fuel pump query

How can you tell when your fuel pump is about to shit itself?
mine is making a funny intermitten whiney noise when i turn the key and the pump starts to prime.
There is no lack in power at any point in the rev range & still pulls hard.
Crim owners your thoughts please.

When theres no noise when you turn the key..

Have tried cleaning it out.?
The mesh filter in the bottom of mine had a heap of crap in it when I pulled it apart.

Yeah clean out the mesh.

And you can test the flow by measuring how much fuel comes out when it primes. There is a set amount that is supposed to come through.

Yeah clean out the mesh.

And you can test the flow by measuring how much fuel comes out when it primes. There is a set amount that is supposed to come through.

+1 when mine went the prime volume was heaps less than it was meant to be.

does pulling the mesh thingy appart to clean require any seals etc to put it back together ?

does pulling the mesh thingy appart to clean require any seals etc to put it back together ?

No, its pretty easy.

reason i ask is im going for a weekend ride with some mates and want to try and clean it out this afternoon
so thats the answer i was looking for

i got quoted $350 for a second hand pump from metro's, the said it was taken off a running bike.
Genuine from kawasaki out of japan with a 3 week wait is $540.

I have a spare you can have for 200

I got a low kay used one from the UK on eBay for around $130 delivered late last year. You could get a brand new one from the states for what Metros are asking.

I have a spare you can have for 200

may be interested mate

ill try cleaning mine first if that doesnt fix it ill give you a call .

Yeah cleaning it will get you there I think.

On second thoughts I don't think mine will fit as it is from 06-11 zx10r

They look different from memory

Yeah cleaning it will get you there I think.

On second thoughts I don't think mine will fit as it is from 06-11 zx10r

The outer bit is different,
But you can strip the pump bit out of the unit and swap them over.

Ok
Pump is out but i can't see any sort of mesh thingy