ScuuBdoo

Could the people with this fuel pump answer this for me please...

is the pump louder than the OEM pump?.

For example, while sitting in the car with windows up at idle can you hear it whine/buzz behind you?

Also, is this the pump that everybody usually upgrades to?
http://www.flat4online.co.uk/catalog...cb53a1d84d8bf3

Thanks

STI Craig

no
yes

ScuuBdoo

beautiful

thanks.

Bob Rawle

yes they are normally louder but in varience

bob

Fat Boy

Definitely louder

rigga

iTrader: (4)

No more so than standard....

Ben v7

yes can hear mine - couldn't hear the standard one. Exhaust drowns it out though unless stood outside it near the fuel tank.

Anders_WR1

iTrader: (8)

They seem louder when you first switch on the car. Mine makes a high pitch whine for about 30 seconds when the engine starts, before going a bit quieter.

Anders

philc

hi,

I had the walbro fuel pump fitted a couple of years when I upgraded the turbo to a VF23 in a WRX wagon and can't say I hear it making any noise. I hear it when I turn on the ignition and wait for it to stop before turning the engine.

Apart from that, no additional noise.

davedipster

They are much louder than std.

jayallen

iTrader: (31)

I fitted one yesterday and my first thought was it is louder than the standard pump

RB5_245

Can't hear mine when the engines running, even with the back seats out. I also don't have a loud exhaust

Dave

ReggieMY99

As above, they are louder, first thing i noticed when i got mine fitted

ScuuBdoo

was it easy to fit yourself?

Trap2Terrorist

iTrader: (3)

No
Yes (for a classic)

jayallen

iTrader: (31)

yes fella it was

pippyrips

2nd that - mine is only louder when priming

wrxmania

Mine sounds much louder when priming before starting up.

Trap2Terrorist

iTrader: (3)

I can't hear mine at all, not even when it primes.

Mine was fitted by a fellow scooby owner who lives near me. It took about an hour IIRC and seemed fairly straightforward (for someone who knows what they're doing, unlike me who's completely clueless when it comes to car mechanics )

Normski

I also can't hear mine when the engine is running, and when the pump primes at start up it's not much different from the one it replaced (i don't know if it was oem).

harvey

iTrader: (48)

It varies, car to car and pump to pump. Generally they are noisier. One I fitted recently has started to make a high pitch noise, It is intermittent, there on some journies and not others. Audible sat in traffic and also audible from outside the car. I expected it to fail but it has been like this for a month and the fuel pressure is OK, even when it is making the noise.

911

Ignition ON.
Wirring while the pump pressurises everything, about 3 seconds max.
Turn the key; the engine fires...
Cannot hear the pump again till you start again.
Graham

Nido

funnily enough I was only thinking today that it's shame modern fuel pumps are so quiet. When EFI cars started to become the norm in late 80's / early 90's a lot of them had really noisy pumps, and I for one actually quite like it when you can hear the pump whine from outside the car whilst the engine is running.

Ben v7

Agreed - another thing to let the people know it's not just a run around.

rob84

iTrader: (5)

It is some what louder when primeing up but cant hear it when running because of the exhaust

New_scooby_04

iTrader: (4)

It'd definately noiser on my classic, but only really noticable when the car is at idle if the windows are down or you're standing outside the car. Certainly not intrusive or unpleasant.

Ns04

ScuuBdoo

thanks guys for all the replies.