I just bought a 188 K 98 Max SE, I am slowly restoring it from the last owner's neglect.

At 205 K a Subaru I once owned had a fuel pump die and at 180K a SAAB I once owned suffered a dead fuel pump.

Am I understaningly apprehensive about changing my fuel pump now? Is it time?
How long has your pump lasted?

 

i'm at 190,xxx and no fuel pump issues. why would you change it unless its broken?

 

you know, this has came to my mind here lately while i was fixing all problems on my car getting it perfect. it now runs perfect but i always wonder when is that damn oem pump gonna go.


well i dont know but will post when it does and by that time you can maybe get a heads up. im at 295,000 miles and pump still good i regular change the fuel filter and run chevron fuel injector cleaner every 6 months.

 

its a lot different out here in the northwest.

i use my car on a lot of long highway trips. i bring tools and a jack and can fix a lot of things, but there have been times when i had to wait overnight in a small town for a part.

a roadside breakdown on a highway trip with a snowstorm could have some bad consequences

who wants a dead fuel ump in

 

It is a good question. Mine is at 182k. But then again, it's like the rest of computerized cars today. We expect it all to just, work.

 

This may be an apples to oranges thing but my last car was an 89 Mazda 626 which I had 438,000 miles on and it was still the original fuel pump although I did have to replace the fuel tank shortly before it died.

 

Fuel pumps dont go out at regular intervals like spark plugs. Some times you have a lemon that goes out early and sometimes they last the lifetime of the vehicle.

 

daaaaaaaaaaaaaamn

 

if you're that worried about it, just change it. it's like $75 for a replacement pump and 30-45 minutes of work for a first timer, though it sounds like you've got experience with changing them, so it will probably take you even less time. they are really easy to get to in this car. you can access the pump with about 2 minutes worth of work. pop the back seat clips off, remove 3 bolts, fuel pump is right there.

I've owned four 4th gens, the highest mileage of which was like 240k, another 200k one, and my current one with 170k. I've never had to change a fuel pump in 9 years of ownership of these cars.

 

if no current fuel shortage issues, don't change it.

 

I am currently at 302K with original pump

 

i thought about pulling mine and replacing it with a OEM one with new strainer cause mine HAS to be dirty by now.

 

as one of the orgers stated before i did the same makin my car perfect i currently have 206k and always have that one thought in my mind that the pumps gonna take a sh** but with the other orgers sayin they got 300 somthin K i dont think i have anything to worry about. man these are really good cars

 

I have 220K on the 96 with original pump.

I also have a 99 Max and 99 I30T (Daughter's cars) both with original pump.

These cars just keep on ticking.

Is your making suspisious noises? Like the other poster said, 30 minute job, if you suspect anything just change it, but keep the old pump.

good luck.

 

Sweet!! I know a maxima can do 200k easy, but congrats on the 300 mark!

 

Under the back seat in the tank?

what do the strainers look like?

my car is slow to start when real low on fuel

 

In the old days I, when first driving, would run my tanks as low as possible sometimes. Mechanical fuel pumps then. Now however, I try to fill up at half tank. That way the pump is always fat, dumb, & happy with fuel & doesn't have to work quite as hard.