Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 > Fuel pump question

[barryj]

Hi

I am pretty new to Ducati ownership being a refugee from the dark world of big two strokes so please bear with me!

On turning the key the fuel pump on my bike sort of squeaks into life and sometimes sounds to be struggling to turn over. I assume that this is not right and that the fuel pump may be on its way out. Is there any other problem that would cause these symptoms?

The bike was running quite badly the last time I rode it especialy at high revs and I assumed my stuffed battery may have been responsible, I am now thinking it may have been down to the fuel pump?

Any help would be appreciated, its a 748s by the way not that it makes a lot of difference.

Cheers

BJ

[Rob B]

Yep, it might be a good time to change the filter too

[rockhopper]

Most likely to be the flter rather than the pump. Change it asap before it fries the regulator as well.

[barryj]

Thanks fellas, I am off to have a look now.

[barryj]

Ok got the tank off, is the fuel filter tank mounted (held in by the large circlip) or line mounted, I am just being really lazy rather than looking myself!

Come on it is Saturday

[rockhopper]

The filter is the silver cylindrical thing inside the tank.

[barryj]

held in by a circlip? I tell you why I ask.............I have just seen this on e-bay but it is an inline one so looks like the wrong part.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ducati-748-916... cmdZViewItem

[rockhopper]

Yep, that looks like the chap.

You can download the parts list for your bike from http://www.ducati.com/bikes/service/...odelName=2005p

Re the ebay filter, i'm not sure that the price is much different at a real dealers you know.

[barryj]

ok thanks, sorry to be a pain but is it the item held in by the circlip next to the fuel pump? if not do you remove the fuel pump to gain access?

thanks

[rockhopper]

Well not sure cos i've got an ST4 but i don't think you need to remove the pump. The filter is held by a circular clip and there should be a u shaped rubber pipe coming out of the top of it. It looks just like the ebay picture!