Fuel pump recommendations

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Originally Posted by oldskewel

The OE supplier for the fuel pump that came in my 2001 3.0i was Pierburg. Made in USA. I replaced it with the same when mine went out a year or so ago.

Pierburg was bought about 10 years ago by TI Automotive. So my new pump actually came in a hologrammed box saying Pierburg, etc., but stamped into the Aluminum shell on the pump was "TI Automotive." Taking a quick look on that RockAuto link, and looking at the photo they have with the Bosch unit (not the Delphi one), I see that it looks the same as mine (from memory) and that it also says TI Automotive on it. If you know what to look for, you might be able to read that too.

So I will guess that if you buy the Bosch one there, you might get one made by Pierburg / TI Automotive.

Weird stuff going on now with buying parts online. I recently bought a Gates-branded alternator pulley from RockAuto, and it came in a Gates box, Gates instructions, Gates warranty, but had a Litens part inside it, with Litens name and part number stamped on the part. Checking up with both RockAuto and Gates, and yes, that is how they do it. Gates puts a Litens part in a Gates box and sells it.

I had no problems swapping the new pump into the original plastic assembly. Would do it again.

Also, regarding buying the part before it fails, I agree - good idea. It will wear out just like tires do. I took mine apart when it failed at 173k miles, and the brushes had simply worn out. Everything else looked great in there, but brushes are a wear item and they were done.

I can confirm that the TI Automotive pump is what came in the box when I bought this on Amazon: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PQXAWQI

I got lucky and found one open box on Amazon Warehouse Deals for $109. Guessing somebody bought it and thought they were getting the whole assembly, or couldn't figure out how to get the old pump out of their existing assembly without breaking it.