Pierburg fuel pump - but plastic?!

[hamza]

Hi all,

The fuel pump in my X is definitely on the way out, there’s a very audible whining noise from the rear right hand side of the car when it’s running.

BMW no longer supply the part anymore it seems, so I’ve been trying (without too much luck) to source something from elsewhere. Seems like it’s fine to buy just the actual pump rather than the whole unit complete with the sender and then just swap out the pump.

Even so, the only one I can find that’s actually in stock is either some east European copy part that costs about £40 which I very weary about or one made by Pierburg (the OEM for this part) but the only version that is in stock anywhere is this one:

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/pierburg/16165273

Which is made of plastic instead (and about £120 as opposed to about £300 for the normal metal bodied version).

Anyone used this? Any thoughts on this as a replacement part?

I don’t fancy having to replace it again in 6 months time.