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Old Aug 7, 2007 | 09:14 AM
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I have a buzzing noise that sounds like it's coming from behind my drivers seat. It almost sounds like an electric fuel pump or something. The car is a stock '97 coupe with just over 10K miles on it, so the first owner let it do quite a bit of sitting over the past ten years. I've heard sitting can be harder on some components than daily use. Does anyone know what this is or if it's normal? I drive the car daily and would rather attack the potential problem before something would fail at an inconvenient time. Thanks in advance.
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Old Aug 7, 2007 | 09:39 AM
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I would think that it is the fuel pump.
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Old Aug 7, 2007 | 10:03 AM
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Is it normal to hear the fuel pump? The noise is loud enough that my wife even asked about it.
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The "Sticky" at the top of this Forum: Weights, Measurements, Ratio, Strengths, Etc. has many helpful answers to problems for C5's. Scroll down and you will find info on noisy fuel pumps. Hope this helps
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Originally Posted by C5 4 ME
The "Sticky" at the top of this Forum: Weights, Measurements, Ratio, Strengths, Etc. has many helpful answers to problems for C5's. Scroll down and you will find info on noisy fuel pumps. Hope this helps
Thanks! That cleared it up entirely!
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