Well my ol trusty Cougar's fuel pump went out at 1:30 AM Sunday morning in wonderful Kingdom City MO (basically no where but could have been worse).
Luckily I had just checked into a Motel 6 for the night because of the snow and only had to push the car away from the main door.
I also had the car towed and a fuel pump put in Sunday morning so I could get home.
Car runs great now but the noise from the fuel pump is quite different then the factory pump. It sounds louder then the factory pump while priming and there is a noticeable whine while the car is at idle. I can't hear the notice any other time other then while the car is idling. I'm pretty sure it is coming from the fuel pump because I can open the gas cap and hear the whine plain as day.
So here is the question....should I be concerned? If this was a local shop I would have them fix it again however this shop is 166 miles away. Should I ask them to reimburse me to drive down there again, ask them to pay a dealer here to fix it, or settle on something in the middle?
Reason I mention the dealer is the guy that replaced it was a "factory ford tech" that also works at a Ford dealer in the service department, thought maybe, just maybe Ford would warranty the work, but I doubt it since it was at an independent shop.
So what are your thoughts? Should I live with the noise, or try to deal with the shop to get them to fix it, and who should pay for the travel and the repairs?
Thanks!
Luckily I had just checked into a Motel 6 for the night because of the snow and only had to push the car away from the main door.
I also had the car towed and a fuel pump put in Sunday morning so I could get home.
Car runs great now but the noise from the fuel pump is quite different then the factory pump. It sounds louder then the factory pump while priming and there is a noticeable whine while the car is at idle. I can't hear the notice any other time other then while the car is idling. I'm pretty sure it is coming from the fuel pump because I can open the gas cap and hear the whine plain as day.
So here is the question....should I be concerned? If this was a local shop I would have them fix it again however this shop is 166 miles away. Should I ask them to reimburse me to drive down there again, ask them to pay a dealer here to fix it, or settle on something in the middle?
Reason I mention the dealer is the guy that replaced it was a "factory ford tech" that also works at a Ford dealer in the service department, thought maybe, just maybe Ford would warranty the work, but I doubt it since it was at an independent shop.
So what are your thoughts? Should I live with the noise, or try to deal with the shop to get them to fix it, and who should pay for the travel and the repairs?
Thanks!
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