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Replace 1994 Escort Fuel Pump at 200,000?
I have a Ford Escort with the 1.9 engine that has never had the
electric fuel pump replaced. It has almost 200,000 miles on the odometer and there are no problems. I use this car for long trips and was wondering if it would be prudent to replace the fuel pump. How long does a fuel pump last? |
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Replace 1994 Escort Fuel Pump at 200,000?
check fuel pressure and if it is below spec replace
make sure you do a fuel filter wrote: > I have a Ford Escort with the 1.9 engine that has never had the > electric fuel pump replaced. It has almost 200,000 miles on the > odometer and there are no problems. I use this car for long trips and > was wondering if it would be prudent to replace the fuel pump. How > long does a fuel pump last? |
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Replace 1994 Escort Fuel Pump at 200,000?
On Nov 24, 4:00 pm, wrote:
> I have a Ford Escort with the 1.9 engine that has never had the > electric fuel pump replaced. It has almost 200,000 miles on the > odometer and there are no problems. I use this car for long trips and > was wondering if it would be prudent to replace the fuel pump. How > long does a fuel pump last? 200,000 miles?!?! You've had it from day one?!?! If so, that's gotta be a record and, put a pump in it! |
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Replace 1994 Escort Fuel Pump at 200,000?
On Nov 24, 4:58 pm, dahpater > wrote:
> On Nov 24, 4:00 pm, wrote: > > > I have a Ford Escort with the 1.9 engine that has never had the > > electric fuel pump replaced. It has almost 200,000 miles on the > > odometer and there are no problems. I use this car for long trips and > > was wondering if it would be prudent to replace the fuel pump. How > > long does a fuel pump last? > > 200,000 miles?!?! You've had it from day one?!?! If so, that's gotta > be a record and, put a pump in it! OK, thanks, will replace pump ASAP. |
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Replace 1994 Escort Fuel Pump at 200,000?
> I have a Ford Escort with the 1.9 engine that has never had the
> electric fuel pump replaced. It has almost 200,000 miles on the > odometer and there are no problems. I use this car for long trips and > was wondering if it would be prudent to replace the fuel pump. How > long does a fuel pump last? That's something of a miracle. My suggestion: if the pump IS working, don't jinx it. Go to the dealer and buy a replacement OEM pump and keep it around in the trunk for when you need it. But the odds are the replacement pump won't be anywhere near as long-lived as the one you have in there. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Replace 1994 Escort Fuel Pump at 200,000?
I would not replace the fuel pump unless I had a good reason to do
so. 200,000 miles is not a good reason. That and as someone else stated, replacement parts are often junk. A better place to ask about fuel pumps for this car is at http://www.feoa.net That and suposedly they are very easy to change on this car, but at about 160,000 miles, my 1995 LX still has the original. |
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Replace 1994 Escort Fuel Pump at 200,000?
On Nov 24, 4:00 pm, wrote:
> I have a Ford Escort with the 1.9 engine that has never had the > electric fuel pump replaced. It has almost 200,000 miles on the > odometer and there are no problems. I was wondering the same thing. My Toyota Cressida has 130K on it, as far as I know it's the original fuel pump. My brother made the assertion that you should always fill the tank at 1/2 way because the pump being immersed in gas cools it and lengthens its life. Any thoughts? |
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Replace 1994 Escort Fuel Pump at 200,000?
Or at least more than 1/4 tank to keep the pump cool. I second that.
In general the pump should outlast the engine unless you get a tank of rust from an old station (see Diagnostic Flyer below). Also, make sure you regularly change out the fuel filter so the pump doesn't have to work too hard. A typical, periodic current test should show that, for example, the pump always draws 4-6 amps. I change out the wimpy Toyota inline filter every 30K miles, so didn't bother to test current draw. In-take ones are usually good for 100K+ miles. http://www.airtexproducts.com/AIRTEX...osticFlyer.pdf On Nov 28, 2:03 pm, Doc > wrote: > On Nov 24, 4:00 pm, wrote: > > > I have a Ford Escort with the 1.9 engine that has never had the > > electric fuel pump replaced. It has almost 200,000 miles on the > > odometer and there are no problems. > > I was wondering the same thing. My Toyota Cressida has 130K on it, as > far as I know it's the original fuel pump. > > My brother made the assertion that you should always fill the tank at > 1/2 way because the pump being immersed in gas cools it and lengthens > its life. > > Any thoughts? |
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Replace 1994 Escort Fuel Pump at 200,000?
"Doc" > wrote in message ... > On Nov 24, 4:00 pm, wrote: >> I have a Ford Escort with the 1.9 engine that has never had the >> electric fuel pump replaced. It has almost 200,000 miles on the >> odometer and there are no problems. > > > I was wondering the same thing. My Toyota Cressida has 130K on it, as > far as I know it's the original fuel pump. > > My brother made the assertion that you should always fill the tank at > 1/2 way because the pump being immersed in gas cools it and lengthens > its life. > > Any thoughts? I'm not sure about a Ford Escort, but Toyota fuel pumps do not have to be immersed to be cooled because the fuel flowing through the pump is sufficient. On your Cressida, filling the tank at 1/4 is often enough to keep the fuel filter cool. Toyota electric fuel pumps are generally very reliable. -- Ray O (correct punctuation to reply) |
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Replace 1994 Escort Fuel Pump at 200,000?
Fuel flows through all the pumps I know. 1/4 tank should ensure about
half the pump is in fuel. On Nov 28, 9:13 pm, "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote: > > I'm not sure about a Ford Escort, but Toyota fuel pumps do not have to be > immersed to be cooled because the fuel flowing through the pump is > sufficient. On your Cressida, filling the tank at 1/4 is often enough to > keep the fuel filter cool. Toyota electric fuel pumps are generally very > reliable. > -- > > Ray O > (correct punctuation to reply) |
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