Volvo Penta fuel pumps/fuel cell...early to mid 2000's

After my fuel pump went out this spring I found out a few things about the pumps. First, Volvo Penta for some unknown reason painted the inside of the pumps with a paint that does not hold up to fuel with ethanol (I bought the boat in September 2016 and only put clean gas in it). The paint flakes off and gums up the high and low pressure pumps and sometimes the fuel pressure regulator (protected by a screen filter). I also learned that Volvo Penta is very, very proud of their fuel pumps and their price reflects their pride at nearly $1300. If you nearly passed out at the price you are not alone...I can wait for you to recover.
For those that can still focus, I found there is an alternative. Volvo Penta considers the fuel pump assembly (some call it a fuel cell) non-serviceable and should be replaced with a new assembly when it fails. Prior to 2017 nobody serviced them, but I found mancavemechanic.com. I have a rebuilt pump on my 2002 226 and so far it is running great through about 75 gallons of gas. Saved me a ton of money. I have no affiliation with mancavemechanic.com or anyone that may work for them other than as a customer. So far a very satisfied customer.

 

Feel free to share the pump info if you know it-mechanic, too. I shouldn't have to replace mine again, but it will help others decide how they want to go about replacing their pump. Thanks for letting us know another much cheaper option!

 

Except for when I was in the Army, Wichita/Sedgwick County has been my life.

 

T*********h.com is an excellent site that I have found the information to be reliable. Mancavemechanic.com also sells an o-ring kit for about $20. Once again I'm not affiliated with them in any way other than I'm happy so far with the rebuilt fuel cell I had installed June 2017.

 

I'm sure you know that was not the intent from either of us. I chose to not let it be an elephant in the room. In doing so I gave my honest opinion. That site is not specifically for Cobalt owners & enthusiasts. ClubCobalt.net is and this is where I have chosen to post. Hopefully you can tell by the way I have posted information it is reliable, honest and current and the other site I mentioned was for a specific service not available in this forum. I did not feel R7BoatGuy was sending anyone to the other site but I can see where someone might choose to do so to learn more on the matter. If it saves a Cobalt owner a dime, a minute on the water, or any stress at all I believe it should be encouraged! Why? Because it allows them to verify that the information they obtained at ClubCobalt.net was GOLDEN! I do caution that censorship of information, going beyond ensuring respectful communication and a value standard, would be a quick way to drive people away from the community we are trying to establish.