'89 245 fuel prob

[Jeff Townsend]

OK, on July 16th old faithful (276K) would not start after work. Played
with it for a while, then called a wrecker to have it towed to the local
"Foreign Car Specialist".

Yesterday, yes 25 days later, they called and said they had it fixed.
They say I needed BOTH fuel pumps AND a new computer. Total, over
$1,000.00.

Stunned I asked if they had bothered to check the fuel filter. Their
answer....... "well, when we put the second pump in it had a new filter,
and the car started."

They are adamant that I am getting a great deal, as they are only
charging me 5 hours labor.

Thank God for small miracles.

 

[Bruce Pick]

Yikes.

we had the same job done on an '83 240, for just over $600. Find
another foreign car specialist if you can.
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[Rod Gray]

Jeff you got screwed and I bet you didn't get kissed. The most common
problem is the fuel pump relays or the fuse no. 4 or 5 depending on the
year.Ask for recepits for all the parts they used.And ask for the old
parts.Take them to your dealer to insure the are the parts that came off
your car. If they give you any problems I would suspect foul play. Check and
see if they are new parts. The main pump Is forward of the left rear wheel.
Does it look new? Are there fresh wrench marks on the
nuts for the fuel lines?
Another problem is the bellows hose on the in tank fuel pump. It is hard to
tell if the in tank pump has been changed because the gas keeps it clean,
but again look for wrench marks on the nuts for the electrical connectors
and check to see if it is a new bellows hose.
The DME does go bad occassionally. It supplies the ground to the fuel pump
relay to start the car. In that case you can install a switch that will
supply the ground. The downside to this is if you forget to turn the switch
of when you turn the car off, the pump will continue to run. Ergo the
battery will run down and you will burn the pump up.
Good luck, hope I gave you enough imformation about how you can get ripped
off to help you.

 

[John Robertson]

New computer and two pumps two pumps yes one in the tank and the big one as
well good move but the computer why did you get the old one back ?

 

[mark]

That sounds like a bunch of BS. Fuel pumps can be tested very easily. The
fuel pump relay is most likely culprit. I had an 89 244 I bought new and
lost it 3 weeks ago to a rear end maniac.