fuel pump query

[Gazza]

How can you tell when your fuel pump is about to shit itself?
mine is making a funny intermitten whiney noise when i turn the key and the pump starts to prime.
There is no lack in power at any point in the rev range & still pulls hard.
Crim owners your thoughts please.

[MadKaw]

When theres no noise when you turn the key..

Have tried cleaning it out.?
The mesh filter in the bottom of mine had a heap of crap in it when I pulled it apart.

[Wattie]

Yeah clean out the mesh.

And you can test the flow by measuring how much fuel comes out when it primes. There is a set amount that is supposed to come through.

[MickLC]

Yeah clean out the mesh.

And you can test the flow by measuring how much fuel comes out when it primes. There is a set amount that is supposed to come through.

+1 when mine went the prime volume was heaps less than it was meant to be.

[Gazza]

does pulling the mesh thingy appart to clean require any seals etc to put it back together ?

[MadKaw]

does pulling the mesh thingy appart to clean require any seals etc to put it back together ?

No, its pretty easy.

[Gazza]

reason i ask is im going for a weekend ride with some mates and want to try and clean it out this afternoon
so thats the answer i was looking for

[Gazza]

i got quoted $350 for a second hand pump from metro's, the said it was taken off a running bike.
Genuine from kawasaki out of japan with a 3 week wait is $540.

[Blurr]

I have a spare you can have for 200

[MickLC]

I got a low kay used one from the UK on eBay for around $130 delivered late last year. You could get a brand new one from the states for what Metros are asking.

[Gazza]

I have a spare you can have for 200

may be interested mate

ill try cleaning mine first if that doesnt fix it ill give you a call .

[Blurr]

Yeah cleaning it will get you there I think.

On second thoughts I don't think mine will fit as it is from 06-11 zx10r

[Blurr]

They look different from memory

[Wattie]

Yeah cleaning it will get you there I think.

On second thoughts I don't think mine will fit as it is from 06-11 zx10r

The outer bit is different,
But you can strip the pump bit out of the unit and swap them over.

[Gazza]

Ok
Pump is out but i can't see any sort of mesh thingy