Fuel pump noisy with full tank
10-01-2006, 12:57 PM
#1
Fuel pump noisy with full tank Yesterday an odd thing happened to me. I had been driving all day when all of a sudden my fuel pump started making a really noisy whirring noise.
This is with the tank 3/4 full. Since I got it I've never let it get below 1/4 tank.
Car ran the same no issues but a noticeably (and embarrassing) humming noise. So i bought a new gas cap and it didn't fix quiet down one bit. One thing I did notice is that if driving slowly and jerk the steering wheel from side to side the noise would go away for a few seconds (making the gas slosh around in the tank) but it starts up again once i start driving straight. I go fill up and the noise goes away.
I stop the car and this morning no noise but the gas tank is full.
Should I start to worry? Car is a 98 with 106,000 miles. I bought it with 103K
This is with the tank 3/4 full. Since I got it I've never let it get below 1/4 tank.
Car ran the same no issues but a noticeably (and embarrassing) humming noise. So i bought a new gas cap and it didn't fix quiet down one bit. One thing I did notice is that if driving slowly and jerk the steering wheel from side to side the noise would go away for a few seconds (making the gas slosh around in the tank) but it starts up again once i start driving straight. I go fill up and the noise goes away.
I stop the car and this morning no noise but the gas tank is full.
Should I start to worry? Car is a 98 with 106,000 miles. I bought it with 103K
10-12-2006, 12:51 AM
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Now I notice it only happens the day after I go to the track. The day I made this thread was the day after I made about 4 passes the previous night and it did it again saturday afternoon after taking it to the track on friday night and making 3 passes.
If I go easy on her throughout the week I can't make it come back
Anyone heard of this?
If I go easy on her throughout the week I can't make it come back
Anyone heard of this?
10-13-2006, 05:02 PM
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When I first bought my T/A the fuel pump was always very loud. I started having problems with it when the weather got warmer. On warmer days and / or after a long drive, it would stall over 2K rpm. Yours is probably close to the end. Just round up some jacks, jack stands, and air tools and get ready.
