How to drop the fuel tank?
How to drop the fuel tank? I've searched and couldn't find a thread on how to drop the fuel tank for a fuel pump swap. I really don't like the idea of hacking up the car. Any help would be greatly appriciated!
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Disconnect the negative battery cable.
Relieve the fuel system pressure. Refer to the Fuel Pressure Relief Procedure.
Drain the fuel tank. Refer to Fuel Tank Draining Procedure.
Raise the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle.
Remove the fuel fill pipe shield.
Remove the fuel tank fill pipe support bracket bolt.
Remove the exhaust system from the catalytic converter back.
Remove the exhaust pipe heat shield and the exhaust muffler heat shield
Clean all fuel pipe connections and surrounding areas before disconnecting the fuel pipes in order to avoid possible contamination of the fuel system.
Disconnect the fuel return pipe (2) at the rear quick-connect fitting.
Disconnect the EVAP purge pipe (1) at the rear quick-connect fitting.
Disconnect the fuel feed pipe at the fuel filter inlet.
Cap the fuel pipes in order to prevent possible fuel system contamination
Remove the rear pipe clip.
Disconnect the fuel sender and the fuel pressure sensor electrical connectors at the pass through connector.
With the aid of an assistant, support the fuel tank.
NOTE: Do not bend the fuel tank straps. Bending the fuel tank straps may damage the straps.
Remove the fuel tank strap attaching bolts from the underbody brackets.
Lower the fuel tank straps.
Remove the fuel tank.
Place the fuel tank in a suitable work area.
I hope this helps, sorry no photos but at this point your ready to service your fuel pump assembly.
Good luck, Chris
Relieve the fuel system pressure. Refer to the Fuel Pressure Relief Procedure.
Drain the fuel tank. Refer to Fuel Tank Draining Procedure.
Raise the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle.
Remove the fuel fill pipe shield.
Remove the fuel tank fill pipe support bracket bolt.
Remove the exhaust system from the catalytic converter back.
Remove the exhaust pipe heat shield and the exhaust muffler heat shield
Clean all fuel pipe connections and surrounding areas before disconnecting the fuel pipes in order to avoid possible contamination of the fuel system.
Disconnect the fuel return pipe (2) at the rear quick-connect fitting.
Disconnect the EVAP purge pipe (1) at the rear quick-connect fitting.
Disconnect the fuel feed pipe at the fuel filter inlet.
Cap the fuel pipes in order to prevent possible fuel system contamination
Remove the rear pipe clip.
Disconnect the fuel sender and the fuel pressure sensor electrical connectors at the pass through connector.
With the aid of an assistant, support the fuel tank.
NOTE: Do not bend the fuel tank straps. Bending the fuel tank straps may damage the straps.
Remove the fuel tank strap attaching bolts from the underbody brackets.
Lower the fuel tank straps.
Remove the fuel tank.
Place the fuel tank in a suitable work area.
I hope this helps, sorry no photos but at this point your ready to service your fuel pump assembly.
Good luck, Chris
Thanks for the help. Had the car in the air yesterday pulling the springs, just from looking at it doesn't look to hard. Something I'll be tackling shortly, I planning on running most of the gas out of the tank, doing the pump install and putting fresh gas in.
On my 2002 I had to take the shocks off and let the rear axle down. BTW: My exhaust system came right off. I was expecting a fight. And all that was wrong with mine was the firrigin plastic hose coming off the top of the pump split.
Al 95 Z28
Al 95 Z28
