Help!!

[xplosiv]

Hi,

When I start the car (from cold or hot) with the windows up and aircon on auto (no stereo), I can here the lift pump (wining) before I actually turn the key all the way to engage the starter motor.

If I get out off the car and go to the back while the car is running I can hear it (wining away)

Does this mean the pump is on the way out? (Should I replace it before it breaks and thus needing a new filter, tank etc)

Many Thanks,

Andy

[Blue406]

Hi,

When I start the car (from cold or hot) with the windows up and aircon on auto (no stereo), I can here the lift pump (wining) before I actually turn the key all the way to engage the starter motor.

If I get out off the car and go to the back while the car is running I can hear it (wining away)

Does this mean the pump is on the way out? (Should I replace it before it breaks and thus needing a new filter, tank etc)

Many Thanks,

Andy

Lift pump? Do you mean the little pump at the drivers side rear wheel beside the fuel tank? As I hear that prime and whine everytime I turn the ignition on before starting the car. Its like a small electrical whine like what a telly gives off (although, I seem to be the only one that can here the telly! I can tell if people have a telly on even on mute by this sound)

It's been like that ever since I got the car in 2002. Seems to me to be normal.

[Welly]

I can hear my lift pump aswell, makes a whiney, pathetic noise easily heard inside and outside the car.

It's allways been like it, it runs for say, 5-10 seconds then stops. If you put the key to ignition, then take the key out again without starting the engine the pump will still go through it's run cycle with the keys out!

I wouldn't bother about it, only look into it if it sounds really naff or uneven/stuttery or indeed it stops working.

[Foghorn Leghorn]

Turn your key to the second position but don't start the car, you should hear the whirr of the lift pump even with the windows shut (its under the rear seat). It should run for about 5-10 seconds, it stops when the pressure is correct in the low pressure fuel line. If it runs continuously then it could be a sign that your pump is on the way out, or you've got a leak somewhere.

Fog

[xplosiv]

Hi,

All seems fine on the lift pump.

Ok I have had the cam belt changed, water pump changed, egr valve changed and the vacuum pump changed. Is there anything else I should change before I leave the car alone (until the next service)?

I ask as it is a second hand car, as with my 309 dt I replaced loads of known problems initially and it never let me down in 6 years, so I am doing the same with the 406.

Many thanks for your help,

Andy

[Blue406]

Hi,

All seems fine on the lift pump.

Ok I have had the cam belt changed, water pump changed, egr valve changed and the vacuum pump changed. Is there anything else I should change before I leave the car alone (until the next service)?

I ask as it is a second hand car, as with my 309 dt I replaced loads of known problems initially and it never let me down in 6 years, so I am doing the same with the 406.

Many thanks for your help,

Andy

Just keep an eye on fluid levels. Thats all you really need to do now then. I've had my 406 4 years. it had 114K on the clock when I got it and now has 182K.

All I've done since I've had it is replace the coilpack, timing belt, exhaust and brakes all round.
I'm going to change the oil soon. Thats perhaps something you should do. Keep up to date with scheduled oil changes.

Other than that... you should have trouble free motoring.

My car out does newer cars in my street for reliabilty and steadfastness

[Blue406]

I can hear my lift pump aswell, makes a whiney, pathetic noise easily heard inside and outside the car.

It's allways been like it, it runs for say, 5-10 seconds then stops. If you put the key to ignition, then take the key out again without starting the engine the pump will still go through it's run cycle with the keys out!

I wouldn't bother about it, only look into it if it sounds really naff or uneven/stuttery or indeed it stops working.

Its sorta like "zzzzzzzzzt" for about a second and a half when you turn the key two clicks. Then it calms down to a quiet electrical sound which is the fuel pump.

I wouldn't be surprised if now one can here the pump going... I seem to be able to hear migher pitches of sound than most... For instance... I can tell if someone in their house has a telly on by ther electrical sound they make.

No one else I know can hear it.. lol

[xplosiv]

hi,

how do you know the coilpack is on it's way out?

THanks

ANDy