2.2 fuel pump problem agghhh

[pitman]

Hi guys just got the dredded spanner light so I dropped into a mate at a vx dealers and he plugged the tech 2 in and it came up 5a which says the pump is at fault and its going to cost me £550 for a new pump and a flush so the injectors don't get the crap.from the old pump.

Does this sound right

previous history is

Spanner light comes on first startup the restart the car and spanner goes away .

If I do try to give the car any gas limp mode kicks in and the spanner returns

Any ideas if all this info is correct before I throw £550 at the car

Its a 06 vecta c 2.2 direct

Any advice would appreciated

Cheers

[plasma]

Pump takes 10minutes to fit, new pump ebay about £180? Few people i know changed the pumps without flush, its just the seals which go so cant see why the need for a flush?

[pitman]

Pump takes 10minutes to fit, new pump ebay about £180? Few people i know changed the pumps without flush, its just the seals which go so cant see why the need for a flush?

£180 for a pump great where are they hiding for that price only seen them on the bay for £300

[Big Dave]

only seen them on the bay for £300

Still considerably better than the £550 you were previously quoted.

[paulvectrac]

Get a pump mate there easy to fit if ya carnt manage it I will come do it for ya

[chewy71]

Dealer charge loads for this,... I had 3 go on my old direct. Great site this for help.

[sheepish]

Dealer charge loads for this,... I had 3 go on my old direct. Great site this for help.

So are the replacements no better?

[paulvectrac]

Yea the revised conti one is better

[chewy71]

Yea the revised conti one is better

Not in my experience,... I had 2 of the so called 'revised' pumps fail in 13 months (16k miles) of each other. VX would not contribute at all)

[sheepish]

So how the heck have Vauxhall got away with that then? ...are the pumps sealed units and un-repairable?