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      07-02-2015, 06:56 PM   #24
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Originally Posted by awns729 View Post
Oh, also the water pump will cycle on and off, so it's not constantly on when doing the bleed procedure.

And I had a 2aaf code afterwards for fuel pump plausability. no other codes. i googled, and everyone says not to worry about it if its the only code. it could be unrelated to this entirely, it could be the actual fuel pump (i thought i had some longer starts recently), or it could be because the battery drained as i was bleeding the pump (didn't hook up a charger). just wanted to mention, in case it is related and it happens to anyone else. but i'm not saying it is related necessarly, could just be a coincidence.
That fuel pump plausibility means it's on the way out according to a tech I talked to recently in trying to diagnose what was wrong with my car. I had that for a little while and when I got on it WOT @ 4-5k RPM it would shudder and I would have to restart the car to drive safely.
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