Ok so my nightmare started about 10 days ago.
The fuel pump housing rusted out and where the lines go in to the top of the pump assembly the return line started to leak bad. So I had to drop the tank and change the pump out.
And it all went south from there.
Every fuel line connection where the plastic line connects to a metal line the metal line had rusted so bad that you could not disconnect them any more.
So I have had to replace or repair several lines on the truck so far.
It took me 4 and a half hours to get the pump out of the tank. The retaining ring rusted up so bad it would not move. I had to cut it up to get it off. Then I had to clean up the tank as the metal tank insert was rusting as well.
I finally got the new pump installed in the tank with a new retaining ring and seal, and all but 1 fuel line is fixed.
I am still waiting on a repair kit for one of the lines.
This has with out a doubt been the longest, most annoying fuel pump change I have ever done! I changed the fuel pump in my WRX in under 30 min.
It took me 4 hours to get the tank out of the Yukon! (Tank dos not have to be removed on the WRX. Subaru was smart enough to put an access panel above the pump.)
If my part comes in I should have the Yukon running again tomorrow.
And then its going up for sale. I was planing to sell it before the pump rusted out any way. Time to get a newer truck that can tow 10k or better. Needs have changed and the Yukon no longer meets them.
The fuel pump housing rusted out and where the lines go in to the top of the pump assembly the return line started to leak bad. So I had to drop the tank and change the pump out.
And it all went south from there.
Every fuel line connection where the plastic line connects to a metal line the metal line had rusted so bad that you could not disconnect them any more.
So I have had to replace or repair several lines on the truck so far.
It took me 4 and a half hours to get the pump out of the tank. The retaining ring rusted up so bad it would not move. I had to cut it up to get it off. Then I had to clean up the tank as the metal tank insert was rusting as well.
I finally got the new pump installed in the tank with a new retaining ring and seal, and all but 1 fuel line is fixed.
I am still waiting on a repair kit for one of the lines.
This has with out a doubt been the longest, most annoying fuel pump change I have ever done! I changed the fuel pump in my WRX in under 30 min.
It took me 4 hours to get the tank out of the Yukon! (Tank dos not have to be removed on the WRX. Subaru was smart enough to put an access panel above the pump.)
If my part comes in I should have the Yukon running again tomorrow.
And then its going up for sale. I was planing to sell it before the pump rusted out any way. Time to get a newer truck that can tow 10k or better. Needs have changed and the Yukon no longer meets them.
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