Fuel Pump

2008 Mazda Tribute s Sport, 4WDSECTION Fuel Pump
WARNING: This page does not describe the selected car, but rather 10 other vehicles, including the 2002 Mazda Tribute, 2002 Mazda Protege5, 2002 Mazda Protege, 2002 Mazda Millenia, and 2002 Mazda MX-5 Miata. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
NOTE: Fuel pump performance measures fuel pressure, not regulated fuel pressure.
FUEL PUMP PERFORMANCE

Application Pressure psi (kg/cm2 )
B2300, B3000 & B4000 56-72 (3.9-5.1)
Miata 92 (6.5)
Millenia
2.3L 91-116 (6.4-8.2)
2.5L 71-92 (5.0-6.5)
MPV 61-66 (4.3-4.6)
Protege & Protege5 64-92 (4.5-6.5)
Tribute 35-55 (2.5-3.9)
626 68-92 (4.8-6.5)
REGULATED FUEL PRESSURE

Application At Idle W/ Vacuum psi (kg/cm2 ) At Idle W/O Vacuum psi (kg/cm2 )
B2300, B3000 & B4000 (1) (1)
Miata (2) (2)
Millenia
2.3L 30-41 (2.1-2.9) 40-48 (2.8-3.4)
2.5L 30-38 (2.1-2.7) 38-46 (2.7-3.2)
MPV (2) (2)
Protege & Protege5 30-37 (2.1-2.6) 38-46 (2.7-3.2)
Tribute (1) (1)
626
2.0L 30-38 (2.1-2.7) 37-47 (2.6-3.3)
2.5L 30-37 (2.1-2.6) 38-46 (2.7-3.2)
(1) Information not available from manufacturer.
(2) Due to adoption of mechanical returnless fuel system, the pressure regulator cannot be inspected separately.
RENDER: 1.0x

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