Just a quick followup. I purchased the knockoff EFI pump and mowed with it at full-throttle for about 2hrs yesterday and so far it appears to be running fantastic. It was a little cooler here so we'll see what happens when I mow in the heat next time. I have no expectation that this pump will...
The EFI pump is over $300 so I may resort to getting the $80 knockoff from Amazon just to see if it fixes the problem.. even if only works for a few months.
Looks like there are two fuel pumps on this model? Are you talking about #5 or #10 on the diagram below?
I have actually replaced #10 a little while back thinking it might be the culprit.
z930m EFI Diagram
I have a 2014 z930m EFI that starts to run a bit rough and loses about 50% after mowing for 20-30 minutes. The check engine light does eventually come on, but the code seems non-sensical. Once I turn off the PTO the engine revs back up to normal.
I have replaced coils, fuel filter, checked fuel...