BAD FUEL PUMP

rx7arai · Post by **rx7arai** » 27 May 2005, 00:25

Hi, All Volvo Owners.

About 2 days ago, i stopped by a local Volvo dealership. Main goal is to copy a set of key for my 94' 850. As I talk to parts departmanet guy, I found out my 850 key will cost me $30 to make

certainly didnt beat Wal-mart price.
However, I realize there are no option of other sources. As I step out towards my car at the parking lot. I enter my car to start it, my car fail to start. I thought to myself "whats the odds of this actually happen?". There I am, sitting in a Volvo dealership parking lot, unable to move, didnt want to make a fool out of myself. I start walking towards the service department, thanking god i wasnt stuck in the middle of nowhere. Soon to find out, Volvo dealership wasnt the cheapest place to fix my 850. I point out to them I think my fuel pump is probably bad. One mechanic walked to my car starting his "problem sloving" skill by hitting my fuel tank from the bottom to "start" my fual pump (eventhough fuel pump is on the top of fuel tank underneath floor mat of the trunk). Till this point I have giving up all my hope of getting my car running. So, I asked him, how much would it cost me to have them figure out exactly whats wrong with my 850. They quote me $150 and maybe more. Depending on how complex the problem. I give them my key and hope they can get it without breaking my fuel tank. The next day they called back and told me the problem is a BAD FUEL PUMP. At this point, I want to run my head to the wall as hard as I can, because I just wasted $150 on a problem I already knew. It gets better, a new fuel pump from Volvo will cost me around $600

I'm not ready to break my wallet further as I already have. So, I start calling Napa, pepboys, kragen. I found one from Napa going for $360, made by Delphi, not bad. so i took it to Volvo dealership and hoping they would let me change it or have them provide labor to install it for me (since my limited knowledge on changing fuel pump). They would change it for me for a decent fee of $400 on labor and they wouldnt let me change it by myself as long im in their property.

to make the story short, I had to tow it to my house for $100 and change it by myself. Now I finally realize, I would never step another foot in a Volvo dealership unless i HAVE to....

White850Turbo · Post by **White850Turbo** » 27 May 2005, 05:32

That's why dealerships are often referred to as stealerships around here. Also another quick note, you could've gotten a genuine Volvo fuel pump for $295 from FCP Groton. Oh, and another tip: To make your fuel pump last longer, never let your tank get below 4 gallons or so.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 27 May 2005, 10:04

thanks, sean for the tips, although i rather know it earlier cuz it would save me a whole bunch on fuel pump..

but, at least my 850 is running finally.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 29 May 2005, 17:06

The fuel pump is in the bottom of the tank. That's where the fuel is unless the tank is full.

I would have done the same thing the dealership did. You could have had them change your fuel pump without a diagnostic, but that was a crap shoot. If they had installed the pump you supplied and that new pump was bad, who would you have blamed? And, there is only one reason why the dealership exists...to make money for the owner. They sell the parts they install.

Or, you could have changed the pump yourself before it had a chance to fail.

Ken