noisy fuel pump

[kunifa]

im not sure which pump it is but i think it is the external one. anyway it seems to be really loud. am i meant to be able to hear it from inside the car. i just read that alot of vl's have noisy pumps and this means that they are on their way out. chould i just rplace it and if so how much should i expect to pay??
cheers

[mag]

read the post called Interesting VL Info, just a few posts down from your 2. sent in by Harry..

[vlrad]

If the car stops in peak hour, I listen for the pump working - this tells me that the pump is working and that it is probably an ignition problem. If I can't hear it I get out and bash the tank with a broom stick. I think internal is 200 plus, external is 200 plus, filter is 12 plus. The holley fuel pump is like a jack hammer. As the external is not submerged it is easier to hear.

Does anyone know the model of the external pump????

[harry3]

my external fuel pump is also noisy and an autoelectrician listened to it and said it was normal

[ucwepn]

yeah its like a droning buzzing noise? I always hear that LOL thought it was aleak in my muffler, it always does it (when we took out the back seat to do the stereo and went for a little cruze, it was very loud)

[vlrad]

Put a newer one in today and it was louder - so perhaps a noisy pump is a healthy pump???

[Jules86]

Not sure if its meant to be noisy, mine doesn't make a loud noise, two others i've checked out make it but 1 louder than the other...fiddled with the connections on one and stopped for a little while...but the one with the loudest fuel pump didn't want to pump fuel the previous day...that's y we checked it out.

[rimz81]

the ones in the tank are usually the loudest(mine is) but never had any problems with it

[Bax]

Alot of people say noisey pumps mean they are on their way out, mines was fine for 4 years without drama's. It did start to get louder though. I just figured its a pump, its pumping, it has to be noisey.