Itinerant Air-Cooled

Not a major issue but I just wanted to know if anyone else has experienced a loud groan-type sound when a new fuel pump is started for the first time? It sounded like the dying Giraffe sound from the South Park Movie.....

besides that, it was a nice day underneath the bus dodging gas droplets and sand pies

If this is a Facet style pump, Definitely. If it's a rotary vane pump, yes, but not as much. It will be much louder at first until it primes. after that it's still loud. Just not as loud.

Sluggo wrote:If this is a Facet style pump, Definitely. If it's a rotary vane pump, yes, but not as much. It will be much louder at first until it primes. after that it's still loud. Just not as loud.

good deal, just wanted to verify everything was normal.

spiffy wrote:It sounded like the dying Giraffe sound from the South Park Movie.....

Excellent, dead on description of the sound.

spiffy wrote:

Sluggo wrote:If this is a Facet style pump, Definitely. If it's a rotary vane pump, yes, but not as much. It will be much louder at first until it primes. after that it's still loud. Just not as loud.

good deal, just wanted to verify everything was normal.

I can hear my Autobone fuel pump over the engine. Just ask Colin- he drove it last Thursday. I want to save for a Bosch pump but they are a bit pricey still.

I just bought a new Bosch pump from Bus Depot - on sale for $160.

For the first day or two I thought the thing was defective because it was so loud! After a few hours of driving, it quieted down and I can't hear it at all now.

Maybe they need to "wear in" when they're brand new?

VWBusrepairman78 wrote:

spiffy wrote:

Sluggo wrote:If this is a Facet style pump, Definitely. If it's a rotary vane pump, yes, but not as much. It will be much louder at first until it primes. after that it's still loud. Just not as loud.

good deal, just wanted to verify everything was normal.

I can hear my Autobone fuel pump over the engine. Just ask Colin- he drove it last Thursday. I want to save for a Bosch pump but they are a bit pricey still.

I looked into the master brand fuel pumps that seem to be sold under a few different names and can be found locally......checker will honor a competitors coupon for the bosch pumps *if* they have them in stock....so those bus depot and CIP 1 print outs of the price would have worked for me. I decided to support the VW vendors and get the Bosch from CIP1..it was here in two days, free shipping and cost the same as the master pump anwyays ($160 or so)......still that first sound is scary......hooowaahhh