StuRox

Well-Known Member

• Feb 6, 2012

• #1

Well, I am now on a mission to reduce the spots of oil on my drive, and have found that on the bottom of the lift pump there is some oil.

The lift pump was a Delphi fitted about 18mths ago (or so) and seems to be working fine. So maybe I have a failed gasket (seem to have a few of them lately...) but when I have been looking about you can only get the gasket with the lift pump.

Can you get it separately, or I am best just spending another £30 odd quid in buying another Delphi pump and whacking the whole thing on instead?

Any thoughts?

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Feb 6, 2012

• #2

err2028

 

StuRox

Well-Known Member

• Feb 6, 2012

• #3

Thanks for that - noticed when I googles that number, it came up as a fuel pump gasket....I was looking for a lift pump gasket :doh:

£2.00 delivered - cheaper than a new pump, thanks James

 

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imp999

Member

• Feb 6, 2012

• #4

I had a leak around the lift pump but mine was an oil mist coming out of a tiny breather hole in the pump.
Also it is always worth slackening and re-tightening the pump bolts. I fixed the brake vac pump leak this way.

 

StuRox

Well-Known Member

• Feb 6, 2012

• #5

Didn't know the lift pump had any breather holes - will have a look when I take it off to change the gasket.

For the price of the new gaskets, might as well just change them over, esp now I have got them in ready..

 

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twice_nightly

New Member

• Feb 6, 2012

• #6

Mine leaked too mate after I fitted a new lift pump, turns out I didn't remove the old gasket very well so make sure it's nice and shiney before fitting the new gasket.

 

StuRox

Well-Known Member

• Feb 6, 2012

• #7

Ok, will clean it up nicely when i take it off

 

John FHA

Active Member

• Feb 7, 2012

• #8

put a little gasket sealant on both sides of gasket.
imp what did you do about the hole in lift pump as my pump is doing same. is it just replace it?

 

flatlander

It's not broken!

Donater

• Mar 7, 2012

• #9

Ready to be corrected by anyone who's taken one apart, but I would guess the vent is to relieve pressure on the non-fuel side of the diaphragm. Fuel mist would indicate a leak in the diaphragm.

 

John FHA

Active Member

• Mar 8, 2012

• #10

Replaced my pump and must have been a pin hole in diaphragm. ****ed fuel all over. Now cured. Must have lost as much fuel as I was using. As when I looked at Sender unit on the tank Had a hole on the return side. Sorted that but Have air leak somewhere in the system. I'm dying to see how it is on fuel now I stopped the fuel leaks.