Thread: fuel pump replacement

I typically do it with flat blade, rubber mallet, needle nose and maybe a pair of ring pliers to pull the ring.

I just did mine. I used the pump autozone has and cost me about $270.00 plus tax.

No special tools. I didn't even use ring pliers. I just used a screwdriver that I pryed between the snap ring and the lip next to it. You will see it when you get in there.

I did the whole job through the backseat passage to the trunk. I put down a couple towels over the area so I did not drip any fuel. I also had a bucket ready so I could just set the fuel pump in it to get it out of the interior of the car without drippage.

Take your time on the fuel line connectors and evap hose so that you do not break them. I had to transfer the plastic clips for the fuel lines from the old pump to the new pump.

Getting the pump back down completely into the tank so you can put the snap ring back on is a PIA. My snap ring was fairly rusty so I tapped the rust flakes off and cleaned it up good so it would go in easier. I also carefully put the big rubber seal ring down in the tank opening first and pushed the pump into that rather than putting the ring on the pump and pushing that in. I put a little lube on the rubber seal so it would slide together better.

My suggestion on the snap ring is to push the pump down mostly near the fuel line hookups. Then push the ring under the tab that is partially obstructed from view by the fuel lines. Then move to the next one closest to the fuel lines. After you get those two in it should be relatively easy to get the pump pushed down the rest of the way to get the ring snapped under the final two tabs.

The auto zone pump came with a different pigtail than the oem one. They say it's improved. So to use that pump you have to cut the old pigtail off and splice the new one in. They include the splices and new pigtail with the pump. If you look at the old pump when it's out you may be able to disconnect the wires under the top of the old pump and take out the old connector and install it into the new pump. I am not sure about that because I didn't think about it until I had the new pump in and then it was to late.

Take a couple minutes to shop vac off and wipe off the top of the old pump and the area around it before removing it. It's all pretty crusty and when your into the job you will be very glad you took the time to clean it first.

Good luck.

you don't need any fuel line disconnect tool. To disconnect the fuel lines just pinch the white clip at the end of the tube and pull on the tube. Needle nose pliers makes it a bit easier to squeeze the clip because it's pretty tight right there to get your fingers in.

The evap just needs to be pinched but be kind of careful because those ends get brittle and you don't want to break it.

Bring the pump up slow because there will be some gas in it that you want to drain out. Also the float arm will make you have to tilt the pump some to get it out. There is a screen on the bottom of the pump that sticks out a couple inches from the pump and that will hang up on the fule pump opening in the tank as you take it out so again ou will have to tilt it. this is an time that you could spill a fair amount of fuel if you don't go slow and watch what is going on.