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Fuel Pump Expiry Date - WTF??

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I have a 2002 C4S and just recently replaced the fuel pump.

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I used google translate for translation from German to English.

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Use by", not "

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Pure speculation, but it's "use by", not "use until", which implies to me that it has limited

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Use by� type of date

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It�s probably more of a �best if used by� type of date...

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Use until"

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Pure speculation, but it's "use by", not "use until", which implies to me that it has limited

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

I have a 2002 C4S and just recently replaced the fuel pump.

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Use by", not "

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Pure speculation, but it's "use by", not "use until", which implies to me that it has limited

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Use by� type of date

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It�s probably more of a �best if used by� type of date...

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I used google translate for translation from German to English.

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Use until"

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Pure speculation, but it's "use by", not "use until", which implies to me that it has limited

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I have a 2002 C4S and just recently replaced the fuel pump. Overall relatively easy job, not much to say about it here. However, on the new pump I bought I noticed the manufacture date on the box (September 2020, which is reasonable since I bought the pump in August 2021) but also an expiry date that is 2 years after the manufacture date. See picture below. I used google translate for translation from German to English. Can anyone explain to me what the expiration date means? I have not seen it on any other Porsche part, so this is why I am surprised. I am certainly hoping that the pump will last significantly longer than through September 2022 .

POST 2Original post

It�s probably more of a �best if used by� type of date... Perhaps there are diaphragms or something in it that dry out or tend to malfunction if they�re not in contact with fuel for extended periods of time... I wouldn�t worry about it... Life�s too short

POST 3Original post

Pure speculation, but it's "use by", not "use until", which implies to me that it has limited shelf life rather than useful life. Maybe it has something do with soft parts degrading if they aren't soaked in fuel?

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