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Cruising down the highway at 70mph in your 98 Bimmer you notice a strange sound coming from somewhere underneath your car. You proceed down the road a few much more miles before exiting and generating the turn into your subdivision. The sound magically disappears and you dismiss it as something that must have wedged itself underneath your car and then worked itself totally free. However, your auto engine buckles, hesitates and then dies as you make the turn into your driveway. Fortunately, you created it residence. Regrettably, your fuel pump has gone to auto parts heaven. Sure, we can dream that your fuel pump died just as you got residence. How convenient. In all likelihood the problem would have surfaced although you had been on a extended trip, on a Sunday afternoon, miles from no exactly where. Fuel pump failures can happen without having warning and without any engine codes signaling the difficulty. In other words: when it takes place you are SOL. Replacing a fuel pump is a job that a lot of weekend mechanics would really feel comfy with performing provided they are at residence and have the correct tools on hand. Still, you will be working with gasoline which will require you to prop your vehicle up and then drop the gas tank down to replace the pump. I did say that the fuel pump is located inside of the gas tank, didnt I? Oh, yeah, a single little matter...you want to have the replacement fuel pump on hand prior to proceeding with the function. You can go to a nearby auto parts shop and have your choose of low priced generic pumps that just might last you a handful of years. Chances are that as soon as you have gone to all the trouble of installing the low priced model, you would have wished you put in a Bosch fuel pump or offered your Bimmer a BMW fuel pump even though it would have price you plenty to purchase 1, correct? Well, not exactly. By shopping on the web you can turn up some very excellent prices provided you select the name brand fuel pump and that you purchase it from a respected dealer. Ebay might function nicely for getting dolls and trinkets but your automobile parts ought to come from somebody you can trust. Once you have the appropriate component on hand you can continue with the job. Comply with your owners manual directions to get the job carried out and carried out proper. Your Bimmer will be glad, especially if you bear in mind to install a new fuel filter with your fuel pump. worth reading