ok, gents ive been searching on here but no luck...
how easy is it to install a fuel pump? ive got a bosch 040.
im hoping its nothing like my evo 6 (im sure it isnt otherwise i would have found people bitching about it here)
hopefully its just, remove rear seat, remove cover/lines & take out the old pump?
(not interested in electrical mods/relays yet), just access to the pump.
not quite that simple but easy to do.....although I am not that familiar with that pump and memory fails me what it looks like.
take out the back seat.
remove the drivers side inspection cover. you can now see the pump assembly.
you will see some rubber hoses which must now be removed.....there is also a high pressure union visible. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO UNDO IT .....it isnt designed to be removed while connected at the other end of the high pressure hose.{simple.... if you try you will fuck it and the metal pipe it attaches to. get this wrong...you need a new cradle}
jack up the drivers side and put a stand under there for safety......before getting under the car, take off the fuel filler cap.
under the car, remove the bolt which secures the hand brake cable and abs line..
when that is out you can pull the hand brake cable out of the way to get better access to the other end of the high pressure hose.
you will need 14 and a 19mm pipe flare nut spanners to separate the hose from the metal line that runs to the front of the car.
remember to undo the 14mm.....do not turn the 19mm.....as that will just twist the hose. when it is undone and you get a bath in petrol you will remember to take the cap off....at least that is when i do.
so back inside the car.....remove the wiring plug...carefully. they sometimes stick and are hard to get out. BUT, don't be rough as it the plug body goes through the cradle top and could be damaged.
there are some 8mm nuts around the cradle holding it down to the tank....easier to get to them with the hoses off.....and easier to get the hoses off with the top still secured.
ok it is now free.... but it wont come out of there easily and you may need to cut a slot in the floor to get it out. you will see where when you look at how it sits.
last tip...dont over tighten the 8mm nuts or you can snap the studs on the tank.