88 fuel pump. VDO vs Bosch

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  • JayDee916
    Grease Monkey
    • Mar 2011
    • 304

    #1

    88 fuel pump. VDO vs Bosch

    So I'm replacing my pump and the one I pulled from my 325is is a VDO setup. The replacement pump I got is a Bosch and is ONLY the pump so now I'm stuck because they aren't the same i guess? Can I make it work edit: with the VDO housing/mount?
    Last edited by JayDee916; 11-28-2011, 03:48 PM.
  • jlevie
    R3V OG
    • Nov 2006
    • 13530

    #2
    Is the replacement a OE equivalent pump assembly. If so it doesn't matter whether it is VDO or Bosch.
    The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
    Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL

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    • JayDee916
      Grease Monkey
      • Mar 2011
      • 304

      #3
      The difference. They're oriented the way they fit in the mount, respectively.

      BOSCH left, VDO right

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      • JayDee916
        Grease Monkey
        • Mar 2011
        • 304

        #4
        The replacement did not come with the assembly. just what is shown on the left. I'm asking if I can get it to work in my VDO assembly.

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        • JayDee916
          Grease Monkey
          • Mar 2011
          • 304

          #5
          Main problem I'm having is the bottoms shown here, again BOSCH left VDO right with the VDO housing on the far left. The little cresent shaped nub on the bosch doesn't allow it to fit properly but I just realized that it is ONLY a nub and not an actual line for something so I guess Ill just grind it off?


          Then there's the issue of the sock being for the larger VDO opening but that should be simple enough to adapt.
          Last edited by JayDee916; 11-28-2011, 04:36 PM.

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          • AlpineM325
            Grease Monkey
            • Aug 2007
            • 373

            #6
            Sorry to bring this back but were you able to resolve this issue?

            WTB
            -convertible carpet, no rips, in socal.
            -s52, s50, m52, m54
            -harness, accessories, transmission

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            • nando
              Moderator
              • Nov 2003
              • 34827

              #7
              I think he had the wrong pump
              Build thread

              Bimmerlabs

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