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After many issues with poor quality fuel pumps I set out to find who actually is making these things as no matter what brand I got the pump seemed exactly the same, only the gaskets were different. After looking through opticat online, and calling various manufactures and vendors tech lines I have found what brands come from where.
South Korea made pumps (Daewha Fuel Pump Industries):
I have categorized them under the supplier who the vendor says they get it from. The GMB tech support rep told me that carter, spectra, and them all have their pumps manufactured at the same factory in south korea. This chart just shows the flow of re-branding going on here.
All of these pumps are manufactured by Daewha the 3 companies that buy direct is Carter, Spectra, and GMB. These companies then sell to parts stores for their own brands as well. All are identical pumps
Carter Fuel Systems:
Spectra Industries:
GMB North America:
*Notes:
Carquest claims that their pumps are the "only mechanical pump made in the USA" however when you call them their rep says that they source the pump at least for our fsj's from Spectra which gets their pumps made in korea.
China made pumps
Surprisingly there only seems to be one company getting the pumps made in china
Mexico made pumps
Other unknown pumps:
I called BJ's and TGW and they will not disclose their vendor. Bj's claims that their pump is USA made, and Im willing to bet that they are trying the same trick as Carquest. It's well known that many of TGW's parts are from Crown and there's no reason to think that the fuel pump is no different as they don't even try to say what country its made in. They both probably wont disclose their vendors because then well see the nearly 50% markup that they have going on.
There also is the Mopar pump you can get through Chrysler vintage parts for $100 but thats probably a crown pump as most parts were in the later days.
So there you have it. Not many real options available.
South Korea made pumps (Daewha Fuel Pump Industries):
I have categorized them under the supplier who the vendor says they get it from. The GMB tech support rep told me that carter, spectra, and them all have their pumps manufactured at the same factory in south korea. This chart just shows the flow of re-branding going on here.
All of these pumps are manufactured by Daewha the 3 companies that buy direct is Carter, Spectra, and GMB. These companies then sell to parts stores for their own brands as well. All are identical pumps
Carter Fuel Systems:
- Carter
- Oreilly's Precision Brand
- Napa
Spectra Industries:
- Spectra Premium
- Carquest
- Delphi
GMB North America:
- GMB
*Notes:
Carquest claims that their pumps are the "only mechanical pump made in the USA" however when you call them their rep says that they source the pump at least for our fsj's from Spectra which gets their pumps made in korea.
China made pumps
Surprisingly there only seems to be one company getting the pumps made in china
- Crown
Mexico made pumps
- Airtex
Other unknown pumps:
- Bj's Offroad
- Team Grand Wagoneer
I called BJ's and TGW and they will not disclose their vendor. Bj's claims that their pump is USA made, and Im willing to bet that they are trying the same trick as Carquest. It's well known that many of TGW's parts are from Crown and there's no reason to think that the fuel pump is no different as they don't even try to say what country its made in. They both probably wont disclose their vendors because then well see the nearly 50% markup that they have going on.
There also is the Mopar pump you can get through Chrysler vintage parts for $100 but thats probably a crown pump as most parts were in the later days.
So there you have it. Not many real options available.
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