of investigation we found that there is a dodgy earth!

Put a temporary earth in until I fix the problem..

So what problem will i get nexT? aha