Best, Most Reliable Fuel Pump??

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12 hours ago, davester said:

If there was some kind of "inherent design flaw", there would be WAY more posts about replacing fuel pumps.  I replaced my fuel pumps (I have 2 tanks) 4 years ago, haven't had a problem with them since and I've put on 100k km since then. I think my main, important pump (the one in the front tank, pumping to the engine) is an Airtex, but my system is also a returnless style, so it's different from yours.

 

I would say it's more likely that there is some specific problem with your truck, such as it generates too much vacuum in the tank, or an electrical problem, or the pump has to work to hard because the FPR is faulty, or maybe something else.

 

And is this 3 pumps since 2000, or your 3rd pump in say, 5 years?

Seriously?  There are 100s of posts about GM truck fuel pumps spanning 2 decades.  It's a well known problem.  I just couldn't find a post referencing replacement brands.  Go to YouTube and look at just how many "How to replace fuel pump" videos there are for GM trucks.  Far more than any other vehicle on the road.

 

My truck is a 2000 with 217k and it is currently on it's 3rd fuel pump and possibly looking to see its 4th.

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21 hours ago, davester said:

How empty do you run the tank?  Have you run out of gas?  Fuel pumps will die very quickly if they run without fuel going through them...

Fully aware of all of this.  Looking for experience and knowledge on the best brand for replacement. 

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19 hours ago, Bill336 said:

Don't let your truck get below 1/4 tank. The pump needs the gas around it to cool it.

Fully aware of all of this.  I'm looking for experience and knowledge on the best brand for a replacement pump on a 2000 GMC.

[txab]

Delphi since you don't want AC Delco anymore. I tend to stay away from Bosch products

[SierraHD17]

1 hour ago, ZBrink said:

Fully aware of all of this.  Looking for experience and knowledge on the best brand for replacement. 

You have gotten many answers and struck them all down.  What fuel pump brand do you want to buy?   Delco or Delphi are the best OEM replacement brands that myself and anyone else here have good luck with... pick one.  Walbro makes an excellent pump as a well but they are more geared toward the performance side of things...

[Mikebtte]

11 minutes ago, SierraHD17 said:

You have gotten many answers and struck them all down.  What fuel pump brand do you want to buy?   Delco or Delphi are the best OEM replacement brands that myself and anyone else here have good luck with... pick one.  Walbro makes an excellent pump as a well but they are more geared toward the performance side of things...

That's Funny because the last inline Delphi pump I bought was a reboxed Walbro pump. Walbro makes great pumps.

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24 minutes ago, SierraHD17 said:

You have gotten many answers and struck them all down.  What fuel pump brand do you want to buy?   Delco or Delphi are the best OEM replacement brands that myself and anyone else here have good luck with... pick one.  Walbro makes an excellent pump as a well but they are more geared toward the performance side of things...

Negative...If you read all of my replies, I have not struck down a single brand suggestion with the exception of AC Delco because they were the pumps which have all failed me.  

 

The only people I hit back on were the completely unhelpful comments telling me to not let me tank run dry. Cool...Super...That doesn't help me choose a new fuel pump.

[davester]

2 hours ago, ZBrink said:

Seriously?  There are 100s of posts about GM truck fuel pumps spanning 2 decades.  It's a well known problem.  I just couldn't find a post referencing replacement brands.  Go to YouTube and look at just how many "How to replace fuel pump" videos there are for GM trucks.  Far more than any other vehicle on the road.

 

My truck is a 2000 with 217k and it is currently on it's 3rd fuel pump and possibly looking to see its 4th.

There are millions of these GMT800 trucks in service.  Of course there's going to be hundreds of how to change the fuel pump videos.  If the fuel pump system had some kind of inherent flaw, than there would be WAY more videos and complaints about having to change the fuel pumps over and over again.  There aren't.  It is much more likely that there is something specific to your specific truck, or how you drive, or fuel you put through it, that is somehow causing your pumps to fail every five years.

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2 hours ago, txab said:

Delphi since you don't want AC Delco anymore. I tend to stay away from Bosch products

Definitely leaning towards Delphi, thanks for chiming in.  I like the fact they offer a lifetime warranty too.

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6 minutes ago, davester said:

There are millions of these GMT800 trucks in service.  Of course there's going to be hundreds of how to change the fuel pump videos.  If the fuel pump system had some kind of inherent flaw, than there would be WAY more videos and complaints about having to change the fuel pumps over and over again.  There aren't.  It is much more likely that there is something specific to your specific truck, or how you drive, or fuel you put through it, that is somehow causing your pumps to fail every five years.

I don't know what else to tell you except talk to any die hard GM truck person and they'll tell you about these fuel pump issues.  You're just being a troll at this point.

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26 minutes ago, Mikebtte said:

That's Funny because the last inline Delphi pump I bought was a reboxed Walbro pump. Walbro makes great pumps.

It looks like the Walbro pumps would require a decent amount of modification to make them work in my 2000 Yukon (in tank fuel pump).  They don't have line in/line out and I don't beleive they have a built in float for my fuel guage.  That is in addition to wiring a custom electrical harness or adapters.  I much appreciate the suggestion and chime in though.  I should have emphasized "plug n' play".

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On 9/12/2019 at 9:25 AM, O_J_Simpson said:

Just go AC Delco OEM and expect to get about 150k miles out of it. It is a 45 minute job with a $125.00 part of not that much invested in the project.

If you live anywhere near the Washington, DC metro area, I will pay you local dealership rate of $165 per hr x 0.75 hr labor to come knock this out for me! 

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25 minutes ago, ZBrink said:

I don't know what else to tell you except talk to any die hard GM truck person and they'll tell you about these fuel pump issues.  You're just being a troll at this point.

Well, there's a difference between needing to replace the fuel pump, and needing to replace the fuel pump every couple of years.  There are way too many people running these trucks and holding onto them until they die, that would be posting left right and center about having to replace their fuel pumps every couple of years.  Except they aren't.

[txab]

The original pumps were not holding up, and you did hear about them, but by 2004, 2005 or so, those issues had pretty much gone away. The replacement units were better built. When we had nothing but GMT800s in our fleet, we replaced some pumps, not every one of them failed early though, we put a lot of miles on 'em. Double check all your electrical. Poor connections can cause issues and premature failure. Your system is a fuel return system, make sure it is operating correctly and allowing fuel back to the tank.

 

I will say I'm rockin' an AC Delco that was replaced under warranty. That's been over 100k and 12 years ago

[redvett]

In 2004 GM introduced the returnless fuel system, it lowered vapor emissions mandated by the EPA. Returnless systems improved fuel pumps and eliminated return line and external fuel filter, this cooled down the fuel due to constant recycling of fuel. Its not unheard of for pumps to last 150000+ miles. AC Delco and Delphi are one in the same.