If you do this _now_ you may save that pump :
Remove it and run it backwards , pumping some clean Diesel fuel through it ~ the pumps get sediment in them and this is what causes them to die ~ lack of lubrication from proper fuel flow .
If you ever run the car out of fuel , the pump may well be ruined .
Failure to change fuel filters annually causes many pump failures too .
If it begins to squeak or howl , -immediately- drive it home or to shop as it's going to pack up shortly .
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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father
I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better
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