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Old May 6, 2012 | 11:44 PM
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My fuel pump primes as normal but is constantly buzzing with engine running - does this mean my pump is on it's way out?
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Old May 7, 2012 | 12:03 AM
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Old May 7, 2012 | 09:48 AM
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U hear the pump prime then shut off then when's it's running imthey do buzz abit , when it buzzes really loud ur about to run out of fuel :-( lol
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Old May 7, 2012 | 07:48 PM
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My fuel pump is always quite what ever amount of petrol I have in the car high or low.
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Old May 8, 2012 | 03:29 PM
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I my experience they have broke shortly after getting very loud.
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Old May 8, 2012 | 04:13 PM
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Don't some uprated pumps tend to sing quit loud anyway?
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Old May 8, 2012 | 04:29 PM
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My pump is buzzing when running .... the car never started last weekend but has started without any issues since, im wondering if i have a weak fuel pump
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Old May 8, 2012 | 04:45 PM
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ive got 044 pump and its buzzing all the time and its new
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Old May 8, 2012 | 08:20 PM
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I do like the sound of the fuel pump when it's buzzing loud.
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Old May 10, 2012 | 09:33 AM
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Mine buzz's like mad sounds mint though! It's a 044
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Old May 10, 2012 | 01:34 PM
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Mine buzz,s all the time ,old one did new one does
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Old May 10, 2012 | 01:55 PM
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Just following on from this, if you really wanted to run the water system how does the pipework go?
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