Wow, I cant believe the Walbro problems you all have had. I installed a 255 in mine in 2000, 8 years later its still kicking with 50+ 11-12 Sec track passes. Guess its just the newer pumps having issues.

i installed my walbro 225 about a year ago and never put power to it.. finally tried it and nothing... had to go in to my tank and try to see if maybe it was an internal connection. long story short. i hot wired it and nothing.. it failed and i didnt even get to use it.. crazy..

Walbro fuel pumps have been real hit or miss in finding a good one that will last a while. I have had good luck with them fortunately but if i had to do it over again, i would pick up a Denso fuel pump. It supports about the same power as the 255 LPH Walbro but is proven more reliable with far less reported failures and is quieter running pump. The downside to the denso is the cost,draws more amperage than the Walbro, and the physical size is larger than the walbro. Another alternative is the Bosch 044 in-tank pump or even the 040/023 for those not planning go to that level of power.

The issue is with the Walbro F20000169 which we do not use. We use the GSS340M.

Walbro pumps outsell the Denso pumps 1000:1 so obviously there is going to be more discussion about them good or bad. Where are people getting their stats in order to compare the % of failures vs. pumps sold?

When you have people installing pumps using the trap-door method on 20 year old rusty tanks it is no wonder there are not more failures.

i dont know what the trap do method has to do with the fuel pumps not working properly... its not that people are cutting holes into their tank... i think the main thing here is that the pumps fail, and with no warranty its just bad business.. i mean you said that walbro sales so many units compared to the others.. that means they should extra revenue to back up their product...

I think what he means is that if someone is cutting an access panel for the fuel pump, then they are half a$$ing it and not doing it properly. Then maybe they dont blow off all the dirt and grime off the top of the tank, the dirt gets in the tank and gets sucked up by the pump. I can see his point, but I don't think that really accounts for a majority of the pump failures.

Trap door means that 20+ years of accumulated crap is sitting in the bottom of the tank.

You can get warranty on Walbro pumps if you want to pay $130 - $200 for re-packaged Holley and BBK kits. Most customers are more concerned about price so the average street price of a Walbro 255LPH HP pump is $100.00.

You really have to understand the scope of the problem providing warranty on HP fuel pumps. There are too many shade-tree mechanics doing too many wrong things with them. Walbro had a no-questions asked warranty up until March 2004. They looked at all the pumps being sent back and 98% of them were OK and the majority of others failed b/c of abuse. Most fuel related HP parts have limited or no warranty.

Not all, but it just adds to the longgggggggggggggggg list of install-related problems.

My friend got a Walbro F20000169. The walbro he used needed a filler cup modification I think, it's PITA, but the new pump doesn't.

Found this: http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/gen...mp-update.html

My Walbro bit the dust 2 weeks ago. And its only 3 months old!

I installed my walbro pump well.... I don't know for sure years ago. although I don't have a ton of miles on it. I guess I must be a good one. I got the whole ractronix kit but I only used the pump kit and never used the hot wire setup


I may buy another one for my turbo'ed grandam but I may put alittle more thought into it