How many times have you replaced your SBC pump?
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2013 ML350 Bluetec
How many times have you replaced your SBC pump?
And, maybe more importantly, at how many miles did you do so?
I don't doubt that someone will chime in with "it ain't the miles, it's the activations". Realistically, most of us can't count those so let's go with the next best thing m'kay?
Describe your normal driving (city? highway? tons of stops per mile or tons of miles per stop?) so it more accurately describes YOUR experience with the pump's life span.
My car has almost 105K miles on it. 3rd owner, and Carfax shows it has been local (within 80 miles of my driveway) for its life. Still on the original pump.
Show me your stats!
I don't doubt that someone will chime in with "it ain't the miles, it's the activations". Realistically, most of us can't count those so let's go with the next best thing m'kay?
Describe your normal driving (city? highway? tons of stops per mile or tons of miles per stop?) so it more accurately describes YOUR experience with the pump's life span.
My car has almost 105K miles on it. 3rd owner, and Carfax shows it has been local (within 80 miles of my driveway) for its life. Still on the original pump.
Show me your stats!
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My pump was replaced in 2008 and it is showing over 400k brake pushes.
I can drive 150 miles on CA freeway without touching the brake, but DW drives the car in city, so the +- 100k remaining pushes should give us at least a year. Hopefully more than 3.
Bottom line - you have no idea how PO used it.
I personally know drivers who will get to SBC count in less than a year. They drive Toyota...
I can drive 150 miles on CA freeway without touching the brake, but DW drives the car in city, so the +- 100k remaining pushes should give us at least a year. Hopefully more than 3.
Bottom line - you have no idea how PO used it.
I personally know drivers who will get to SBC count in less than a year. They drive Toyota...
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Thanks both for your input.
Keep 'em coming!
Kajtek1, how many miles were on the car when you replaced the pump in '08? How many miles on the car now?
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Kajtek1, how many miles were on the car when you replaced the pump in '08? How many miles on the car now?
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I bought the car 3 years ago, but have records. In 2008 the car had about 50k, now 164k.
The records don't show why the pump was replaced and I wonder if they reset the counter at the time.
Bare in mind back in 2008 knowledge about SBC was marginal.
The records don't show why the pump was replaced and I wonder if they reset the counter at the time.
Bare in mind back in 2008 knowledge about SBC was marginal.
