Modern Vespa

The pump/regulator died on the way home the other day. Not totally but I could only surge it by letting it almost coast to a stop and then goosing it up. GTS250 had only 6000 miles so this was a disappointment. I bought the bike as a demo off the floor so I'm supposing that at some point, it was allowed to run out of fuel. NEVER try to limp an extra mile on an empty tank with any type of fuel injection! the fuel lubes the pump and lack of fuel will soon kill it.

FWIW, mine was giving hints starting a couple of years ago. When I would come to a hard stop, the engine would surge at idle and not settle down until I shut it off and restarted it. This spring it seemed to run rough and lack power at full throttle. It was hard starting the day it quit. Apparently it was pumping some fuel and that's why I could restart and make a few more 10's of yards each time. It would build pressure as it idled but use it up at more throttle.

Cost of the repair was ~$650, ouch! The pump/filter/regulator part that came out was the most Rube Goldberg device I've seen in a long time. Why Piaggio didn't use something off the shelf baffles me. I was going to replace the parts myself but a quick inspection revealed the cunning engineering that went into the pump and tank placement: the engine needs to be dropped for access! I used an alternative method of work and stood back and threw money at it. Works fine now

I almost ran out of fuel today, I was down to one bar left on the digital gauge and the engine was starting to go in and out (though never actually dying) until I found a nearby gas station.

Will definitely not let that happen again.

If this is the first time you have run out of gas, congrats. It happens. Just don't let it happen again.

So, what year is your GTS? ('07 - pre-recall?)

Mines an 06 so pre-recalljavascript:emoticon('')

Who told you the engine has to come out? It's a 30 minute job maximum to replace the pump.
http://www.gtsownersclub.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=6139

Now that you mention it, the shop did say "lower the engine" not remove. I see now that this is what they meant. Had I seen this, I would have tackled it myself. I'll also have to get the Haynes manual. When I bought te scoot, all I could get was the factory service book and a more worthless piece of used food was never published! To make up for the low quality, they charged a very high price for it!

good day. i have a GTS 250ie 2010. i just recently bought. its 2010 model and 400kms mileage.
but need to replace the fuel pump, bec it wont restart after using it for not.more than 30 mins. or just letting it engine run below 30mins. so the diagnose is fuel pump replacement.
i would like to ask what causes it to fail for just about only 400kms?? also if i rrplace it wontbe the same thing happen again??
hoping for the advice of experts here. thanks in advance

Your dealer should replace it for free - it's subject to 'service replacement when necessary' rather than a recall per se. Not subject to the warranty time-out.

more than 3 years already the unit is out of warranty. so i need to pay for the fuel pump.
will the same prob occur?

Warranty is irrelevant. If your bike is one of those affected (it almost certainly is, check the VIN with the dealer) then it'll be replaced on Piaggio's dime.

Pick up the phone and give them a ring...

The replacement fuel pump is of a modified design. Any fuel pump can fail, of course, but the new pump will not exhibit the same problem at higher temperatures as the "recalled" pump.

What year is it because some of the 250's are under recall and you should get your money back. Done free (Piaggio will pay them) and warranty isn't part of the deal it's a recall). Good luck.