raginmund
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On start-up, yes, but does yours whine all the time as well?
1150 Fuel Pump Whine
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ahutcheon
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Yep, and louder as the level in the tank drops. Coming up for 36k service, so interesting to see if filter change makes any difference.
I figure if it's whining it's spinning, and if it fails it needs fixing. Been doing it for years, so it doesn't spell immediate disaster.
I figure if it's whining it's spinning, and if it fails it needs fixing. Been doing it for years, so it doesn't spell immediate disaster.
The fuel filter change schedule is to replace at 24K miles.
A partially blocked filter makes the pump work harder and noisier i believe.
ahutcheon
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And, checking the receipt, the fuel filter was changed at 24k miles. So that didn't make any difference to the whine.
One less thing to do this time - didn't BMW change the interval from 36k to 24k at some point?
Sorry to sound cynical, but just because you were charged for a filter change doesn't mean that you had one...... It's an awkward job that some dealers just might skip. My 1150 when I bought it had just had a 24k mile service with a main dealer and the previous owner was billed for a fuel filter change. But when I switched tanks and changed the filter in the process the fuel pump noise reduced considerably (all other components switched from the old tank to the new one) so I reckoned it was still on its original filter. It had covered just 2k miles between the 24k service and me changing the tank and filter.
My old 1150 ADV had a pump which was quite noisy....changed the filter and it made no difference...
Got me to Rome and back with no problems though
Got me to Rome and back with no problems though
My fuel pump whined for about 1.5 years.... before it packed up on the M5 
You can't go by the noise a pump makes to judge the state of a filter.
The filters have dates stamped on them. You should have checked that if you had doubts about the filter being replaced. .
Whine about fuel pumps
My pump has been getting noisy.
2 weeks ago or so my GS broke down on the M25, I checked everything but couldn't find anything wrong. I put in a bottle of DryFuel to remove any water (I thought that was the issue) and the bike fired up.
The bike covered approx 1500 miles with no probs but the pump is definitely getting noisier.
One evening last week stopped at Mr BMW and he said 'they all sound like that'
Over this past weekend I did a full service including a new fuel filter. The pump still sounds as noisy as hell!
Left for work this morning at 05:30 and got one mile up the road as she stops dead. The pump is now sounding like a stuck pig.
Pushed her home (fully laden, panniers, top box, weeks worth of clothes, laptop etc etc!) not happy at all. Had to ditch most of my stuff in my garage as wouldn't fit on the 'Busa!
Up shot is, if you think the fuel pump is going to fail, I would replace it. I know they are nearly £200 but surely this beats the hell out of waiting at the side of the road or pushing the beast home!
Oh BTW the bike is 02 1150 with 90K.
Regards
Dazlove
My pump has been getting noisy.
2 weeks ago or so my GS broke down on the M25, I checked everything but couldn't find anything wrong. I put in a bottle of DryFuel to remove any water (I thought that was the issue) and the bike fired up.
The bike covered approx 1500 miles with no probs but the pump is definitely getting noisier.
One evening last week stopped at Mr BMW and he said 'they all sound like that'
Over this past weekend I did a full service including a new fuel filter. The pump still sounds as noisy as hell!
Left for work this morning at 05:30 and got one mile up the road as she stops dead. The pump is now sounding like a stuck pig.
Pushed her home (fully laden, panniers, top box, weeks worth of clothes, laptop etc etc!) not happy at all. Had to ditch most of my stuff in my garage as wouldn't fit on the 'Busa!
Up shot is, if you think the fuel pump is going to fail, I would replace it. I know they are nearly £200 but surely this beats the hell out of waiting at the side of the road or pushing the beast home!
Oh BTW the bike is 02 1150 with 90K.
Regards
Dazlove
Always been every 24K.
Mind you,a lot of it has to do with the quality of the petrol used.It may be taxed to death but the fuel in the UK appears to be consistent,good quality-unlike some other countries where you need to change the filter more often.
I changed my fuel filter at well over 30K first time round and the GS was having no problems.
As a comparison,both Triumph and Ducati use the same filter and theirs are more expensive (£24 from Triumph
) and recommend changing them every 12K miles.
Oh, I didn't know about the date. It didn't bother me that much because I wasn't the one who'd paid to have it changed! And with the tank innards out I'd have changed it anyway unless I was 100% sure.
There was a marked reduction in pump volume, though - as nothing else had changed I assumed it was the filter change that made the difference. Maybe something moved subtly and that affected how the pump vibrated......
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