Abstract:
Mixing of lubrication fluid and pumped fluid within a pump can undermine lubricity of the lubrication fluid and/or contaminate the pumped fluid (e.g. fuel) with lubrication fluid. In order to reduce mixing of fluids within a high pressure pump (14) of the present disclosure, a lubrication fluid is supplied to the high pressure pump (14). A low pressure pump (15) supplies a second fluid to the high pressure pump (14). The pressure of the second fluid is increased within at least one piston bore (33) of the high pressure pump (14). Mixing of the lubrication fluid and the second fluid is reduced by fluidly connecting a weep annulus (40) which is opened to the at least one piston bore (33) to a low pressure pump inlet (26) of the low pressure pump (15).