Subaru Forester Fuel Pump: Specs, Fitment & Common Faults
Confirmed: a genuine UK recall covers certain Foresters for a fuel pump impeller that can cause stalling — part of a massive, multi-model Denso pump defect with an extended warranty of up to 15 years or 150,000 miles.
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OEM Part Number: confirm via VIN — fuel pumps (aftermarket) Delphi FE0351-12B1 / Meat & Doria 76416
| Fuel pumps / feed units (aftermarket) | Delphi FE0351-12B1 (bare in-tank pump, petrol, metal housing 113 x 38 mm, no sender); Delphi FE0545-12B1 (bare in-tank pump, 112.6 x 38 mm, no sender); Meat & Doria 76416 (bare in-tank pump, 3 bar / 95 l/h, OE 170429F500); Meat & Doria 76385 (bare in-tank pump, 3.5 bar / 90 l/h, OE 3111137300); Meat & Doria 77492 (bare in-tank pump, 3 bar, OE 17045SMGE01); ERA 770048A (bare in-tank pump, 3 bar / 90 l/h, 2-pin); Ridex 458F0005 (bare in-tank pump, 3.3 bar / 100 l/h, 38 mm body, 10 mm in / 9 mm out) |
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| Types & variants | All listings are bare 38 mm in-tank pump cartridges for the petrol engines, with one Ackoja A70-09-0012 feed unit and a Maxgear 43-0219 unit with holder as the only complete assemblies. Nothing is listed for the 2.0D diesel, which uses a lift pump in the tank feeding the high-pressure pump on the engine. |
| Genuine (OE) numbers quoted | 170429F500 (Meat & Doria 76416, Hoffer 7506416); 3111137300 (Meat & Doria 76385, Hoffer 7506385); 17045SMGE01 (Meat & Doria 77492); 142504 (Kamoka 8410016) |
| Fitment notes | Petrol SJ Foresters, including the turbo XT, take an in-tank module with level sender; a replacement cartridge goes into the original housing and keeps the sender, so the fuel gauge is unaffected. Check that the cartridge outlet and electrical connector match the original before fitting. |
Subaru Forester Fuel Pump: A Part That Fails at the Worst Possible Moments
On the Subaru Forester, there's rarely a convenient time for this to fail — it tends to strike mid-journey rather than while the car's sitting safely on the drive. Knowing what the early symptoms look like buys valuable time to get ahead of it.
Subaru Forester Fuel Pump: What It Does
The job here is simple in principle — draw fuel from the tank, deliver it to the engine at the right pressure — but the Subaru Forester's fuel pump sits submerged inside the tank, which makes physical access for replacement far more involved than the small part itself implies.
Subaru Forester Fuel Pump: Generations & Engines: Fuel Pump Type
| SG/SH (2002–2012), 2.5 naturally-aspirated | Petrol: typically a single in-tank low-pressure pump; some later or higher-output variants may add a separate engine-mounted high-pressure pump for direct injection — confirm your exact engine |
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| SH/SJ (2011–2013), 2.5 turbo (XT) | Petrol: typically a single in-tank low-pressure pump; some later or higher-output variants may add a separate engine-mounted high-pressure pump for direct injection — confirm your exact engine |
| SJ (2013–2018), all engines | Petrol: typically a single in-tank low-pressure pump; some later or higher-output variants may add a separate engine-mounted high-pressure pump for direct injection — confirm your exact engine |
| SK (2018–present), all engines incl. hybrid | Petrol: typically a single in-tank low-pressure pump; some later or higher-output variants may add a separate engine-mounted high-pressure pump for direct injection — confirm your exact engine — the hybrid system doesn't change this; the combustion engine still needs its own fuel pump |
Subaru Forester Fuel Pump: Watch: Replacing It
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Confirmed: A Genuine UK Safety Recall Worth Checking Your Car Against — Subaru Forester Fuel Pump
This is genuinely worth checking directly on your specific car: a confirmed UK recall covers certain Foresters built between November 2020 and June 2021, addressing a fuel pump impeller that may cause the pump to fail, resulting in the engine stalling while driving. This UK recall sits within a much larger, genuinely massive pattern — related Denso-manufactured low-pressure fuel pumps have been recalled across nearly 200,000 vehicles spanning multiple Subaru models and model years, including earlier Foresters, Outbacks, Imprezas, Legacys, and others, all sharing the same underlying impeller defect. It's genuinely worth checking your VIN against the official recall register directly, regardless of your car's specific year, given how many separate recall waves this issue has been through.
It's also genuinely worth knowing that a class-action settlement in relation to this issue has provided an extended warranty specifically covering the fuel pump, reportedly up to 15 years or 150,000 miles on affected vehicles — worth asking a dealer directly whether this extended coverage applies to your specific car, since it may extend well beyond the car's original standard warranty period. It's also worth knowing that recalls of this scale don't always mean parts are immediately available — some owners have reported recall notices being issued before replacement parts were actually ready to fit, worth being patient but persistent if you're told a part isn't currently in stock.
Subaru Forester Fuel Pump: Warning Signs, DIY Difficulty & Aftermarket Advice
These are the same regardless of make or model — see our full Fuel Pump Guide for symptoms to watch for (including the low-pressure vs high-pressure distinction on direct-injection engines), confirming fitment against your VIN, and OE suppliers worth knowing.
More Subaru Fuel Pump
The same part, covered across other Subaru models.