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1995 BMW 325 Fuel Pump Problem

Tiny
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  • 1995 BMW 325
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 45,000 MILES
I just bought a 95 bmw 325 I convertible which had been sitting for 3 years in a garage. I had it towed to a mechanic who told me the fuel pump is not working, might be bad gas. Of course, the reason I had it towed was to avoid running the car on bad gas. The mechanic now changes the story to say they never ran the fuel pump on bad gas, they ran it on some other fuel separate from the gas in the tank. My question: can a fuel pump which was working fine three years ago, go bad just sitting or does one have to run bad gas through it to destroy it? Thank you.
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Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 AT 12:55 PM

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Tiny
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Age will absolutely kill a pump, especially if it sits. I have replaced several dozen of those pumps in the E-36 body style cars, they do fail quite often.
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Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 AT 8:10 PM
Tiny
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Thank you for your input.I am happy to know the mechanic was being honest and sad I had to buy a new fuel pump.
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Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 AT 11:26 PM
Tiny
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It is always good to get a second opinion if the first is questionable.
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Friday, June 4th, 2010 AT 9:15 AM

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