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Old 09-01-2005, 01:22 PM   #1
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Well my fuel pump decided to kick it last night at 1am about 1km from home. i've been told its easy to replace, just take a panel out of the boot floor and you can get to it.

So do i just need a new pump and replacement o-ring? im sure repco have the o-ring but do i have to get the pump from ford?
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Old 09-01-2005, 01:28 PM   #2
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See if an auto elec can hook you up with a change over unit? They will be costly from Ford.
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Old 09-01-2005, 02:03 PM   #3
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but 2nd handies are not "as good" coz there dont have fuel in em, thus dried up, best alternative is getting one from a unit that has petrol in the tank still
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Old 09-01-2005, 02:27 PM   #4
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well im gonna buy a brand new one from repco probably. except they dont seem to know about the o-ring i need. the new pump doesnt come with one and they are checking on it for me, but if any of you guys know what i need, that'd be great.
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Old 09-01-2005, 03:17 PM   #5
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I got a new brand new pump from Ford for my old EA a while ago and it was about $180 + $10 for the o-ring.
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Old 09-01-2005, 03:19 PM   #6
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No you dont need the o-ring. THe hardest part of the process is getting the plastic retaining ring off. Use a bid flat screwdriver and hammer to slowly rotate and undo it, the rest is easy.
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Old 09-01-2005, 03:28 PM   #7
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well i just got back from repco $190 poorer. got GreenMachine coming round in a minute to chuck the thing in.

ahhh bloody cars *shakes head*. i had a day to enjoy my lovely new suspension and brakes [which are absolutely kickass] then it died 1 kay from home. i am a very poor little boy at the moment.

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Old 09-01-2005, 04:49 PM   #8
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I got a new brand new pump from Ford for my old EA a while ago and it was about $180 + $10 for the o-ring.
That fairly expensive, i just got a brand new walbro 255lph pump off this guy on ebay for the same price. He has a constant supply of them.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....sPageName=WDVW
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Old 09-01-2005, 05:44 PM   #9
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well its in and working well. if anyone has the dodgy idle problem where it doesnt sit still, try changing your fuel pump, mines solid as a rock on 700rpm now. i'm yet to test with some WOT but i wouldnt be surprised if i got my second or more back on the 1/4 now.
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Good to hear it solved the idle problem, obviously it wasn't pumping enough to keep a constant fuel pressure probably causing AF ratios to go all over the place.
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Old 09-01-2005, 10:02 PM   #11
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Just for anyone interested, my fuel pump died a few weeks ago too. Funnily enough, it sorted my intermittent starting problem, fuel economy is better and it seemed to be a bit more responsive.

I figure it's a worthy change for anyone who hasn't done it yet and is racking up kms. You don't know when it will die in the **** and be stuck in the middle of no where... I was stuck in peak hour traffic in Geelong, as some of the other Vic E-Series members can attest!
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Old 09-01-2005, 10:13 PM   #12
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When you changed yours did you have a massive hose clamp around the screw on top? i did on mine and it took a shiteload of fiddling to finally get it loose. i cant really see the point of it though, the screw top the holds the sender assembly in gets pretty damn tight, i dont think it needs a hose clamp around the whole thing.
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Old 09-01-2005, 11:08 PM   #13
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it's probably on there to stop people like us removing it lol

that clamp took me an hour or so to get off lol i was trying to work out how to unscrew it (which I did in the end lol)
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Just for anyone interested, my fuel pump died a few weeks ago too. Funnily enough, it sorted my intermittent starting problem, fuel economy is better and it seemed to be a bit more responsive.

I figure it's a worthy change for anyone who hasn't done it yet and is racking up kms. You don't know when it will die in the **** and be stuck in the middle of no where... I was stuck in peak hour traffic in Geelong, as some of the other Vic E-Series members can attest!
Gee......... wonder who fitted that??????

Ahh that was a #$@#$ to get the ring off
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Old 10-01-2005, 12:09 AM   #15
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So what methos did you guys use? i got an 8mm rind spanner on an angle cos 7 was too small. it's still sitting loose around the cap and it's yet to leak so we'll see what happens.
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Old 10-01-2005, 04:27 PM   #16
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sorry to hijack simmo but while we're talking about pumps, im doing my bbm conversion one day. i need to upgrade the old cfi pump to a newer one, ive got it already, just wondering if i can install it yet, or will it be trying to pump to much?

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Old 10-01-2005, 04:30 PM   #17
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Should be able to install it now, the CFI's must still run a fuel pressure regulator so it doesn't matter how big the fuel pump is, it will just circulate the fuel quicker, fuel pressure will remain the same.l
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Old 10-01-2005, 04:35 PM   #18
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sweet as, thanks for the quick reply, ive got something to do this weekend now! ill see if that fixed all my problems....
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Old 10-01-2005, 06:19 PM   #19
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do you need my expertise now that i watched Nick do it? or are you right by yourself.
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Old 10-01-2005, 09:57 PM   #20
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lol... Derb, if that bastard goes again, just buy another car - i'll tow the XR to the wreckers... it was a ***** of a job! Has anyone actually got the big **** hose clamp back on the screw top? I barely got it off jamming an oversize spanner halfway over it... no way i can angle it to tighten the bugger up....
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no way i can angle it to tighten the bugger up....
I wouldn't worry about it, mine hasn't been on for a couple of years and I haven't had a problem.
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Old 10-01-2005, 10:48 PM   #22
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hey nick it looks like benders coming here to put the new pump in his beast. you may get another call :P.
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lol... be prepared for no answer!
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beast???? id hardly go that far simmo...
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the hose clamp is on there to hold on tank in place when the car was built ,you dont need to put it back on.
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the hose clamp is on there to hold on tank in place when the car was built ,you dont need to put it back on.
Ahh really? Thanks for clarifying, because mine was too hard to get back on (tightened) so it's just sitting there...
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