Fuel Pump vs Intake Manifold Boot

Fuzzy

///Member
So, it is I, on my way to work on Monday morning (all bright and early preparing for Supplier site visits), coming down Monte Vista onto the N1, planting my better half greedily in 3rd gear, into the fast lane. :excited:

Seconds later while watching my rev counter, at 6.5rpm, my car chokes and splutters and "smothers". :dropjaw: Giving fuel, but nutting is happening, slowing down just as fast as I sped up! :shocked:

"Oh fok", :censored: were my words, "this cannot be happening to me!!" :bawling: I couldn’t even move over to the slow lane and pull off. :cursin:

Noooo one was interested in giving me that gap (after all, someone was a vark on the road to start off with) :)

To make a very long story short, Fuzzy diagnosed the problem herself. Called in the troopers to rescue her from certain death if not rescued soon (broken down next to the fast lane is hazardous for anyone’s health).

Its the petrol pump I told my husband!! What a relief it was when I saw the towtruck! “Aaai toggie Mrs K, what have you done now?” was Daltons first words.

Soo fuzzy writes off the day (I need my car tomorrow – I cannot do site visits on the motorbike) and see’s to her baby. I buy a petrol pump, install and she continues to cough and splutter. Change the fuel filter and she continues to cough and splutter!

Fuzzy being sterk gevreet is taking matters into her own hands and don’t want to be told….

Then a little voice says to her, “biatch, what kinda of a mechie are you bru, why have you not opened your bonnet yet? So I open my bonnet and my eye almost immediately falls on the intake manifold boot, which has been “sucked” in completely! :dropjaw:

Nay it is torn! I will not be able to drive without replacing this! Placed an order for a replacement, but it will not be here for a fairly long while. Glued it and put it back. :bawling: hate shortcuts like these!

NOTE TO ONE’S SELF, “DO NOT drive over 100km/hr and remove all temptation to floor it”. Gradual acceleration is your motto for now!

All I can say is, it’s been a very frustrating few days now. Even my car hates driving like Miss Daisy!!
 

SpeedTec

Member
I hope your period of "speed fasting" is over soon. I'm sure most of us have experienced the exact same thing and it is unbelievably frustrating, but on the upside, at least it was nothing big!:thumbsup:
 

Fuzzy

///Member
You know what is terribly frustrating, is when you need to move over when a llittle golf or ford is driving faster than you, and he thinks he's the man for getting you to move over!

Ah well "sabr" like we would say in Arabic!!
 
M

///M_POW

Guest
Hope you all sorted out now :thumbsup:

intake manifold boot - where u got this form?
 

Fuzzy

///Member
Thanks Guyz!!

No not sorted yet. Part is still on order. Not cheap either. Having spent money on replacing the fuel pump and the filter too, it has cut deep into my pockets!!

I am still having to drive conservatively which is an overwhelmingly exhaustive experience!!!

The part circled in red ..........


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