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Old Jul 14, 2011 | 11:36 PM
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First off let me say that I'm not very sophisticated or knowledgeable when it comes to any Car maintenance issue. I drive and when I have a problem, I take it in. Well after several years of driving my vette I noticed a louder and louder fuel pump hum. Finally when I took her in for some work the mechanic asked "when was the last time I checked the fuel filter?" Dah He pulled it and sure enough it was totally clogged. After he replaced it, the fuel pump hum is hardly noticeable!

If you can't think over the hum you might check the filter.
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 12:20 AM
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Thanks for the info.

That's one of the little things we tend to forget about checking
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 08:27 AM
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What did they charge you to replace the fuel filter and how many miles did you have on it?

edit- I just checked with my local dealer and it looks like $100 parts/labor.

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What did they charge you to replace the fuel filter and how many miles did you have on it?

edit- I just checked with my local dealer and it looks like $100 parts/labor.
That price is about right - I think it cost about $125. I should have done it many miles before now.....130,000 on the clock. As I said, I never gave it much thought, I just accepted the loud fuel pump noise as normal.
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 04:16 PM
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So I'm not sure if it was the techron, new fuel filter or a combination of both but I have not heard it since
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