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fuel pump - complete failure or slow death? 200

posted by  someone claiming to be g on  Thu Jun 21 05:09 CST 2007 [RELATED]

hello,

i have a 1990 240 sedan with about 240 000 km (just a baby right?).

My question is that when the gas gets low, I hear sort of a "suction" sound underneath the car near the fuel pump. upon inspection, it sounds like the pump is sucking the fuel rather than a constant flow. is this an indication of a dying fuel pump? or would or will it just quit outright?

Soon I plan on getting the fuel filter changed, so I'm wondering if I should just order a fuel pump from fcpgroton and do both, so I'm not left stranded one day.

Thoughts?

G

P.S. What effects would a dying fuel pump have on start-up/rough running. The car often has a hard-start. I had the check valve replaced about 4 years ago.





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