Fuel Pump died at 49K Miles

[nascar24jd]

Re: Fuel Pump died at 49K Miles

The theory behind it is that the gas in the tank helps to cool the pump. When you run your tank to E the pump is no longer submerged in the fuel.

[black98V6]

Re: Fuel Pump died at 49K Miles

yeah the fuel the pump is submerged in and the fuel flowing through it are supposed to cool the thing down. When you buy a pump for our cars you get the entire assembly not just a pump which is one of the reasons its' so expensive.

I keep hearing all these horror stories about how hard it is to change the pump or cutting holes in the floor. My roomate changed the pump in a 96 and the hardest part for him was dealing with the exhaust. The muffler was connected to the over axle pipe with a clamp that crimped the pipe and made it difficult to get off.
He did the whole thing with the car on the ground in an afternoon and that was with having to make a run to a buddies to pick up a hacksaw.

[Blip55]

Re: Fuel Pump died at 49K Miles

if you cut a hole in the tank, how do you stop gas fumes and **** from coming in??

also, once you cut the hole, does the fuel pump just simply pull out or what?

[nascar24jd]

Re: Fuel Pump died at 49K Miles

if you cut a hole in the tank, how do you stop gas fumes and **** from coming in??

also, once you cut the hole, does the fuel pump just simply pull out or what?

You do not cut a hole in the tank. If you use the access panel method you cut a hole in the floor of your rear hatch area in order to access the top of the tank.

Once you have accessed the tank the pump and assembly can be removed from the tank by twisting it and lifting it out.

If you do not want to use the access panel method you will need to drop the exhaust and drop the fuel tank in order to access the pump.

[cam98aro]

Re: Fuel Pump died at 49K Miles

if you cut a hole in the tank, how do you stop gas fumes and **** from coming in??

also, once you cut the hole, does the fuel pump just simply pull out or what?

lol, you dont cut a hole in the tank, there is already a hole there, it should turn and pop right out.

you cut the hole in the car's sheet metal to get access to the tank

[Blip55]

Re: Fuel Pump died at 49K Miles

oh... :P man you would see me post up a thread

"yo guys i just finished changing my fuel pump, somebody already cut the hole!!!"

so the black metal piece you cut open, then theres already a hole underneath that. i see :P

[Christopherrr]

Re: Fuel Pump died at 49K Miles

Do it yourself and save money.

I did a on 9/11/2007 in a couple hours on the side of the road.

Here my post from another forum:
http://www.f-body.com/forum/showthre...ight=fuel+pump
All the information you need is in the thread.

Here a fellow member needing to do it also:
http://www.f-body.com/forum/showthre...ight=fuel+pump

My Pump went 242K before it decided to call it quits.

Total cost was $375...returned the Dremel back to Wal-mart after I was done. =)

[Blip55]

Re: Fuel Pump died at 49K Miles

hmm... is the fuel sending unit included in that whole bracket assembly?

I need a new sending unit... maybe ill just buy that and a walbro..

[Camarorulz]

Re: Fuel Pump died at 49K Miles

Fuel pump on my 2002 died at 75k.

$900 for replacement parts and dealer install.

Your price is about right.

[00 Silver 6]

Re: Fuel Pump died at 49K Miles

Yikes... last night I was driving south of Bloomington/Normal IL on I55, cruising at 80mph, and all of a sudden the Firebird just dies w/o warning. It's a 2002 with 49K miles on it. After 2 hours on the side of the road on a cold rainy night, today I find out it's going to be $1100 to replace this thing - $500 or so for the pump assembly and 6 hours of labor. Too bad I can't do it myself, but the car is 120 miles from home. Thank God I had a cellphone. By the time I add in towing, rental car for two days, and misc expenses, I think I'm looking at $1500 for this. Geez!

funny... i was on I-55 tonight on my way to ISU to visit friends when my alternator took a **** and i got stranded, good thing my mom got me a AAA membership