Fuel pump noisy on long drives
03-12-2006, 08:24 PM
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Fuel pump noisy on long drives Well, after drivin to the dragstrip which is about an hour away , and i do some rough driving to get there , my fuel pump will begin to whine. It's pretty annoying and even letting the car rest for about 45 min, it still is noisey. I do not think the amount of gas mattered in these situations because it does it no matter how full or empty. Mabye its just a GM thing, because my parents suburban does it too... hm?
03-13-2006, 02:51 PM
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My stock pump made a loud hissing noise on long, extended drives in hot weather. The GM full size SUV's seem to suffer from bad fuel pumps as much as the 99-05 Grand Ams. It seems if you run with low fuel (next to E) even once, it damages the pump pernamently.
03-14-2006, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackTA98 LS1
So you think i damaged it by low fuel, thats probably true... never thought of that. A damaged fuel pump would not affect my mpg would it?
03-16-2006, 04:47 AM
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My camaro pump whined like a little bitch. Pulled the pump and the sock from the bottom of the pump assembly was almost completely plugged, cleaned and solved the problem. Usually when a pump whines it is a restriction or it is about to completely die on ya....
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03-17-2006, 08:48 AM
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My car made a very loud whine everytime I drove it over about an hour straight when it was my daily driver (years ago). It stopped making the noise cause I never really drive it for more than an hour straight anymore. The pump still worked fine for another 2+ years until I replaced it this past weekend. I had plenty of dyno runs and fuel pressure was fine. The only reason I ended up replacing it was because I didnt want to have to worry about the stock fuel pump and having a cam/bolt on car + a wet shot.
03-17-2006, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by 777
Mine did this the other day for the first time and now it doesn't do it anymore. Is there anything I can buy (solvents or whatever) to put in the gas to help the potential problem?
