How do I recognise my fuel pump?

[Cupraken]

Where is the fuel pump on my Cupra and can I tell if it's non-standard? Would I get any obvious symptons of lean cuts or will I have to wait till 23rd May when I RR it? Ken

 

[ares]

Red marks the spot

You can't really tell (by looking at it) if your car has a modified pump unless you open the pump or you have the software to read the ecu. If your car is stock you shouldn't have fuel cuts, unless you have some dirt in the petrol or maybe the fuel pump is failing (not common). You may have fuel cuts if your car is modified and you have a CAI and/or an intercooler and you don't have an uprated fuel pump. How many miles do you have on your cupra?

 

[Cupraken]

Says Hitachi on it! Thought they made stereos.... Does apr pump look different or is it just internals? 25k btw.. Ken

 

[ares]

Yes Hitachi. APR pumps are OEM(original) pumps with uprated internals and are pretested. Apart from that, they look like any other original TFSI fuel pump on the outside. I was asking for the mileage in case you had too many miles and there was a possibility you had a broken cam follower (the worst case). If the cam follower is broken, the fuel pump piston goes straight through the follower and onto the cam, so the pumping sequence may have irregularities. In this case though fuel cuts would be the least of your concerns.

 

[DanGB]

APR ones usually have the serial number on it and a sticker.