ryan_04 Member 97 Member For: 16y 11d Gender: Male Posted 11/10/11 11:10 AM Share Posted 11/10/11 11:10 AM Hey guys - I have a 09 G6ET and have noticed that when the fuel gauge gets to about 1/4 tank I can hear a sort of slurping sound from the fuel tank area. Best way to describe it is if you were drinking somthing out of a straw and get to the last bit you get that slurping sound when your done. It gets louder when the fuel is lower...hasent caused any probs just want to know if this sound is normal or not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 2m 11d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 11/10/11 11:40 AM Share Posted 11/10/11 11:40 AM its thirsty...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan_04 Member 97 Member For: 16y 11d Gender: Male Posted 11/10/11 11:53 AM Author Share Posted 11/10/11 11:53 AM lol..dw its not normally that low but jus found it funny cause other cars dont make that sound when they have less than 1/4 tank haha...guessing its nothing to stress bout neway jus wanted to see if any other fg owners have this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossmang FREAKY Donating Members 12,431 Member For: 14y 11m 9d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 11/10/11 12:14 PM Share Posted 11/10/11 12:14 PM still under warranty?see if you can complain and score a new pump.and no its not normal to make this sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 2m 11d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 11/10/11 12:25 PM Share Posted 11/10/11 12:25 PM fuel pump cover gromment hasnt popped out has it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan_04 Member 97 Member For: 16y 11d Gender: Male Posted 11/10/11 12:37 PM Author Share Posted 11/10/11 12:37 PM yea still under warrenty and na..nothing has popped out all seems normal? hasent just happened its been like that for a while but never really care cause its not usually low on fuel neway/hasent effected performance etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FG50T Member 568 Member For: 20y 9m 21d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 11/10/11 01:55 PM Share Posted 11/10/11 01:55 PM Mines done it since new. You can just hear a soft swishing sound in the fuel tank. I normally only noticed it reversing out of the driveway in the morning. I figured it's just a Ford thing, not much insulation there or something. Performance from new has been fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wenier Donating Members 1,736 Member For: 14y 10m 16d Gender: Male Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Posted 11/10/11 06:23 PM Share Posted 11/10/11 06:23 PM I think your talking about fuel sloshing around the tank fg50t as opposed to the noise of a pump that is trying to draw fuel but not very well from the OP.Definitely not a normal thing, maybe fuel is struggling to get into the slosh tank around the pump, or getting out too easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dre Resident idiot. Donating Members 2,068 Member For: 14y 2m 14d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 11/10/11 06:58 PM Share Posted 11/10/11 06:58 PM Mine does exactly the same thing. Probably not normal but not uncommon either. Usually becomes noticeable with around 100km range left. Can't say it's caused any problem but sounds terrible when stationary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmixr Donating Members 686 Member For: 14y 3m 15d Posted 11/10/11 08:07 PM Share Posted 11/10/11 08:07 PM Yep.. mines the same. 2010 build xrt. I took it back to Ford and after the usual "we cant hear anything" I had them replace the whole sender unit/swirl pot assemblies. Didnt fix it. I think its just an inherrent design issue. But it does sound like its sucking air in. Quite annoying when the car is so quiet inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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