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- Mon Aug 24, 2020 6:47 pm
- Forum: Volvo Penta
- Topic: Help!...8.1Gi fuel pump failures
- Replies: 10
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Re: Help!...8.1Gi fuel pump failures
Thanks to all who commented. We swapped to a Mercruiser Cool Fuel pump. Had 2 and a half days of it working great. That’s fixed the pump burning out issue. But I seem to have found what caused the overall problem. After getting rescued by the coast guard in heavy seas, the filter in the new setup ...
- Sat Jul 04, 2020 4:55 pm
- Forum: Volvo Penta
- Topic: Help!...8.1Gi fuel pump failures
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2991
Re: Help!...8.1Gi fuel pump failures
Thanks everybody for your suggestions! I’ve passed them on. I actually rang up another Volvo specialist in our area. He actually suggested my crazy solution of putting a cool fuel mercruiser pump on it. Apparently he’s done it a few times with good results. I didn’t even suggest it so I was ...
- Mon Jun 22, 2020 5:53 pm
- Forum: Volvo Penta
- Topic: Help!...8.1Gi fuel pump failures
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2991
Re: Help!...8.1Gi fuel pump failures
It’s a 2004 262 with the 375hp 8.1Gi. I don’t have the ECU codes as the mechanic read that. But they said it didn’t show anything outside of the ordinary. I should mention that it was blowing the associated fuse as well. I couldn’t work out which was popping first, but I assume the pump was locking ...
- Mon Jun 22, 2020 4:41 pm
- Forum: Volvo Penta
- Topic: Help!...8.1Gi fuel pump failures
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2991
Help!...8.1Gi fuel pump failures
Looking for any ideas here as Cobalt and my service guys seem to have run out. We have replaced the hi/lo fuel pressure assembly 5 times in 9 mos. First and fourth failure happened thirty seconds from the dock at idle. The others on the hose at home or the dealer. They have completely pulled ...