[DML] Re: Fuel pump Buzz/Hum and engine cutting out briefly

["M. P. Olans" <mpolans@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Kev,
     Glad you made it home.  Well, it COULD be your pump.  However, it
may have just gotten hot.  One way to tell is to stop off and fill up
(if you are, say, less than half a tank) and see if the colder fuel
quiets your pump.  I'd be more inclined to check your pick-up hose,
though.  I get the feeling it may be a little squishy and it was
starting to collapse in on itself during your ride home.
     As for lifespan, I've had the Bosch pump from Rob in my car since
2002 and it has been driven to Memphis, Chicago, and ever summer in
110+ degree days and it was just starting to make the same noise last
summer, so I think your pump would be safe.  When was the last time
you changed your fuel filter?

Matt Olans
VIN 16816


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Kevin Abato <delorean@...> wrote:
>
> So, driving back from DCS on Sunday, my car lost power on the
highway 2-3
> quick times, then the engine kicked back in (almost like inertia
switch cut
> in/out 2-3 times real quick)
> 
> I traveled another 45 minutes, and it happened one more time about
10 miles
> from home.   I made it home, and noticed that my fuel pump was
> "Whining/buzzing/humming" quite a bit.   I have never heard this before.
> 
> Is this the overheating problem?  Do I need a new fuel pump?   What
kind of
> lifespan should I expect?
> Or am I barking up the wrong tree?
> 
> Kevin Abato
> Vin# 16680
> www.grenexmedia.com
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>



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