Mazda 3 Fuel Pump: Specs, Fitment & Common Faults
Confirmed: a genuine, serious UK safety recall (R/2021/435) covers a fuel pump impeller that can crack and cause stalling at any speed — plus practical, real details worth knowing before booking the work.
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OEM Part Number: confirm via VIN — fuel pumps (aftermarket) Bosch 0 580 454 094 / Hüco 132775
| Fuel pumps / feed units (aftermarket) | Hüco 132775 (complete in-tank feed unit with sender, petrol); Hüco 133389 (complete feed unit with sender, petrol); Hüco 132754 (complete feed unit with sender, petrol); Hüco 132736 (feed unit, petrol, assembly information must be observed, highest-priced of the four); Bosch 0 580 454 094 (bare in-tank pump); Delphi FE0429-12B1 (bare in-tank pump, petrol, metal housing, 113 mm, without pressure sensor); Pierburg 7.21440.51.0 (pre-supply / lift pump, 0.3-0.4 bar, 2 connectors, 38 mm body, 133.5 mm, for the diesel). |
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| Types & variants | Four different Hüco complete petrol modules cover the 1.5, 1.6 and 2.0 SKYACTIV-G engines and the saloon/hatch tank variants, each with its own sender. The 1.5 D and 2.2 D diesels run a low-pressure in-tank lift pump only, so the 0.3-0.4 bar Pierburg and Ridex 458F0008 are the diesel options; nothing here is a diesel complete module. Bare 38 mm pumps (Bosch, Delphi, Ridex 458F13718 at 3.8 bar, Engitech ENT100053 at 4 bar / 125 l/h) suit a pump-only repair on the petrol module. |
| Genuine (OE) numbers quoted | 3111137300 (Hoffer 7506385); 170429F500 (Hoffer 7506416); 142504 (Kamoka 8410016); 8450008680 (Kamoka 8410005); 8941674933 (Meat & Doria 76041, carburettor pump, not applicable). No Mazda numbers are quoted. |
| Fitment notes | Petrol and diesel are not interchangeable. With four Hüco petrol modules on offer, the exact engine code and body style must be checked before ordering, because the sender arm and connector differ. A bare pump can be transplanted into the old petrol module, keeping the Mazda sender, if only the motor has failed. |
Confirmed: A Genuine, Serious UK Safety Recall Worth Checking Your VIN Against — Mazda 3 Fuel Pump
This is genuinely worth checking directly against your specific car: Mazda issued a UK safety recall (reference R/2021/435) covering models manufactured between October 2017 and September 2019, for a genuine fault in the low-pressure fuel pump manufactured by Denso — the plastic impeller inside can crack and deform, potentially causing the pump to fail. This can cause the engine to stall while driving, including at speed, or fail to start at all, and is a genuine, serious safety concern given the crash risk stalling presents. Around 27,000 UK-registered vehicles were covered by this recall (part of a larger, roughly 530,000-vehicle worldwide campaign), with the fix being a full replacement pump fitted free of charge. If your car falls within this build window, it's genuinely worth checking your specific VIN via Mazda's official recall checker.
It's also genuinely worth knowing a couple of practical, real details before booking this work in: dealers commonly ask that the fuel tank be no more than a quarter full before the appointment, and it's worth being aware that some documented cases saw a noticeable amount of fuel go missing during the process — worth checking your fuel level immediately before and after the work, and querying it with the dealer if a significant amount seems to have vanished. It's also worth knowing that an evaporative emissions fault code appearing shortly after this specific recall work has been documented in some cases — if this happens to you, it's worth mentioning it's likely related to the just-completed pump work when you report it.
Mazda 3 Fuel Pump: A Part That Fails at the Worst Possible Moments
Rather than failing conveniently while parked, this component on the Mazda 3 tends to give up mid-journey, which is about the worst possible moment. Learning to recognise the early symptoms is the best defence against being caught out.
Mazda 3 Fuel Pump: Watch: Replacing It
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Mazda 3 Fuel Pump: What It Does
The Mazda 3's fuel pump function — pulling fuel from the tank and pressurising it for the engine — is straightforward, but its usual location isn't: it sits submerged inside the tank itself, which is precisely why access for replacement is more work than the part's size suggests.
Mazda 3 Fuel Pump: Generations & Engines: Fuel Pump Type
| BK/BL (2004–2013), all MZR petrol, incl. MPS (2.3 turbo) | 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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| BK/BL (2004–2013), older Ford-sourced 1.6 diesel (pre-SkyActiv) | Diesel: in-tank lift pump feeds a separate engine-mounted high-pressure injection pump (common rail) — never interchangeable with the petrol pump |
| BM/BP (2013–present), all SkyActiv-G petrol & SkyActiv-D diesel | Spans both diesel (in-tank lift pump plus an engine-mounted high-pressure pump) and petrol (in-tank low-pressure pump, plus a separate high-pressure pump if direct-injection) variants — confirm your exact engine before ordering |
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Mazda 3 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 Mazda Fuel Pump
The same part, covered across other Mazda models.