Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: keyser soze on September 16, 2015, 05:44:18 pm
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i broke down today and needed a breakdown wagon to get me to a mechanic . he says its the fuel pump , is this common on these vans ?
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Everything seems to be common on a vauxhall :( I have a 57 plate and it has given me loads of grief
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I ended up scrapping mine (Trafic) recently because it needed nearly £1k to replace pump and clean out fuel system - though there were other unrelated problems to add to the cost.
I'm told that bits can come off them and get into the fuel.
The good(ish) news is that those pumps are much cheaper than they were a few years ago. I think they were nearly £2k at one time but can be had for about £600 - £700 now.
If you do replace the pump, it may possibly need to have the system cleaned out too - but your mechanic will advise. Probably a good idea to (a) get a new pump rather than used (b) possibly get the system and tank cleaned out and (c) replace fuel filter. Apparently, some of the fuel filters around a while back weren't up to the job. It may be that you need to take advice on which to get.
Please note that I'm no mechanic. I'm repeating things that I was told by the garage. All subject to your mechanic's advice of course because he's there and I'm not.
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wich enging do u guys have 1.6cdti, 1.9cdti, 2.0cdti what milege also? :)
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just got it back it was fuel blockage and he replaced the pressure regulator ,fuel pipes.fuel primer, and fuel filter . thankfully it wasn't the pump which would be in excess of 600 quid
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just got it back it was fuel blockage and he replaced the pressure regulator ,fuel pipes.fuel primer, and fuel filter . thankfully it wasn't the pump which would be in excess of 600 quid
mines a 2.0
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just got it back it was fuel blockage and he replaced the pressure regulator ,fuel pipes.fuel primer, and fuel filter . thankfully it wasn't the pump which would be in excess of 600 quid
Hopefully that will be the last of it. I suppose there might be a concern about what caused the blockage and whether it might repeat (e.g. muck from the tank), but going through the cheapest options first might well be enough.
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just got it back it was fuel blockage and he replaced the pressure regulator ,fuel pipes.fuel primer, and fuel filter . thankfully it wasn't the pump which would be in excess of 600 quid
mines a 2.0
do you drive the van with a nearly empty fuel tank on a regular basis?if you do.DONT in future! ;D
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good point daz
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defo best to keep the tank near half full as can drag crap up and also use good fuel like shell as supermarket stuff is a repespy for problims my old astra hated tesco deisel it used to coth an spluter with that in the tank
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just got it back it was fuel blockage and he replaced the pressure regulator ,fuel pipes.fuel primer, and fuel filter . thankfully it wasn't the pump which would be in excess of 600 quid
mines a 2.0
what milege is on ur van m8
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80k