My people, fuel pump is killing me. I have been buying them on regular basis.

I have lived my driving life talking about them. All the cars I have driven, except of course, the 504 Peugeot, required I had one in keep.

Please, please, what are your experiences with fuel pumps?  What is the way out?  I tire o.

u didnt mention the car make/model. u might have been buying bad ones. Hows ur fuel filter? electrical system? Where do you get fuel from?

I suggest u try a station thats owned wholly by the oil company. E.g Total owned some stations themselves. not owned independently. Try buying from those. might cut down on issue of fake fuel.

Good luck

oga try and save money to buy newer car(2000-2009), it will reduce ur pressure.take care.

The poor and low octane fuel in Nigeria is the biggest culprit for engine damage, fuel component damage and excessive fuel consumption.

to add on what Siena said, try and maintain your fuel level to a minimum of 1/4 of your tank. So that the fuel pump will always be submerged. this will reduce the chances of water, particles or some debries which are normally found in the fuel we buy theses days been sulked in.

thanks all.

i use a Lexus LS400, first generation, perhaps age has finally caught up with the old lady. but she still purrs. only that each time she is delivering sub-optimally and i go to our roadside mechs, the first thing i hear is change your fuel pump.

right now, the car is at the mech`s. i have been told to shell out money for yet another fuel pump. truth is, i cannot be buying fuel pumps as though i am buying pure water.

there had to be something else to this.

Knotty
Your problem is not fuel pump, stop wasting your money on fuel pumps. Ensure that your engine timing is re-set by a good mechanic to guarantee effective combustion. I suffered much more than you are doing now until experiences rescued me.

Have someone with their ear close to the fuel tank, then turn the keys to accessories III without starting the car if they can hear the pump hum, it working. Check your fuel filter; if those are fine your injectors might be clogged.

If you have no pressure in fuel line it could also be a fuse/relay for your pump.In some cars there will be a red button to reset the pump.


Just guessing without a diagnosis.

maybe you buy the bad ones repaired already.
what car/model is that

I could direct you where to get a good one if you are in lagos or onitsha,
with instructions to replace them for you if it wears within one year. That was my lie of business before i left.

I would not think fuel quality alone is suspect here. How low do you get your fuel level before refilling, if you have habbit of seeing the warning light before getting to filling station you may be killing the pumps yourself. I would advise you fill up as soon as the level drops below half tank.

lets approach the issue more technically. Kindly give us more brief about the issue: how it all started, actions you took, how you implemented them and what happened next. pls state each issue as it happened and what are your observations.

Answers to these question will really help us in suggesting teh right process to solving the challenge.

Touareg V8:

The poor and low octane fuel in Nigeria is the biggest culprit for engine damage, fuel component damage and excessive fuel consumption.

One of the many reasons, I was against a close family person taking home a Mitsubishi FTO.

Any idea what the Octane ratings are? Lower than 90?

Most vehicles imported into Nigeria have to constantly operate on PREMIUM UNLEADED PETROL (PULP) of 95 RON or higher, but Nigeria only operates a single unleaded petrol grade of 90 RON. In some cases our filling stations even dispense petrol with octane as low as 88 RON.

The use of low octane or inferior petrol will result in a range of fuel and engine related problems in vehicles that do not use the correct petrol grade.

Evidence of the problems associated with our low octane and inferior petrol is spread across Nigeria:

• Engine and fuel component damage;
• High fuel consumption;
• Excessive maintenance and servicing costs;
• Overheating and piston damage;
• Poor vehicle response and acceleration;
• Unsatisfactory and stressful driving experiences.

A Mitsubishi FTO requires an octane rating of 100 RON (SUPER PREMIUM UNLEADED PETROL) to achieve optimum performance.