paul c

paul reading another post about fuel pump mines makes a wineing noise then gets louder then car cuts out is it likely to be fuel pump  :dontknow:

Indirectly….

The fuel pump whines when its starved of fuel - either by running out of fuel (doh!) or by a blockage, typically rust/dirt in the system. If its left for long enough, continual blocking of the fuel pump like this will trash it.

hi i cleand out tank with  magnet rod lot of dirt and rust drove car still stalling spluttering but after a good thrash it seems ok i have a new pump do you think i should still fit it :dontknow:

new fuel filter will help too.

will do. the last  fuel fillter i fitted a while ago seam,d a lot larger than the one thas was on the car is there two diff types

later cabs have much larger filters on than earlier gti`s, dont think it can harm having better or more room for filtration, probably an after thought & more room for all the rust that vw know would end up in it when the filler neck rotted out!!

never manages to get fillter the day but  the car is running great now no noise from pump  must have been the rust in tank

my fuel pump starting whining turned out the intank pump had packed up causing the main pump to suck harder also creates hot fuel  lol

im gonna die soon, i love mk1's and love the people i have met through here…. why would you be bothered about a grindey pump? are your nuts like pinballs?