Scavenge pump contengincy...
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TECH Junkie
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Scavenge pump contengincy... About two weeks ago, I was pulling into a fazolis (love the place!). Well, as I did so...my air dam scraped the raised entrance.....cutting my ground wire to my pump. Which led to me rigging it till I got home to fix it right. Kinda got me to thinking, at some point this pump WILL fail.....and I'm sure when it does I will be far from home. So I got to thinking, "maybe I should keep a spare pump in the trunk". Any of you guys paranoid like me, and keep a spare in the car at all times?
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do you mean keep it like just to replace the old one when it fails or have it actually working? I feel like actually working would be redundant, if you want to just keep a spare one to replace in the trunk I mean your car more power too you if you are that worried about it. Why would power being cut from it kill the pump though? well ground being cut but that removes power to it I assume since it cant get back and opens the system.
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do you mean keep it like just to replace the old one when it fails or have it actually working? I feel like actually working would be redundant, if you want to just keep a spare one to replace in the trunk I mean your car more power too you if you are that worried about it. Why would power being cut from it kill the pump though? well ground being cut but that removes power to it I assume since it cant get back and opens the system.
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Negative wire was pinched in half....cutting Power to the pump. Pump is still fine, just had to rig it till I got home.
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TECH Junkie
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lol. Should have left out the issue I had at the restaurant. The pump and turbo are fine now....everything works. Was just looking to see who all keeps a spare pump in the car...uninstalled...so that they aren't stuck when the pump goes out. This question is more for street cars than anything. Being an electric pump.....it's just a matter of when it goes out....not if. 
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In the back of my mind I want a spare pump....but it's expensive to have just sitting there.
I dont carry spare fuel pumps, oil pumps, water pumps, methanol pump...or indeed many other parts.
So really it doesnt make a lot of sense to want to carry a spare scavenge pump.
I dont carry spare fuel pumps, oil pumps, water pumps, methanol pump...or indeed many other parts.
So really it doesnt make a lot of sense to want to carry a spare scavenge pump.
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In the back of my mind I want a spare pump....but it's expensive to have just sitting there.
I dont carry spare fuel pumps, oil pumps, water pumps, methanol pump...or indeed many other parts.
So really it doesnt make a lot of sense to want to carry a spare scavenge pump.
I dont carry spare fuel pumps, oil pumps, water pumps, methanol pump...or indeed many other parts.
So really it doesnt make a lot of sense to want to carry a spare scavenge pump.
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Point is, there are many other things that could cause a breakdown...but we dont routinely carry spares.
The longer I run with the scavenge...the less sense it makes to want a spare as it proves to be reliable every time.
Of course, then I get paranoid about it getting older and maybe going to fail LOL.
They're expensive in the US ( for an Exa ), but by time I get one here and pay all duties etc....it's very very ******* expensive ! lol
The longer I run with the scavenge...the less sense it makes to want a spare as it proves to be reliable every time.
Of course, then I get paranoid about it getting older and maybe going to fail LOL.
They're expensive in the US ( for an Exa ), but by time I get one here and pay all duties etc....it's very very ******* expensive ! lol
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Point is, there are many other things that could cause a breakdown...but we dont routinely carry spares.
The longer I run with the scavenge...the less sense it makes to want a spare as it proves to be reliable every time.
Of course, then I get paranoid about it getting older and maybe going to fail LOL.
They're expensive in the US ( for an Exa ), but by time I get one here and pay all duties etc....it's very very ******* expensive ! lol
The longer I run with the scavenge...the less sense it makes to want a spare as it proves to be reliable every time.
Of course, then I get paranoid about it getting older and maybe going to fail LOL.
They're expensive in the US ( for an Exa ), but by time I get one here and pay all duties etc....it's very very ******* expensive ! lol
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AAA did cross my mind. Especially after I broke my rear end at the track last night. Thread is in drag racing results. Guess I shouldn't have been worried about the scavenge pump.