Subject	best way to test the pump is with a pressure guage
Posted by	aliaZ on April 03, 2007 at 10:35 PM
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In Reply To	what does a fuel pump sound like when it starts to go out? posted by cjm300zxtt on April 03, 2007 at 10:30 PM
Message	when under load. This is outlined in Ash's 6-P's in the FAQ
Follow Ups	Why do my injectors keep failing? - cjm300zxtt 15:44:20 04/03/07 you need to upgrade to the later style injectors - aliaZ 15:57:08 04/03/07 So its the fuel that is causing this problem? - cjm300zxtt 16:01:46 04/03/07 Ethanol does not lubricate like gasoline, so it - na300zx (OH) 16:03:32 04/03/07 So I have 6 brand new injectors that will fail. - cjm300zxtt 16:08:59 04/03/07 Add Marvel Mystery Oil to every tank of gas. - robo (sebring1970) 20:44:55 04/03/07 That's a fascinating hypothesis... any backing data? (n/m) - Jehannum 16:17:51 04/03/07 2nd!! Hard to imagine how the coil can be affected by the - Zirvana 16:20:23 04/03/07 Think of it like this - na300zx (OH) 17:35:26 04/03/07 But is there any proof that the lubricity is different? (n/m) - Jehannum 09:07:58 04/04/07 Search posts by PEwithaZ (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 21:54:12 04/05/07 Think of it like this: The valve in the fuel injector is - Zirvana 09:19:16 04/04/07 Re: Think of it like this - puntman87 11:49:25 04/06/07 I think it has more to do with the corrosive properties of - aliaZ 16:52:11 04/03/07 And the fact ethenol absorbs moisture. (n/m) - ni[X]it 18:27:55 04/03/07 That sounds more reasonable. - Jehannum 09:09:00 04/04/07 I believe that the ethanol additive is only available in a - Zirvana 16:11:36 04/03/07 ALL pump gas now has ethanol in it (n/m) - na300zx (OH) 16:14:56 04/03/07 I find that hard to believe, when in Nebraska all pumps - Zirvana 16:18:38 04/03/07 You are right, after I searched google, i found that - na300zx (OH) 17:42:56 04/03/07 No ethanol laced gas in my area. - yobobrox 18:04:05 04/03/07 Nismo is based in japan. No ethanol. (n/m) - nemo1080 00:02:29 04/06/07 I live in St. Louis and our pumps say 10% as well and I... - cjm300zxtt 16:38:45 04/03/07 Forgot to say the 2 extra new injectors I have ohm at 11.0 (n/m) - cjm300zxtt 16:41:23 04/03/07 No. 4 failed on my 94TT at about 221K miles. I pulled the - Zirvana 16:54:41 04/03/07 It's all over New England (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 21:55:45 04/05/07 So was the later style designed to be Ethanol compliant? (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 21:57:23 04/05/07 Ethanol. That's why I buy non-Ethanol gas for my pintle - ThunderZ 17:20:10 04/03/07 Where do you get non-ethanol gas? - na300zx (OH) 17:37:23 04/03/07 MD is not E10 at the stations I've seen. I just buy their - ThunderZ 17:41:33 04/03/07 I would guess it's becasue they were used and - Audioquest 18:02:12 04/03/07 The guy i purchased the used injectors from said 5,000 miles - cjm300zxtt 22:32:26 04/03/07 All I can say is I had over 100k on mine before any failed. (n/m) - Audioquest 08:19:30 04/04/07 I just talked to a local Z guy and he was saying it might be - cjm300zxtt 18:03:35 04/03/07 2nd (n/m) - yobobrox 18:04:55 04/03/07 Can you rephrase that using English (american preferebly)? (n/m) - ni[X]it 18:28:44 04/03/07 your local Z guy is wrong - aliaZ 20:47:23 04/03/07 what does a fuel pump sound like when it starts to go out? - cjm300zxtt 22:30:29 04/03/07 best way to test the pump is with a pressure guage - aliaZ 22:35:40 04/03/07 What about an ohm test? - cjm300zxtt 22:55:18 04/03/07 I don't have my FSM handy - aliaZ 23:08:29 04/03/07 I have my FSM in front of me and it doesnt give a test - cjm300zxtt 23:18:12 04/03/07 You said you replaced the connectors. Get a schematic.. - Sleeper_TTZ 03:17:18 04/04/07 I've had 3 of my 6 555's make it 8,000 miles! I'm replacing - bummedoutmonkey 20:34:37 04/03/07 That's funny because I'm convinced that my swearing off - robo (sebring1970) 20:42:55 04/03/07 You replaced them all with used ones. - spddracer 21:25:45 04/03/07 A used injector was damaged in shipping so at first i had - cjm300zxtt 22:21:58 04/03/07 buy rebuilt from autowarehouse.com and get 7 yr warranty - mossyoak 08:32:32 04/04/07 Today after driving to a few different places the Z... - cjm300zxtt 16:12:02 04/04/07
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