possible fuel pump?

[oldskewel]

Originally Posted by upallnight

Well if my pump failed on a weekend or at night, my USED pump can be installed to get the X running again. AAA can get me home and I can probably remove and install a pump in 30 minutes, a little longer if it is cold outside.

The used pump is my contingency plan. If I don't use it I'll just eBay it and double or triple my investment. As you are well aware, with a 16 plus-year-old car, not every BMW owner can afford to buy new parts. I also have a spare alternator for my car as well that I picked up for 15 bucks at my local pick n pull. Looking for a heated steering wheel since steering wheels are only 10 bucks. There are pickers out there that just pick and sell parts on eBay.

I tested the USED pump once I got home and it is purring like a kitten and pumping gas like Old faithful.

... and the fuel pump itself (removed from the plastic assembly) is so small it could easily be stowed with the spare tire as a spare (stowed alongside my multimeter, tire plug repair kit, etc.).

Also, it sound like upallnight got an original pump. But he could have got lucky with a recently replaced BMW pump.