Is It Normal For An Inlive Fuel Pump To Get Hot?

1. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

   #1 19th November 2012, 11:17

   Anyone know if it's normal for a Weber Inline Fuel Pump to get red hot after about a minute of running?
2. Gabbastard Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2002 United Kingdom Posts: 8390

   #2 19th November 2012, 11:19

   red hot? Lol, think about it.
3. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

   #3 19th November 2012, 11:20

   That's what I mean lol, I expected it to maybe get warm, but dude it get about as hot as a fresh mug of tea... =/
4. Gandi699 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182

   #4 19th November 2012, 11:20

   Thats not red hot is it
5. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

   #5 19th November 2012, 11:21

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Gandi699 Thats not red hot is it

   Funny guy lol, you get my point lol
6. Gandi699 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182

   #6 19th November 2012, 11:23

   I think you'll probably be alright, after all a lit cigarette isn't enough to set petrol alight
7. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

   #7 19th November 2012, 11:24

   True, wasn't sure if the pump was working too hard or something lol.
   
   It's very noisy lol
8. AlexBp West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL

   #8 19th November 2012, 11:29

   have you got it piped up right?
9. Gabbastard Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2002 United Kingdom Posts: 8390

   #9 19th November 2012, 11:30

   I used to have a Facet pump, but that only seemed to get warm, never approaching hot I dont think.
10. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

    #10 19th November 2012, 11:37

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by AlexB have you got it piped up right?

    Yeah, it's only on the BMW, the in tank pump packed up while we were drifting, so we used the pump I had for my saxo build, We took the feed pipe from the intank pump, and put the inline one in the middle, so the new one sucks the fuel up through the intank pump, I was thinking it might cause some resistance but the Engine runs fine, just that pump gets hot and is noisy... I wasn't sure how noisy and how hot they are meant to get though?
11. user_39461 Super Moderator Joined: Nov 2009 Cambridge(ish), UK. Posts: 10581 BMW 5x M50d.

    #11 19th November 2012, 12:01

    No, it shouldn't get that hot. Sounds like there's a resistance and the pump is working too hard - probably caused by the in tank pump. Have you got the feed from the intank pump into a swirl pot (good) or direct into the external pump (bad)? I presume the latter? It's possible the intank pump is actually working as a restriction rather than helping.
12. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

    #12 19th November 2012, 12:05

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Ross No, it shouldn't get that hot. Sounds like there's a resistance and the pump is working too hard - probably caused by the in tank pump. Have you got the feed from the intank pump into a swirl pot (good) or direct into the external pump (bad)? I presume the latter? It's possible the intank pump is actually working as a restriction rather than helping.

    That's what I'm thinking, as the in tank pump isn't working, thanks I'll take it out and use only the inline one
13. user_39461 Super Moderator Joined: Nov 2009 Cambridge(ish), UK. Posts: 10581 BMW 5x M50d.

    #13 19th November 2012, 12:06

    the intank pump isnt working??
    
    Then it's a HUGE restriction in the fuel line. Get it out, sharpish!
    
    Be better upgrading just the intank pump tbh though
14. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

    #14 19th November 2012, 13:11

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Ross the intank pump isnt working?? Then it's a HUGE restriction in the fuel line. Get it out, sharpish! Be better upgrading just the intank pump tbh though

    Yeah I thought as much, this was a bodge we did yesterday as we were out drifting, the pump gave up and I had that inline on in my car so we bodged that together lol.
    
    I'm gona take the pump out and run a line into the tank for now