Ever wondered the internals of a fuel pump?

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Ever wondered the internals of a fuel pump?

Postby minivin » Sat Sep 01, 2007 4:09 pm

Well this is an R1100S one, and possibly covers all the over R1100x series

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Turns out mine at 52k miles had eaten it's brushes:

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So, does that mean they are designed to wear out within 50k miles, or was mine shite :? not impressed with BMW quality, it's a myth!
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Postby Boxadog 2000 » Sat Sep 01, 2007 7:21 pm

:shock:
I thought that it would have been an induction motor.

50K thats crap I think that I would post it to Bracknell as a present and ask for comments.

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Postby bigblackfalco » Sat Sep 01, 2007 8:00 pm

You're lucky it ain't a Honda one from a carb bike. Most go at 25K miles!
Honda VFR750 FV 1997 Red and dirty, 130K miles.

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Postby nab 301 » Sat Sep 01, 2007 8:17 pm

No matter how many times I see electric pumps / and rheostat thingys in petrol tanks it always scares the s*it out of me :shock:
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Postby minivin » Sat Sep 01, 2007 11:28 pm

well, I am presently chomping at the bit as being an Avionic Design Engineer in the Military and Civilian aviatian industry, well, this is shite! I am presently trying to gather my words before I send something off to BMW UK :twisted:
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