Record run on your original electric fuel pump

[paulo57509]

Camaro is original; 37 years and 86k miles
LS400 is original; 26 years and 99k miles.

 

[dogememe]

Gas is still $5 here. I only put in enough to get me around hoping it goes down next time I need gas.

it’s over $5 here… but that seems kinda silly. Like, is it going to make a big difference if it goes down like $0.10? I mean I don’t blame you for trying to save money but it doesn’t really make sense. It could be more expensive next time!

 

[The motor guy]

11,300hrs and 230k miles on my cummins 6.7 fuel pump.

 

[slo town]

I’ve never had a fuel pump failure in any of my 30+ cars and 55 years of driving.

Scott

 

[Fitz98]

I’ve never understood not filling the vehicle up. Who wants to go to the gas station 3x as often getting 1/3 of a tank each time? I mean, occasionally when I was super broke I’d do it, but otherwise… why?

I totaled a car once with a full tank of gas...that hurt more than the accident and losing my car.
Took me a long time to go back to filling up.

 

[Fitz98]

I had my 03 Suburban done at 137k. The pump was doing its job, the internal check valve was causing fuel system to lose prime causing the engine to crank a few times before it would start, at least that is what I was told.
960.00 job in 2020.
My 04 Nissan is on its original still 216k.

 

[Nesterenko]

A few times a year you may have to run close to the bottom if you use fuel additives or you won't be getting your money's worth from the product.

 

[Nesterenko]

My Sienna and the ECHO in my signature both have the original pumps.

How low do you allow the tank to get?

 

[Exhaustgases]

I know of a 96 with over 244K, still working.
1990 LS400 with I think it has about the same miles.

 

[Jetronic]

I believe if a person always runs there car on E they will have fuel pump issues.
My Daughter is a good example of this and still won't listen
3 fuel pumps on 2 different cars.

No, as I always run until the needle doesn't move from E, and never had a failed pump. But when I fill it's to the brim.

 

[kschachn]

How low do you allow the tank to get?

To be honest I typically I run them very close to "E" or below. At least until the light comes on.

 

[Asterix]

I have 287k miles on my '88 Supra, likely a Denso pump. I came close to running out of gas only once, but I used to run it down to E all the time. Now I fill up at half a tank because I don't drive it as much as I used to.

 

[CBR.worm]

I run most tanks to E and fill up completely. My current fleet has 80K, 175K, and 220K on the OEM pumps. Current car ages, 19, 12, and 8 years old. I say this only to curse myself as I prepare for my annual 5K mile summer trip in one of the high-mileage cars. I typically buy cars new or nearly new and run them until ~220K miles.

I haven't had a fuel pump failure in a fuel-injected work vehicle either, going back ~40 years, aside from Diesel and Gas DI high-pressure fuel pumps - which may have been pump drive failures of some sort more than the pump itself - either way, they failed.

 

[zzyzzx]

Fuel pumps can go bad???

 

[Jetronic]

Fuel pumps can go bad???

bad fuel pumps apparently can....

 

[kschachn]

Fuel pumps can go bad???

The only one I’ve had fail was on my old BMW. But lots of things failed on that car. It was easy to replace however since there was a small hatch in the trunk.

 

[brages]

I replaced the fuel pump on my Ranger at 272k miles, because it had a problem where when you first started it, it would die and then it would run when restarted. OR if you turned the key on and waited three seconds, it would start right up.

BUT the replacement fuel pump didn't fix it. And the cheap pump I used developed a problem where it would not prime itself whenever it got fuel starved (sloshing, for example). I ended up putting in a Denso that works OK.

The problem with the start-then-die got fixed when I replaced the head.

 

[72C10]

I replaced the fuel pump on a 2003 F150 at around 250k. I'm not 100% certain it was the original, but it did look OEM. I was starting to get warm start issues. It would fire up every time in the morning but left me stranded a couple of times in the afternoon after work.

For reference, I typically fill up gas at no less than 1/4 tank.

 

[VolvoZ]

No records here, but the three Volvo V70Rs in my sig have their original fuel pumps at 260K+ miles (in the 2004); 315K+(in the 2005); and 285K (in the 2006). Their fuel pumps all sound good (no unusual noises, etc).

Only car that had a failed electric fuel pump was a 1992 Plymouth Grand Voyager. I think it was at the 10 year mark that it failed, probably around 200K miles.

 

[supton]

We run our tanks all the way to E as a rule, all seasons of the year, no concerns.

I've lost one fuel pump, and that was in a VW notorious for bad lift pumps (2004 TDi). Still went 255k. My 2011 Camry had 232k when it was wrecked, and my 1999 Camry had 268k when it was wrecked, both with original pumps. So I guess my max was 268k.

Maybe running to fumes is bad in some states and/or some models. But not in my experience.