Hello. Hoping to get some advice from folks on here who are way more in the know then I am.
I have a 98 Cobra. Drivetrain is bone stock except for IMRC deletes and a CAI ...and Magnaflow cat back for the exhaust. Car has 88k miles on it and has been pretty much babied for all of its life. Has been super reliable weekend fun car until about 18 months ago the fuel pump went out. My local Ford dealer replaced the fuel pump and the car ran as good as new again. Then about a year later the fuel pump went out again. Took it back to same Ford dealer, who replaced the fuel pump again (under parts and labor warranty) and she ran good as new again.
Fast forward to last night, got back from a cruise and you guessed it, the fuel pump went out again! This time after only lasting 6 months. Again I just dropped the car off at my Ford dealer and they still need to confirm but it looks like they will have to replace the fuel pump AGAIN under their 2 year parts and labor warranty (thank god!).
My question is could there be another underlying problem that is causing these fuel pumps, to I assume over heat and fail, after what to me seems like a limited amount and decreasing amount of time?
Just to give a little supporting info...the car gets only driven for fun on the weekends maybe once or twice a month at most. I don't think sitting around in between those times would cause a problem as that is how it has been used its whole life and never had a recurring issue like this since it started 18 months ago. I'm not much of a mechanic but could the failing fuel pump be the symptom and dealership is only addressing the symptom and not the underlying problem?
Other issue the dealership is having is finding OEM fuel pumps for Cobra's this old (I was told they don't make them anymore). Last time the fuel pump went out they said they were lucky to find one, this time they may have to request from Ford they replace it with an aftermarket fuel pump. Could be a longer process to get it covered under warranty repair. We'll see.
Any suggestions or ideas are appreciated. Thanks in advance for any help given.
I have a 98 Cobra. Drivetrain is bone stock except for IMRC deletes and a CAI ...and Magnaflow cat back for the exhaust. Car has 88k miles on it and has been pretty much babied for all of its life. Has been super reliable weekend fun car until about 18 months ago the fuel pump went out. My local Ford dealer replaced the fuel pump and the car ran as good as new again. Then about a year later the fuel pump went out again. Took it back to same Ford dealer, who replaced the fuel pump again (under parts and labor warranty) and she ran good as new again.
Fast forward to last night, got back from a cruise and you guessed it, the fuel pump went out again! This time after only lasting 6 months. Again I just dropped the car off at my Ford dealer and they still need to confirm but it looks like they will have to replace the fuel pump AGAIN under their 2 year parts and labor warranty (thank god!).
My question is could there be another underlying problem that is causing these fuel pumps, to I assume over heat and fail, after what to me seems like a limited amount and decreasing amount of time?
Just to give a little supporting info...the car gets only driven for fun on the weekends maybe once or twice a month at most. I don't think sitting around in between those times would cause a problem as that is how it has been used its whole life and never had a recurring issue like this since it started 18 months ago. I'm not much of a mechanic but could the failing fuel pump be the symptom and dealership is only addressing the symptom and not the underlying problem?
Other issue the dealership is having is finding OEM fuel pumps for Cobra's this old (I was told they don't make them anymore). Last time the fuel pump went out they said they were lucky to find one, this time they may have to request from Ford they replace it with an aftermarket fuel pump. Could be a longer process to get it covered under warranty repair. We'll see.
Any suggestions or ideas are appreciated. Thanks in advance for any help given.