Looking for a Bosch fuel pump update
Can somebody give me a brief update on Bosch fuel pumps. I am not looking to start a 50 page thread, but am wondering if somebody could tell me briefly if there is a new Bosch version that "supposedl...
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thomasmnile wrote:NinerBikes wrote:
Shell diesel fuel along with Valero here on the West Coast comprise a lot of the failures... far fewer failures on Chevron, Conoco Phillips and Sinclair diesel fuels, in my observations.
More likely to have failures in hot coastal states, CA, AZ, TX and FL.
Interesting observation. Do you have knowledge or thoughts about what the issue is among different fuel brands? I have the Bosch CP3 in my Ram (I know this isn't the troubled fuel pump) and use Shell branded diesel almost exclusively except when traveling with no problems.
Just trying to understand why different fuel brands would be at issue. Isn't this stuff 'brewed' to a uniform quality standard, either API or ASTM?
I have 38k miles on my truck that has seen >90% Shell diesel and I live in TX. :R
