T4 AET 2.5 Petrol - Noisy Fuel pump

[Abyss]

Recently purchased this 97 model and it turns out the fuel pump is really loud,,,,now not having owned a petrol model before I wasn't sure what the noise was in the cab, until I had a closer listen by putting my ear on the tank, yup fuel pump!
So yeah I figured this needed a service and promptly changed the fuel filter...that was quite old,,,I decided to chop it in half...looks pretty grim eh, well its still buzzing a bit, but not as loud. Also fuel pump relay is hot to the touch.
Performance I think its ok, drives fine and pulls fine...what should I do now?

1) Do Diagnostics and replace pump preemptively?
2) I read somewhere reversing the pump polarity to flush it back out sometimes helps? (surely it would suck the crap back up?
3) Remove pump and sender and have a nosy, clean up, replace hoses etc
4) Grab another from a wreckers and replace relay as well
5) Nothing, just drive it till it dies
6) Something else...

Thanks everyone

[LogicprObe]

I'd have a spare ready to go.
In my experience, they don't give much warning.

[Sunny43.5]

Keep driving those T4,s are tough , plenty around wreckers for parts .

[Umai Naa!!]

Pumps for these things aren't cheap, if you end up buying the whole unit.

Was around $450 for the last one I did.

[jets]

1) Do Diagnostics and replace pump preemptively?
2) I read somewhere reversing the pump polarity to flush it back out sometimes helps? (surely it would suck the crap back up?
3) Remove pump and sender and have a nosy, clean up, replace hoses etc
4) Grab another from a wreckers and replace relay as well
5) Nothing, just drive it till it dies
6) Something else...

The last petrol car I owned was a Mk2 GTI Golf. I knew from other peoples experience from all makes that they can fail quite suddenly. I even considered at one point to carry a spare because of the travelling I did at the time. I also have had experience with a Falcon owned by a girl across our road that I had to rescue because she ran out of fuel. I took my jerry can, poured in some fuel but the car wouldn't start. She phoned the RAA & I waited until the van arrived & he said it was common for pumps to fail if you ran out of fuel.
Reliability is very important to me & most people so no5 would not be an option for me. Think of the worst case scenario, half way up a narrow hill, cold wet night, heavy traffic, drivers behind stressed from a bad day & your pump dies. I drive to Alice Springs regularly & in remote areas I sometimes think, what would happen if I broke down here. It costs at least $4,500 to truck a car from Ayers Rock back to Alice Springs where there will probably be a long wait for a replacement part to arrive.
In my opinion, fix it properly.

[LogicprObe]

Pumps for these things aren't cheap, if you end up buying the whole unit.

Was around $450 for the last one I did.

Yeah.........I think the last one I did was an after market pump out of Melbourne for about $180.

[Abyss]

thanks for the replies

I have a facet lift pump I used on my diesel T4 for a while, its now sitting spare...im wondering if I could utilise this (maybe with pressure regulator?), obvs bypassing the original pump...I know it isn't a proper fix, but this is my second T4 i'm just using till the rego runs out and giving my main beast a chance to have a rest in the week and do some jobs on her (where she has no expenses spared on new OE parts no matter the cost!)