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nayther
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Sep 29, 2015

Onan Fuel Pump

Anyone ever substitute a generic fuel pump for the OEM unit? I'm having what I think are fuel delivery issues, generator runs for as long at two hours, then sputters and dies like its running out of fuel, changed filters and they were fine, still does it. No code beyond "unexpected shutdown" so its not going off on that and sure sounds like fuel starvation when it quits. Was thinking about one of the small solid state pumps but mounting it back near the tank so it pushes instead of pulls the fuel. OEM pumps are a bit pricey compared to these generic solid state units.

Thoughts?

14 Replies

  • Had the same issues and replaced pump with Amazon aftermarket product...no issues thus far. Bought and extra pump just in case the luck of the Irish had left me.
  • What exact trouble code # did you get, and is it always the same trouble code # every time it stalls out...?

    Does it start right back up and run fine after it stalls out ?
  • others have reported moving the fuel pump off the generator to a cooler location cures similar problems