Fuel Pump Going Out?

[sixfiveoh]

So recently my car has been making this high pitched electrical sounding whining noise, and I have no idea what is or where it's coming from. When I get out of the car, it sounds like it's coming from near the muffler. Sounds kinda like when you can still hear a TV set on in the other room if you know what I mean. Any ideas?

EDIT:

Sounds like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7-h_GP0J7U

Failing pump? Can it be solved by replacing the filter?

[317ssayzarc]

does it ever stop lol?

[zrowcool]

fuel pump, alternator whine, the door lock pump, whoo whoo whistle in your exhaust?

It could be a lot of things. Have a sound clip that might help a bit?

[sixfiveoh]

Yeah, it stops the second the car shuts off. Sometimes it won't start though, but once it does, it normally won't stop till the car shuts off. I was thinking fuel pump too, but I thought they only made the noise when they were priming?

I could get a sound clip but I really doubt anything I have could pick it up, it's a pretty high frequency.

[317ssayzarc]

well youd hear the frequency of the fuel pump in a vid, unless you have a really bad camera lol

[sixfiveoh]

Hah yeah well the only camera I have is my Treo. If it were the fuel pump, would that mean it was going bad?

[sixfiveoh]

Nobody else, huh?

[fikes]

I have the same type noise idk if this is what your talking about when when I go from about 10mph to 25mph I hear something whining up then it goes away. either that or I don't hear it anymore.

[sixfiveoh]

Could I need a new fuel filter?

[zrowcool]

possibly... if the filter is clogged to the point where your pump is whining then its really starining to push fuel through it. If you pinch a line the pump whines.

[tamadrumr88]

I replaced my fuel filter and I still hear the fuel pump whine

[sixfiveoh]

Sounds like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7-h_GP0J7U

Failing pump? Can it be solved by replacing the filter?

[sixfiveoh]

Or does this usually call for a new pump?

[D's Avant]

My car did the same thing two years ago. First I replaced the fuel filter, sound/whine was still there. I replaced the fuel pump which is a major PIA w/out the special tool to get the pump back in. I think there is a fuel flow test in the Bentley manual to maybe try next if you do not want to replace it just yet. With a new pump the noise went away.

[Solaris]

Go in the trunk and put your ear against the floor on the passenger side right behind the seat. If it's coming from there, it's the pump.

The trick to unlocking the pump without the tool is to put two big screwdrivers in the grooves and push. I saw that method in an A6 write-up and it worked well for me.

[20vpower]

Go in the trunk and put your ear against the floor on the passenger side right behind the seat. If it's coming from there, it's the pump.

The trick to unlocking the pump without the tool is to put two big screwdrivers in the grooves and push. I saw that method in an A6 write-up and it worked well for me.

worked for me, but instead of pushing i used a hammer putting it back in was the challenge.... that i could not complete so now it sits in the tank