Fuel Pump Whirring
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2001 E240
Fuel Pump Whirring
I could hear with key in position 2 a sound which lasts about 4 seconds more like the whirring sound of a pump. I'm told this is normal and I think it is the fuel pump making the pressurizing.
Some said they hear nothing.
Question: is this whirring sound indicative the fuel pump is nearing replacement? Or a brand new fuel pump shouldn't generate any sound?
Some said they hear nothing.
Question: is this whirring sound indicative the fuel pump is nearing replacement? Or a brand new fuel pump shouldn't generate any sound?
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1991 SC Miata, 1999 W210 Estate Wagon, 2014 W212 Sport Wagon
The best way to check fuel pump health is to check fuel pressure. I don't know what that is necessarily. A noisy pump isn't necessarily an indication of a bad one... but a pump that changes pitch as it's priming the line may mean it's ready to go (happened on my other car, which stalled on me).
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I am not concerned about the fuel pump - car runs perfect; engine silky smooth in acceleration.
I am only curious where this noise coming from. Somebody told me it's from the pneumatic systems...the PSE...that in older car models there is really such buzzing sound, when key was in pos 2 and lasting only 4 seconds. Any one has any idea what mechanical device in the system triggers this sound?
I am only curious where this noise coming from. Somebody told me it's from the pneumatic systems...the PSE...that in older car models there is really such buzzing sound, when key was in pos 2 and lasting only 4 seconds. Any one has any idea what mechanical device in the system triggers this sound?
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I have replaced an inline pump on a W124, one for a Miata and another one for a full sized van and I could hear the new pump units prime the fuel line at the accesory position (number 2) of the ignition.
Good luck.
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So, if you didn't care about the pump, then why were you concerned about pump failure in the first place? Fuel pumps are tricky little buggers... they may seem fine one day and be dead the next. Does your car start immediately after turning the ignition?
I have replaced an inline pump on a W124, one for a Miata and another one for a full sized van and I could hear the new pump units prime the fuel line at the accesory position (number 2) of the ignition.
Good luck.
I have replaced an inline pump on a W124, one for a Miata and another one for a full sized van and I could hear the new pump units prime the fuel line at the accesory position (number 2) of the ignition.
Good luck.
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Yes my car does start immediately the past 2 weeks. 2 weeks before, there was an intermittent start delay in the form of prolonged cranking lasting about 7-8 seconds but mysteriously this never happens the past few 2 weeks. This leads me to suspect the sound that I hear at pos 2 is not from the pump but from the PSE...the pneumatic pump.
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