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Jan 13, 2003 | 09:59 PM

rhetor

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whining fuel pump!

I might just be paranoid, but I think my fuel pump is being loud. When the truck is idling, you can hear the pump whine in the tank. It sounds like its spinning as a fuel pump should do... but should i be able to hear it so loudly?

please tell me i have superhuman spidey sense hearing or something like that, cuz i don't want my truck to be hurtin.

Jan 13, 2003 | 11:36 PM

jrs_big_ford_f150

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whining fuel pump!

Don't worry Rhetor, mine makes the same whine. Heck I even hear it in the cab sometimes when it pressurizes the fuel rail right before I crank the engine. I think it is one of the famous Ford noises kinda like the power steering pump.

Jan 13, 2003 | 11:55 PM

steve83

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whining fuel pump!

Mine has whined for the past 4 years. Some days it's loud - some it's quiet. I've run the tank BONE dry more times than I can count, and it's still working strong.

I wouldn't worry about it.

Jan 14, 2003 | 09:28 AM

brown 4x4

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whining fuel pump!

I don't think it's a Ford-only deal though. I've noticed it on a few Suburbans (Chevy pickups probably do it too then), as well as some different cars.

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