Fuel Pump Replacement

[mike h]

My engine was misfiring for a while, and i took it into my local dealership. Although apparently my ECM board has suffered from some major tampering by previous owners (which caused it to give out strange readings) the problem was solved by replacing the chip that controls the oxegen flow into the cylinders. they were also telling me that my fuel pump has low compression. Although the chip has solved the problem for now, they say they might have to replace the fuel pump. their estimate is $1500 because they will have to remove the whole rear end to get to it. i told this to a neighbor who works at pep boys, and he said it is complete BS and that the pump sits on top of the fuel tank and removing the tank itself would give us acess to it.

this leads to my ultimate question: is the dealership lying? is it really that hard to get to it or is it easy to get to ?

Car: 1995 3800 V6 camaro.

ive looked for a diagram on google but i figured some good old know how from alot of actual owners would be better. thanks for any advice you can give!

[98Camaro3.8]

Your friend is partially correct. He is correct in the fact that the pump is on top of the tank, and you must remove the tank to gain access to it. However, in order to remove the tank you must first remove the rear end.

That's the "correct" way of doing it. You can do it much easier by cutting a small access hole in the bottom of the trunk, and just swapping it from the top.

FWIW, I would avoid dealerships like the plauge. They charge way too much, and often will try to jerk you around. Try to find a reputable local mechanic.

Originally posted by mike h:
the problem was solved by replacing the chip that controls the oxegen flow into the cylinders.

The only thing that controls the air going into the engine is the throttle.

[mike h]

awesome. that is what my neighbor's truck had, but i think it was for his airbag suspension. thanks for the help!

[Dr Todd]

My fuel pump started buzzing so I replaced it before it left me on the side of the road. I did it the hard way.
You have to have a lift, long jack stands to hold the rear-end and air tools are a biggggggg help. The rear-end has to drop. The torque arm has to be unbolted from the rear-end. Brake lines do not have to be removed from the brakes, but the brackets that hold the lines to the body have to be removed to keep from breaking the lines when the rear-end drops. And so on ...and so on. It took 4-1/2 hours. If GM would have not made the filler neck in one piece, the rear would not have to drop. If they would have made and access hole in the trunk, like my Subaru, life would be easier. But aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh I do love my Camaro.

There is an easier way. However, it does make a lot of sparks and that is why I went the hard way.
Cut a hole in the trunk. Here is a link:
http://www.geocities.com/formulapower2/fuelpump.html

Hope it helps.
DrTodd
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[LwnGy83]

Dealerships are just looking to make money to pay their mechanics... who make a bundle. For a oil pressure sending unit they wanted $42 whereas I could get it at Pepboys for $24. So... there's just alil example of how much they make, on parts alone.