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Originally Posted by TheRipler

I would be upset if the fuel pump was replaced and the car wasn't redlined several times. I'd rather have a bad replacement pump kill the engine while the dealership had the car than while I was driving. Makes a new engine much less of a hassle.

7 miles could be 3.5mi out and back. Seems like a reasonable amount of testing to me.

If something came back broken, like the Camaro with transmission problems, then yes it is major smackdown time. Otherwise, I don't think that is a reasonable comparison.

That's me, though. Seems like a lot of people here are afraid of redline and chirping tires for some reason, so it is what it is.

Just FYI, below has nothing to do with testing the fuel pump.

Originally Posted by LostTHEbeat

I found another little snippet of video that takes place in the back lot of the dealer. The tech chirps the tires (TC chimes on), and revs hard through first and second, then coasting towards the garage. Then he pulls up alongside another tech and asks "Can you help me with this pump?" Next, the tech revs HARD in reverse, back out of the garage, turns and chirps MUCH louder, foot likely to the floor, towards and into a different garage bay. It was almost as if to show off - he probably didn't have to drive between the parking spot and the first garage before going to his service bay, and he certainly didn't have to drive the way he did - harder in 20 feet that we have in a thousand miles.