regal fuel pump

[Toasty]

hey everybody. I dont really post here much, lurk more. I know some of yous from ilgpc and gpf.net, etc...

anywhoo --

my 99 regal is stuck stranded at my work up in des plaines, i believe the fuel pump has crapped out. It's been hard to start for a little while, but i hadnt been able to get to changing the pump out. today when trying to leave work, it primed once, i started it, it sputtered and died. now it wont prime anymore, and it wont start.

so, i do believe it needs a new fuel pump/assembly.

good thing is that the fuel pump access door in the trunk means the tank doesnt have to drop to change it


here's the million dollar question --- by chance is there ANYONE up in the area there that could possibly give me a hand changing it out over the weekend??? anybody? I'll buy you food or whatever!!

please shoot me a PM, post a note or email me @ toasty at etrost dot net



thanks everybody

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[bikrboy128]

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[Fish]

Did you bend the tab on the resistor to make the pump run in high mode?? That will let you limp along for awhile.

 

[Toasty]

Did you bend the tab on the resistor to make the pump run in high mode?? That will let you limp along for awhile.

the pump isnt priming at all... leads me to believe that the pump is dead, and also i flipped the two fuel pump relays... and nada.

... where in the heck is the fp resistor on the regal? it's not on the passenger side that i can see, but alldata says its on the drivers side?

 

[Toasty]

Got the pump swapped out yesterday afternoon. all is good now, though i need to go back in and swap out the tank pressure sensor, the new one isnt reading right, so going to put the one from the old unit on.

 

[Toasty]

--- well i had thought all was good, but i went to fill the tank up yesterday.... which resulted in fuel leaking out of the top of the tank where the pump fits.... %*&&^&

but, i went after it tonight,

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.

 

[PANDA]

Exactly same thing happened when I had a new pump installed in my car. It must not have been seated the correct way the first time. Reinstallation fixed my problem.

 

[SRT41320]

crank the engine and hit the gas tank (either with hand or block of wood) should be enough to get it started - but once its running dont shut it off!!!!

it should be enough to get it back home to make working on it easier.

my wife drove the old bronco that way for like 2 months!