DickBrowne
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Hi all, I have a 2010 diesel E250 which is exhibiting two possibly connected issues - firstly the diesel lift pump makes a whining noise occasionally - it's coming from the back so it's almost definitely the tank-fitted lift pump rather than the high-pressure pump. It's getting noisier and more frequent, so definitely getting worse.
The second issue is that, occasionally under hard acceleration, the car goes into limp-mode. Having scanned the codes, I find P0087 and P0087 (pending) - low fuel pressure. So, putting two and two together, I'm thinking they are related.
I popped the car into my local dealership last Friday and they relieved me of £42 to tell me that I had fault code P0087 logged, which relates to fuel pressure, and did I know that my fuel pump is noisy? Thanks guys, nearly £50 to repeat back to me, almost verbatim, what I'd said when dropping the car off, and when booking it in...
Their recommendation is to replace the fuel pump, and possibly the fuel pressure sensor also.
The charge for the fuel pump is an eye-watering £650 fitted (plus VAT), on a part which costs less than half of that.
My understanding of the process of replacement is that the seat-squab needs to be lifted, which will reveal the top of the tank, the fuel lines should be unclipped, and the pump unscrewed and lifted out, replacement being (as is traditional) the reversal of removal.
Am I being naive? Is it really that much harder to do? Does it need coding in? Does anybody know what would take so long for fitting, or is it something I can easily do myself?
All comments and experience welcome
Richard
The second issue is that, occasionally under hard acceleration, the car goes into limp-mode. Having scanned the codes, I find P0087 and P0087 (pending) - low fuel pressure. So, putting two and two together, I'm thinking they are related.
I popped the car into my local dealership last Friday and they relieved me of £42 to tell me that I had fault code P0087 logged, which relates to fuel pressure, and did I know that my fuel pump is noisy? Thanks guys, nearly £50 to repeat back to me, almost verbatim, what I'd said when dropping the car off, and when booking it in...
Their recommendation is to replace the fuel pump, and possibly the fuel pressure sensor also.
The charge for the fuel pump is an eye-watering £650 fitted (plus VAT), on a part which costs less than half of that.
My understanding of the process of replacement is that the seat-squab needs to be lifted, which will reveal the top of the tank, the fuel lines should be unclipped, and the pump unscrewed and lifted out, replacement being (as is traditional) the reversal of removal.
Am I being naive? Is it really that much harder to do? Does it need coding in? Does anybody know what would take so long for fitting, or is it something I can easily do myself?
All comments and experience welcome
Richard
