i was getting my car tuned a few weeks ago, the pump was purging and not keeping a consistent pressure. its a walbro 255, has anyone else experienced any pump failure like this before? i put a new one in and im getting re-tuned on thursday. BTW it was a stock block 2.2l w/3mm, lovfab mini-me, garret gt3582r, rc 1000cc's, aem ems and we only went to 12psi.


thanks,
-Blake

 

yup they do that ......Some just come straight out of the box bad...

 

thats what i was hoping was the case. it seems like almost everyone here runs that pump.

 

Not uncommon at all. Be careful buying these off ebay, most sold on there are not even manufactured by Walbro.

 

o boy, both the new one and the old one were purchased from ebay. i wonder how i can tell if its a real walbro or no

 

I'm not sure what the ebay knockoffs physically say on them but just make sure you read the fine print in the listings, they like to sneak the word style in.

 

As soon as you recieve the pump, check the markings on it to see if it is indeed authentic. For even more reassurance, see if any local speed shops have the Walbro in stock, then bring yours to compare with one of theirs.

 

Better yet, just buy it from a local speed shop and be done with it...

 

i'm pretty sure the new is legit, thanks for the heads up though...

 

Got mine from ebay over a year ago, no problems.