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Jim Adney wrote: > Your experience makes me wonder if the wear on your pump might have > >something to do with the fact that there is no filter BEFORE the pump >in your Passat. A filter there, as in our cars, would keep grit out >of the pump. > > > There's a pump screen that's at the end of the pump, but nothing more than that. Its filtration media is not as fine as the actual filter, however. There is some black discoloration on the screen, and I don't see any signs of grit in the tank. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~