bgd73 Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 I concluded the pipe coming out of pump is the rustiest spot on my car... and guess what? its got 20psi of fuel going through it! I used ts-100 part 1 epoxy , smothered it. fuel resistant, dries for very high impact. Temperatures will never be a bother.I took one of these pumps to 17 years, I wonder if I can beat that now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgd73 Posted October 15, 2006 Author Share Posted October 15, 2006 I guess I averted a disaster. My car runs different. I finished this off with 2 part epoxy by permatex (I have used that on a bit of everything that needed a strong seal/glue). Wow. It has been burping when cold since I got this car going apr 2005. It sounds like a mini-exotic, full power now. Get to that pump while it is good! I really recommend this as a preventative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subaru_dude Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 where did you get the stuff you used to spray the fuel pump? and did you clean everything up really well before spraying it? i could probably use that "upgrade." lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgd73 Posted October 16, 2006 Author Share Posted October 16, 2006 where did you get the stuff you used to spray the fuel pump? and did you clean everything up really well before spraying it? i could probably use that "upgrade." lol. It was brushed on with a toothbrush from a can, non-thinned .very strong paint with 1 part epoxy. The second coat after realizing it was fixing my engine burp woes , was at least an 1/8th inch thick layer of 2 part clear epoxy by permatex, with 2500psi and 200 degrees. It just finally cured within an hour and I am smiling. 3rd gear 7000 rpm, 77mph. Not used to the extra burst, I nearly locked up trying to catch my normal exit. Now I am almost skipping at idle... I wonder if I am moving some gunk around internally the engine has never seen in its 161k miles and 13 years (not a single engine repair). I even got a wif of burning oil,like it squeezed out on the exhaust. It passed the test, now I am back to driving like my grandma. 18 months of tinkering, I never caught on to the sucking side of pump. Very elusive problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subaru_dude Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 wow... 7 grand. my motor isn't gonna last much longer. my driver side timing belt tensioner came lose, but not so lose that it skipped a tooth... I think it came loose enough to NOT power the oil pump... cuz it started "knocking" aka "smacking the timing belt covers" as everyone calls it... EXCEPT I have no covers. so i concluded that the knock my motor developed at idle was probably because of the tensioner coming lose. either that or it could be piston slap? either way it's not running very healthy. but it'll hit 7 grand too! lol. I also ran it too retarded for quite a while, like 2000 miles?... cuz I had no idea that not properly setting the timing would hurt anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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