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- Joined
- Apr 16, 2018
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- 937
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- Montgomery, Tx
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- 36 Grand Banks Europa
Good job!
Nope. Not u usual. There is shortage of guessers quite willing to replace and hope.Am so glad I found this post about the refurbishing of the fuel pumps. Am having my cylinders, pistons, valves, injectors etc cleaned by a mechanic, for which he is charging me a very nice amount, but it needs to be done.
Today he came with the 'suggestion' to do a complete overhaul of the fuel pumps, so that I know for sure they are functioning fine. Never had any problems with them, they are not leaking, oil gets changed every 100 hours, so I don't see the need for taking them apart.
The quote for the rebuild alone is 2000 euro, after that comes the installation and re-timing and oh yes.................I have 2 of these pumps.
So glad to find out I can basically keep those 5000 euro (in total) in my pocket and exchange the parts myself for 250 euro max (for 2 pumps).
Is it just me who always finds these mechanics that want to overhaul your engines when you just come for some cleaning or does this happen to others as well ?
Just wondering.
Dave, good point. I measure the volume of oil drained from the pumps. Even at 150 hours I have never seen oil in volumes in excess of the initial fill. So, doesn't that mean fuel dilution is really not very much? I once talked with a FL120 owner who did not become aware of the oil change requirement for FOURTEEN years. He did find that there was a lot of fuel dilution when he changed the oil but with no apparent damage to the pump because he had continued to use that pump for several more years and was continuing to do so. This was not a lightly used vessel. I have a sense that there has never been a real test of how long these pumps would last with infrequent oil changes. Still, I will continue to change my oil every 150 hours. Easy enough to do and not costly.
Very good write up. I have a 135.
So what is next?