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Re: help! my fuel pump's making strange noises.....



<x-flowed>Two things: is your tank full when it makes this noise?; and are you on an 
incline? If either if these symptoms apply to you your prepump might be 
going out on you. Is the car running any different than normal? Need more 
specific input.


>From: David Liu <dyliu@pacbell.net>
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: help! my fuel pump's making strange noises.....
>Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 19:27:55 -0700
>
>
>
>well, i noticed that just two days ago my 16v was making some small whining
>sounds from the trunk-area. i figure that it's the fuel pump being a
>not-so-happy-camper.
>
>yesterday, i noticed that when i came close to a stop, the rear made a
>sound much like a little motor whizzing away. then, upon acceleration, it
>would go away (or so it seems - the tt exhaust is too loud and drowns out
>most of the noise)
>
>any ideas? is it time to get a new fuel pump? is it the fuel pump or
>something else?
>can i get one from someone?
>is it an hour's worth of work?
>
>thanks
>dave
>
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