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Inside a failed Fuel Pump

This is from a 1986 VW Vanagon, but I thought it might be of interest as Bosch makes a few types of fuel pumps that are used on a wide variety of vehicles. The EFI on this vehicle is most similar to the EFI on a 1984-89 911, and has a basic ECU for electronic control (not a "hydraulic" control signal like CIS). VW calls this their DigiFunky system.

After replacing the fuel pump, I got curious (yellow) about why it failed, so I cut it open - the shell can also be uncrimped for a neater disembowelment, but that is too long a process and insufficiently caveman for me.

Here is the removed pump; note that some bozo was told to undercoat the vehicle and did not cover any components underneath to protect them from the spray. I had previously "Warrenized" the electrical terminals with vinegar to make sure the problem was not just bad contact.

Old 03-03-2013, 04:09 PM
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