Curious if anyone has experience of what the expected life might be of the electric fuel pump used in the Pont. Montana van. I have a 98 with 107K miles and rarely ever let the tank go below 1/4. The pump is a combined unit with the sending unit and sells for $200-300. I recently did a pressure check and it's within specs.
Expected fuel pump life-Pont Montana
Dec 17, 2004
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I replaced mine at 250,000 miles on my Bonneville. It was still working alright at the time.
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I have a 92 Grand Am with a little over 248,000 miles. The original fuel pump is still working. I replaced the fuel tank recently due to a leak from rust at the seams. I re-installed the original pump/sender.
Dave
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Thanks to those responding. Since it's a little bit of a job to drop the tank,etc. thought I'd get some idea if there's a trend. If it failed while on a trip the cost to fix would be much higher than if I did on my terms.
The "experienced" pump, statistically, has a better chance of getting you through your trip than a new one, as, with quality control what it is, infant mortality is higher than the regular failure (in use) rate.
At 107,000 miles you are about half way to the "expected" failure point.
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