Fuel pump Bosch or AIRTEX

Replaced it with an AirTex unit, and it chugged along just fine for 5 years till a rod started knocking...

I got my Bosch replacement on Amazon a couple years ago. I also got the tank straps and j bolts there too. No problems since replacing it.

Guess what, Ferrari doesn\u2019t make fuel pumps chances are it\u2019s a Bosch(or whoever) part that\u2019s on a million other things.

Since I don't want to be one of those guys who does not post the solution: In case someone faces the same issue - resolved by replacing both the fuel pressure regulator and the fuel pump. Both were faulty.

Bosch high PSI fuel pump after 57,000 miles. That's quality right there.

Only US Bosch replacement- https://www.nostrumshop.com/product/vw-mk6-gti-high-pressure-fuel-pump/ 2145 Get the check book out........

I have them on two of my cars. I like the engine bay install the best. easier to do and quieter. The under the car version sounds like a busted chevy fuel pump sometimes. But after I upgraded the fuel filter the noise was reduced by half.

This is my second Bosch 044 fuel pump that I've been through within a year time span. FYI when I was running a Walbro fuel pump, it never died on me. I decided to switch to the Bosch 044 because I've read that it was a lot more reliable than the Walbro. My first Bosch 044 fuel pump started going bad when I couldn't hear the buzzing noise. I got them from USRT and they suggested that I bang it with a hammer. Well I did and it started buzzing again. That worked for a little bit, soon after it stopped buzzing even after I hit it with a hammer. Connected jumper wires straight from the +/- side of battery and nothing. My conclusion, it's dead or fried. My second Bosch 044 is starting to do the same.

They rate the pump at 500 hours on ethanol and I think I actually got less than that. Although I have heard dsm and evo guys running these pumps with no issues for over a year my guess is our cars don't like it. This is a genuine 044 not a fake one. It was installed of July of last year and it ran pump fuel until December. My pump completely died on Friday and the car would not start. Luckily my friend had a spare one laying around that he wasn't using popped it in and the car started up again.

Amazon AND Bosch are still advertising the Bosch Premium Fuel Pump, part number 69740, as the correct part for the 2004 VW R32. It is NOT.