Quote Originally Posted by avguy View Post
Yes, IMO definitely needless worrying. Worst case would be just one inconvenient day if it ever quits on you. And who's to say that one of those aftermarket pumps is even going to outlast the OEM unit that's on there now.

Now if you want something to lose lots of sleep over, how about the oil pump? By the time the idiot oil light comes on telling you the pump is dead, it's almost certainly going to be too late to save the engine. However, I wouldn't consider swapping that out either, for the same reason as with the fuel pump. Plus it's a really big job, which is not a small consideration either.

However, I have given lots of thought to teeing an oil pressure gauge off the sender unit, and running it into the cabin. That would be a modest amount of $$ and work, in exchange for possibly saving the engine somewhere down the road. I still find it hard to believe that the entire auto industry believes it's unimportant for a driver to be able to monitor the oil pressure. That's what happens when bean counters are in charge of decisions like this instead of the engineers. Just another useless rant there.
Understand your point....I've installed many oil pressure gauges in my old cars over the years ( it was a lot easier on old vehicles) , but I also carried a spare fuel pump when they had high mileage and only two bolts held them on the side of the engine....... I guess my real question is, on these high mileage Aveos do they still have the original fuel pumps ????