fuel pump fails in current production

[bcr5784]

Meonstoke said:

Sounds indeed like the fuel pump - the good news is the latest FP used since November 2022 appears to be now reliable. You're eligible for a replacement. The bad news is you'll lose the TRS map with the s/w flash. But you might be able to retain the K-tec transmission map though?

Knowing that the fuel pump replacement might require a reflash, I held off on a Life110 remap. However I did ask David the question what would happen if they did reflash. His reply was that I would "own" the remap and therefore it would be reinstalled. Not sure whether there would be a modest charge - and it would be a significantly inconvenient - but somewhat reassuring nevertheless. As I said previously it turn out to be a non-event since my car did not need a reflash when the pump was fitted.

[Meonstoke]

bcr5784 said:

Knowing that the fuel pump replacement might require a reflash, I held off on a Life110 remap. However I did ask David the question what would happen if they did reflash. His reply was that I would "own" the remap and therefore it would be reinstalled. Not sure whether there would be a modest charge - and it would be a significantly inconvenient - but somewhat reassuring nevertheless. As I said previously it turn out to be a non-event since my car did not need a reflash when the pump was fitted.

Thanks for the clarification, good to know!

[Olivera]

bcr5784 said:

Knowing that the fuel pump replacement might require a reflash, I held off on a Life110 remap. However I did ask David the question what would happen if they did reflash. His reply was that I would "own" the remap and therefore it would be reinstalled.

The interesting question to ask any remappers is - if it's reflashed back to a (presumably older) map after the new fuel pump is fitted, wouldn't you therefore be missing out on any changes that Alpine deemed appropriate that go hand-in-hand with the new fuel pump?

[neil-g8km6]

Meonstoke said:

Sounds indeed like the fuel pump - the good news is the latest FP used since November 2022 appears to be now reliable. You're eligible for a replacement. The bad news is you'll lose the TRS map with the s/w flash. But you might be able to retain the K-tec transmission map though?

Thanks Meonstoke, I cannot remember if Wasim is at customer services Renault, or Alpine. I need to get this sorted ASAP as I have another upcoming track day at Donington on May 3rd. I really can't do with that being yet another expensive waste.

[worldwidewebs]

neil-g8km6 said:

Thanks Meonstoke, I cannot remember if Wasim is at customer services Renault, or Alpine. I need to get this sorted ASAP as I have another upcoming track day at Donington on May 3rd. I really can't do with that being yet another expensive waste.

Wasim is with Alpine

[vtecblack]

neil-g8km6 said:

Thanks Meonstoke, I cannot remember if Wasim is at customer services Renault, or Alpine. I need to get this sorted ASAP as I have another upcoming track day at Donington on May 3rd. I really can't do with that being yet another expensive waste.

Neil - I sympathise, I had exactly the same at Spa last Friday. We managed to get home. It’s booked at John Banks Cambridge on Friday 12th April. I hope you manage to get yours booked in soon. James.