Nick
11-25-2000, 11:07 PM
Well I finally got around to documenting this install. If anyone needs it... here they are...
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Remove the back seat entirely.
Take out the rubber and corrogated material between the trunk and the cabin. Also remove the square bar mounted about half way up the rear seats, makes removing the assembly easier.
Remove any carpet on the bottom in the trunk.
Locate the cover that has 4 screws holding it in place near the passenger side strut tower.
Unscrew it and take off, removing foam padding as well.
Disconnect the electrical to the fuel pump and pull up and out a little moving it to the left of the opening.
Remove the fuel line, fuel will come out... it's a clip type connector... mine was a bit stubborn so I needed to pry a little with a flathead screwdriver covered in electrical tape. You are removing an elbow here that has a rubber line connected to it... take care not to slip the rubber hose off the end of the elbow going away from the pump, I'd imagine you'd never find it again.
Now disconnect the other two lines from the top of the cover. Mine were on there pretty good so I used a pair of plyers to rotate the rubber hose on the end of the brass fitting to help it get started. MAKE SURE TO MARK WHICH HOSE GOES TO WHICH LINE.
Remove the (8) 8mm hex nuts from the top of the plate.
Once this is done push all the hoses to the side and lift the cover off slowly... the entire fuel pump, fuel sensor is attached to this plate. You will need to rotate the assembly back and forth to finally get it out. Just keep trying you will get it. DO NOT BEND ANYTHING REMOVING IT FROM THE TANK! Put the first cover back over the hole to make sure nothing gets in the tank while working on the pump.
Once out, the pump sits on the bottom of the assembly with the sock hanging off. Disconnect the electrical connector, then remove the pump from the assembly first by removing the clips from the rubber host that attaches to the top of the pump and slide the pump out, it's not held in by anything but pressure. Their is a rubber boot on the bottom put this on the side you will need to put this back in the same place for the nee pump.
Once the pump is out of the assembly, remove the o-ring that holds the sock mount onto the bottom of the pump. Slide off the sock mount and put it on the new pump, using the o-ring to secure it in place.
Next slide the small rubber hose from the top of the pump back onto the assembly and the slide it back onto the brass pipe from the cover that the other pump came off of.
Secure the clips from the rubber hose, reconnect the electrical, make sure the rubber boot on the bottom is securly holding the pump in place. (note: make sure you angle the clips in as it will make sliding the assembly into the tank much easier.)
Work the assembly back into the tank and reconnect all the hoses and electrical and you're all done.
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Here are some pics I took taht might help to understand what everything looks like and where it goes.
<a href="http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1125321&a=10140456">
http://www.photopoint.com/images/pplogo3.gif </a>
-Nick
[This message has been edited by NickCat (edited November 25, 2000).]
[list=1]
Remove the back seat entirely.
Take out the rubber and corrogated material between the trunk and the cabin. Also remove the square bar mounted about half way up the rear seats, makes removing the assembly easier.
Remove any carpet on the bottom in the trunk.
Locate the cover that has 4 screws holding it in place near the passenger side strut tower.
Unscrew it and take off, removing foam padding as well.
Disconnect the electrical to the fuel pump and pull up and out a little moving it to the left of the opening.
Remove the fuel line, fuel will come out... it's a clip type connector... mine was a bit stubborn so I needed to pry a little with a flathead screwdriver covered in electrical tape. You are removing an elbow here that has a rubber line connected to it... take care not to slip the rubber hose off the end of the elbow going away from the pump, I'd imagine you'd never find it again.
Now disconnect the other two lines from the top of the cover. Mine were on there pretty good so I used a pair of plyers to rotate the rubber hose on the end of the brass fitting to help it get started. MAKE SURE TO MARK WHICH HOSE GOES TO WHICH LINE.
Remove the (8) 8mm hex nuts from the top of the plate.
Once this is done push all the hoses to the side and lift the cover off slowly... the entire fuel pump, fuel sensor is attached to this plate. You will need to rotate the assembly back and forth to finally get it out. Just keep trying you will get it. DO NOT BEND ANYTHING REMOVING IT FROM THE TANK! Put the first cover back over the hole to make sure nothing gets in the tank while working on the pump.
Once out, the pump sits on the bottom of the assembly with the sock hanging off. Disconnect the electrical connector, then remove the pump from the assembly first by removing the clips from the rubber host that attaches to the top of the pump and slide the pump out, it's not held in by anything but pressure. Their is a rubber boot on the bottom put this on the side you will need to put this back in the same place for the nee pump.
Once the pump is out of the assembly, remove the o-ring that holds the sock mount onto the bottom of the pump. Slide off the sock mount and put it on the new pump, using the o-ring to secure it in place.
Next slide the small rubber hose from the top of the pump back onto the assembly and the slide it back onto the brass pipe from the cover that the other pump came off of.
Secure the clips from the rubber hose, reconnect the electrical, make sure the rubber boot on the bottom is securly holding the pump in place. (note: make sure you angle the clips in as it will make sliding the assembly into the tank much easier.)
Work the assembly back into the tank and reconnect all the hoses and electrical and you're all done.
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Here are some pics I took taht might help to understand what everything looks like and where it goes.
<a href="http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1125321&a=10140456">
http://www.photopoint.com/images/pplogo3.gif </a>
-Nick
[This message has been edited by NickCat (edited November 25, 2000).]