Fuel Pump install - Access door Yea/Nay?
So I'm here looking at my racetronix pump and hotwire kit. I'm probably going to tackle this next week once the temps drop to a tolerable level.
Have any of you cut an access panel for the fuel pump? Looks to be a smart way to do it for future fuel pump changes. Any cons to doing this? |
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What's with the facepalm?
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What's so hard about dropping the tank and not hacking your car up? If you do a clean access door after with proper sealing then I guess I can accept the hack attack.
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I would not cut a hole. Yours a bit harder since its a 98 but its not hard to drop the tank. In the driveway
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Are you not a firefighter?
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BMX - Well,I was thinking about the trap door, but I'm also here soliciting opinions. Being as the overall consensus is towards, "WTF, ARE YOU RETARDED NO" I'm now probably going to end up dropping the tank.
WildbillyT - After this time? Hopefully never. LTB1ow - Saw your fuel pump shenanigans post from way back, it made me think twice. If I was going to cut it would have not been a cutoff wheel. I might be crazy, but I'm not stupid. |
Well, you know the general consensus of the above 21+ group, its a hack and a half in my eyes and just adds a risk to things.
But again, its only gasoline in a tank, worked fine for pintos I read. |
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If you're only changing it once, drop the tank. |
:rofl: I think I'm on #4 or #5, not a single hole was cut. If you have a 10 bolt its real easy. Just undo the shocks and phb and t/a and let it pivot all the way forward on the lcas. That should give enough room to angle the tank out by yourself. Probably the only pain would be a stubborn exhaust.
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LTB1ow - Yeah. Just was under the car looking at it, aside from dropping the exhaust it doesn't look *too* bad. If my friend's lift wasn't a 'drive on' style it would be a no brainer. Guess I'll be on my back in the driveway with the car on jackstands.
I guess I was trying to justify the 'hack'. :laugh: WildBillyT - I bought the kit directly from Racetronix, so I'm hoping that helps with the fake pump problem. BMX - Ok, Ok - You convinced me. |
Someone did that hack in my 3rd gen. I plan on welding the hole closed and get it "stock" again in the future
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Remember to also remove gas cap and plastic surround in fuel door. Also take out the bolts that hold the brake and fuel lines to the frame.
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Just undo the quick connects for the plastic lines up to the tank. Unless something is different for 98s, I never touched brake lines in the many times I did fuel pumps on mine. |
Proper way to do it is by dropping the tank as mentioned. Like anything else, if you have never done it before, it will take you longer than others more familiar with the process have stated.
I did the trap door and made a nice plate to seal it all up. Yes, you can call it a "hack" but I did it for ease of future troubleshooting. Especially considering I get to play with two pumps and not just one that can go bad. |
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I dropped mine out one the garage floor, no lift needed. Not even that hard to remove, just make sure the tanks empty.
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Yeah, doing that now by using the car to run errands. Got to drop about 1/4 tank more.
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I'd cut the panel. You can buy door from any manufacture that uses access panels from inside the car. I'll be using one from a BMW when it comes time.
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imo a proper door is ok - of course cut while the tank is out of the car. but it gets back to how many fuel pumps do you plan on changing.
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That would be MY reasoning for call that a hack on anything other than a dedicated racecar |
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