We discussed this in early summer. The story was that the Chinese made $46.00 pumps were very noisy and not worth saving $100. Apparently you get what you pay for! ;) On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 6:42 PM, Derek Drew <derekdrew@derekmail.com> wrote: > As far as I can determine, here are the part numbers for the same > Vanagon Bosch Fuel pump: > > 0 580 463 016 > 0 580 464 070 > 69713 > 69469 > GFP301 > 0580463016 > 0580464070 > 251 906 091 > > All these are Bosch part numbers and the last one is a VW number. > > The matter is important because if you go onto ebay, say, and search > for them using this query: > > Bosch ("0 580 463 016","0 580 464 > 070",0580463016,0580464070,69713,69469,"251 906 091",GFP301,"GFP 301") > > Then you see many pumps, many of which are original genuine Bosch, at > prices from $46 to $200. > > I am wondering if this is like the Mattress industry where everybody > sells the same few parts under many secretive part numbering schemes > so consumers cannot compare prices. > > Or, is there a reason some of us are buying the Vanagon pump for $150 > at Rockauto and our favorite vanagon vendors, but ebayers are sending > out what seems to be the exact same part for $50 if you know the part > number to look under. > > As far as I can tell, these all should be the same 130lph to 190lph > Bosch 6 amp pump. (lph = liters per hour and the matter is topical > with higher horsepower engines, which need more liters per hour, and > we are wondering if the Vanagon pump is enough for 212 horsepower. > > ========================================= > > The matter came up on a Samba thread where were are having fun with a > kind of a Vanapalooza fest where I am converting my vans to 6 > cylindar 3.0L Subaru engines, which you can see in this 7 page thread > here: > > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=440872&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=100 > > > _______________ > Derek Drew > Founder, ConsumerSearch.com > Washington DC / New York > derekdrew@derekmail.com > 202-966-7907 (Call the number at left normally) > (alt/cell for diligent calling only): 703-408-1532 >
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