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fuel pump query
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 3:25 pm
by 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.
Re: fuel pump query
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 4:05 pm
by 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.
Re: fuel pump query
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 4:15 pm
by 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.
Re: fuel pump query
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 8:04 pm
by MickLC
Wattie wrote: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.
Re: fuel pump query
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 8:41 am
by Gazza
does pulling the mesh thingy appart to clean require any seals etc to put it back together ?
Re: fuel pump query
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 8:42 am
by MadKaw
Gazza wrote:does pulling the mesh thingy appart to clean require any seals etc to put it back together ?
No, its pretty easy.
Re: fuel pump query
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 8:48 am
by 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
Re: fuel pump query
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 8:50 am
by 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.
Re: fuel pump query
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 9:07 am
by Blurr
I have a spare you can have for 200
Re: fuel pump query
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 9:39 am
by 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.
Re: fuel pump query
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 10:05 am
by Gazza
Blurr wrote: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 .
Re: fuel pump query
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 11:11 am
by 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
Re: fuel pump query
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 11:11 am
by Blurr
They look different from memory
Re: fuel pump query
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 11:17 am
by Wattie
Blurr wrote: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.
Re: fuel pump query
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 2:50 pm
by Gazza
Ok
Pump is out but i can't see any sort of mesh thingy
