Fuel Pump Full of Water

[sclemow]

Hi All,

While going through the electrics on my S the other day I stumbled on a completely unrelated problem. Last time I drove it in the wet (shock horror!) the fuel pump must have completely filled up with water in the electrical side. No real problem, I stripped it and rebuilt it but I was wondering on the most likely cause as I definitely didn't submerge it completely.

It's a standard AUF214 mounted on the standard bracket. It obviously must have come through one of the breathers, the one on the metal body has a short open pipe on it but the one on the plastic cap doesn't. Has this happened to other people?

I've put another short open pipe on the cap end but I was hoping for a more concrete reason as to why it filled up so that I would have more confidence in it not happening next time!

S

[mk1]

The inlet breather should go up into the boot area to keep it dry & out of harms way.

The Electrical section of the pump should also be sealed with PVC tape.

M

[sclemow]

Thanks Mark

Right that makes sense, presumably the inlet breather is the one into the plastic cap?

Simon

[mk1]

That's correct.

M