The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area General Truck Talk In tank fuel pumps are .....a pain

I haven't read much here about folks with in tank fuel pumps but I've seen enough problems to hate them. As a parttime parts delivery job its amazing how many of those sorry sap suckers we deliver. THEN, Friday, my own 2000 Silverado died. I tried the fuel filter first but I knew in my heart what it was. So, $268 later I got it running again. You just never know, and what a pain to replace. Some cars now have a "trapdoor" inside the trunk to access them. For me it was easier to raise the bed and pull it back a couple feet and change the pump than take the tank off. It took 1 1/2 hours on mine. I know the parts makers have to be smiling making all these replacements. GRRRRRrrrrrrr

And why does it always quit when the tank is full! The only thing worse is when you have to buy the whole unit when the fuel gauge sender quits! Joe

I've seen a lot worse set ups than Chevy's. I did mine over my lunch hour which included drilling out a broken bed bolt. I work for a foreign car dealership that requires pulling the tank to replace the pump. We then had a pump recall, talk about a PITA,
Scott

I've had to replace a few of those in tank fuel pumps. Two GM vehicles (a k2500 truck and a GMC Jimmy) and one Ford Exploder.

I didn't find it to be that difficult of a job.. just jack up the back end, drop the tank, replace the fuel pump, and put the tank back up.

I didn't even empty the tank.. just used a hunk of board and a floor jack to lower and raise it.

Buying the pumps from the local auto parts store will cost you a bundle, tho.. if you can stand to leave the vehicle parked for a few days, you can get the pumps for half or even a third of the Auto Zone price off the internet.

What I dislike the most are those high pressure 'EZ' or 'Quick Connect' line connections. I had to buy a special tool to disconnect the lines, and it was anything but 'EZ' or 'quick'.

JoeH, yep, my guage had quit workng about 3 years ago. Something about the 2000 year model. The guage on our 2000 Buick wouldn't register right either. The repair itself was not bad. Take off 8 bolts and raise the bed..pull the pump out and then replace. Its just a pain that they are in the tank and cost so much. As I said I deliver a LOT of them...and several have to be replaced again as "defective". I was lucky. I get a decent discount where I work so I saved about 53 bucks on mine...anyway, they are still a pain!!!

This is a good topic for the greasy spoon since its about new trucks...(or newer than 1972...)