MOT failure list (FAO Jay!) - fuel pump question

[cняis]

Good Lord!!

Today it was MOT time for the mk2 VR6.

to summarise: 17 failures, 18 advisories, alarm went haywire during the experience and now it runs rough as ....!!!

Most of the failures are simple things like brake pipes not securely fitted, rear pads worn, rear wheel bearing noisey etc. The rear axles mounts are sh*gged though! And these were only done a year ago. But it would explain why the car wanders all over the road at the moment!

The alarm stopped operating the central locking from the point at which i parked it up this morning, first time thats happened. Then it kept going off when the car was being MOT'd! but since ive got it home its back to normal!

Failed on emissions (CO 0.5% too high), perhaps that can be adjusted on the VR6, but on the drive home the engine started running rough as **** under load. Keeps dying on you when you accelerate, splutters like mad. plus idle is no longer steady. Lift pump isnt priming though and under body pump is very noisy so i suspect a faulty lift pump. The pump connector gets power.

Anyone know which lift pumps can be used? obviously the digi mk2 one can, but how about a mk3 one?

[Jay]

Damn dude, that's quite a lot of things. You've not had much luck with her since you've had her 

At least it's the 2nd car and you work for a motor factors, so hopefully get the parts required cheap

[mattneck(Beavis)]

Wh you working for now Chris?

[cняis]

Wh you working for now Chris?

gillams in wincanton, small local factors. plus we've got our own workshop and MOT bay although sometimes i have to go to GSF for some bits...

not worried about 3/4 of the failures, theyre mostly minor things but im thinking the car is cursed!

any clues regards which fuel pumps work?

[Wayne]

From memory use a std digi lift pump from the mk2.

[cняis]

cheers wayne, this is what is currently fitted but was wondering if perhaps an early mk3 1.8 or 2.0 (8v) one would fit as theirs a few at our local breakers 

[danny_p]

mk3 pump means fitting mk3 tank.

if running vr6 of mk2 digi  fuel pump it needs to be in optimal health as vr6 runs 4 bar fuel pressure instead of the 3 bar the pump was desinged for

[cняis]

mk3 pump means fitting mk3 tank.

if running vr6 of mk2 digi  fuel pump it needs to be in optimal health as vr6 runs 4 bar fuel pressure instead of the 3 bar the pump was desinged for

in other words it needs to be a new pump! GSF list an in-tank pump for £21.50...? i take it this is only the pump and not the sender unit for fuel level? anybody know for sure?

183VG0320           FUEL PUMP-IN TANK           G2 1.8 8v F.Inj 8/83 >10/91           21.50

[rubjonny]

that part is literally just the pump, i believe it comes with a new filter thingy as well. not hard to change over

[cняis]

that part is literally just the pump, i believe it comes with a new filter thingy as well. not hard to change over

cheers RJ, even if this isnt the problem, at least its only £21.50 rather than £100 for a complete assy

a week today the work starts! in for a penny in for a pound i say