Tips fir replace fuel pump?
in 912 / 914 Technical Questions
8 years ago
Getting more educated on fuel filter from replies here on fuel filter issues, browsed a bit further and came across these items of info that raised questions that I wonder if anyone here can comment on:
From a more-or-less reputable source :
"...The Rotax supplied fuel pumps are actually automotive fuel pumps with both having a mesh filter inside them....."
Well, that raises for me two questions ....
"....accordance with the current Maintenance Manual LINE all mechanical fuel pumps have a 5 year life. Fuel pumps prior to 2008 (with S/N starting 07. or 06.) should have already been replaced in line with the routine maintenace requirements. If this 5 year replacement has been omitted the pump should be replaced with immediate effect. It is necessary to check the part no. & S/N of any pumps previously replaced to ensure that are not in the affected range.. "
Well, ours was not in rhe range of the specifically suspect pumps, but is over five years old.
Anyone know if that replace fuel pump every five years is a current recommendation?
More important... R&R pump looks straightforward at first glance under cowl...but are there sny tios or gotchya's good ti knkw if?
Amy page/site with an idiot's step by step fir R&R?
(BTW......Discard a pump every five years _seems-, intuitively a bit excessive considering that in decades of car ownership, including some very old ones, i've never had a fuel pump fail, and given that in the plane, unlike the cars we have a auxiliary fuel pump ...But it's not terribly expensive and looks like it eould be a pretty simple job..So I'd be willing to replace it. Are any here replacing the pump every five years?)
Alex
From a more-or-less reputable source :
"...The Rotax supplied fuel pumps are actually automotive fuel pumps with both having a mesh filter inside them....."
Well, that raises for me two questions ....
"....accordance with the current Maintenance Manual LINE all mechanical fuel pumps have a 5 year life. Fuel pumps prior to 2008 (with S/N starting 07. or 06.) should have already been replaced in line with the routine maintenace requirements. If this 5 year replacement has been omitted the pump should be replaced with immediate effect. It is necessary to check the part no. & S/N of any pumps previously replaced to ensure that are not in the affected range.. "
Well, ours was not in rhe range of the specifically suspect pumps, but is over five years old.
Anyone know if that replace fuel pump every five years is a current recommendation?
More important... R&R pump looks straightforward at first glance under cowl...but are there sny tios or gotchya's good ti knkw if?
Amy page/site with an idiot's step by step fir R&R?
(BTW......Discard a pump every five years _seems-, intuitively a bit excessive considering that in decades of car ownership, including some very old ones, i've never had a fuel pump fail, and given that in the plane, unlike the cars we have a auxiliary fuel pump ...But it's not terribly expensive and looks like it eould be a pretty simple job..So I'd be willing to replace it. Are any here replacing the pump every five years?)
Alex
