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  • Member For: 11y 19d
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I’ve just drained my tank of e85 as I’m switching back to 98 and I noticed a fair amount of metal shavings as well as some white clumps coming out of the surge tank. The shavings looks like brass particles. I wouldn’t think there’d be any brass components in a 044, but I’m unsure of what pump is in the tank. 

 

Anyone know what it could be from? 

 

Thanks 

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  • Member For: 15y 11m 18d
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it's probably just crud from the lines, which is normal when you switch from 98 to E85... are you sure it's actually metallic?

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The only steel line left is the return line everything else is braided line. Definitely sparkly gold/brass colour and a lot of it. 

 

I assume pump gears are steel not brass? Could have come from the servo maybe? 

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the only theory I have is that it must be "after the sock filter" (the one attached to the pickup of the in-tank pump) and the only things metallic between there and the surge is the pump itself, fuel filter and lines/fittings.

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