help?!?!

[Toasty]

hey guys --

i didnt get my fuel pump changed soon enough... the car wont start, it's stuck up at my work in des plaines... is anyone around this weekend that could help me chage the pump assembly in the parking lot? (FP was hard to start, and now it has quit priming)

if you can help out, gimmme a shout


please???

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[Just Yourshadow]

I'm available anythime after 3pm on both Saturday and Sunday. I'll shoot you a PM with my cell number

 

[thebullfrog]

I'd be willing, but I'm in the middle of moving ATM.
It's not all that hard, I changed mine literally using only my Leatherman. God I love that thing.

 

[Toasty]

thanks to robert (justyourshadow) for giving me a hand replacing the pump. looks like the tank pressure sensor on the new pump assembly isnt right for the car or something though, the SES light is on and indicates "Evap. Emission Control System - Fuel Tank Pressure Sensor Circuit Low"

so i think im gonna swap the old one on and see what happens.

if that doesnt fix it, not sure what will

 

[Toasty]

baaah


guess we shouldnt have re-used the old gasket.... it leaked around the gasket/pump when i filled the tank up with gas today!

so i guess it has to come out again... argh!

 

[Toasty]

i think i got it licked. --

when i took the pump back out, it certainly looked like the o-ring was half out of place, not in the rim where it belonged. i thouroughly inspected the gasket for any signs of damage, but didnt find any. so a little bit of lubrication, and i pushed that sucker back in the hole and put the snap ring back in place. i used my gas can and filled the tank all the way up, and it didnt come out anywhere. --but i was still getting the DTC indicating low tank pressure. stupid me decided to try and swap the one from the old pump assembly to the new one. OOPS! -- removing the one from the newly installed pump resulted in a mini fuel geiser there for a second... i guess it is holding pressure at the seal after all. but swapping the sensor didnt fix it. sooo... as much as i didnt want to, made mini geiser again to put the new sensor back on... then went and dug for a tiny jeweler's screwdriver and bent the connectors on the female plug so they made better contact (apparently probing the wires with my voltmeter spaced out the connector too much.) No more SES light!!!!


so after the mini geiser, there was a bit of room left in the top of the tank again. so after getting the top of the tank cleaned up, and getting things straightened out, i drove down a few blocks to the gas station to top of the tank again to check for leaks. (also checked before filling up to see if driving/braking made any sloshing leaks... none) Filled the tank back up (about a gallon fit) and NO LEAKS YAAAAY

I'm gonna test it out on the commute to work tomorrow-- should still be full enough to see any potential leaks i think.

 

[Just Yourshadow]

Glad to see that you fixed it

 

[Toasty]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Just Yourshadow @ Aug 19 2008, 02:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Glad to see that you fixed it[/b]

yeah, me too, lol --- i ended up puting the o-ring around the top of the pump assembly instead of in the opening in the tank, and it went in OK, wasnt super duper easy, but wasnt that hard.