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Old Oct 6, 2004 | 08:33 PM
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My fuel pump went out ! How many hours should it take to replace?

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Old Oct 7, 2004 | 01:23 PM
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I know of guys that pull the carpet back on the rear deck and cut an access hole. That usually takes about a couple hours from the first cut to finish. They recommended it rather than take the gas tank off. I had my pump done when I changed rear ends. Are you sure it's the pump? My opti went out and I thought for a while it was the pump but the dealership pointed to the opti finally.
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Old Oct 7, 2004 | 02:33 PM
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yeah I had a scope hooked up to it and the opti wasn't replaced to long ago
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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 09:35 AM
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Cut the hole, and make a cover. You'll be damn glad you did. Be sure to make sure the fuel pump relay is good though.
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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 10:27 AM
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well when the car is first on, it runs fine...then like 5 minutes down the road the psi of the fuel pump drops....do you think its the fuel pump or the relay?
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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 12:08 PM
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That sounds more like the pump than relay. Relays can fail after being energized as the coil generates heat. Just swap the fuel pump relay with another in the junction box to be sure.
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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 12:10 PM
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And change that fuel filter, a piece of debris could be lodging in the output side of the filter. If it is happing after a consistent amount of time everytime, of course then it's probably not the filter. All the little ****'s worth a shot though.
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