fuel pump in tank

[eyeletboy]

my fuel pump in my tank is faulty.has anyone replaced one of these?is it ahard job or straight forward?

[Fraiser]

will take you about 5 minutes to do depending on how tight the plastic nut is that you have to take off.

lift up your boot carpet , on your right there should be a black circular cover - held in by three screws if i remember correctly.

take this off and then unscrew the massive black plastic nut. disconnect everything adn you should be able to just lift out the old pump. replace it with your new one anad away you go mate. ;

[eyeletboy]

is it the nut under the rear seats because thats the only one i can see in the boot area?

[Fraiser]

im not sure on the mark one cabs mate - i was presuming the fuel set up is the same as on the mark2.

should be in the boot under the black cover. got me stumped mate .

can you take a pic of the nut your talking about??

if not can someone else give there advice

[richandhazel]

Haven't checked my cab but done plenty of mk1's, I'm 90% sure it'll be the same............. you remove the base of the rear seat and underneath that is a round black metal plate, approx. 8" in diameter. Its held in place by 3 screws, remove them and then the plate.........it may be sticky due to sealant. Underneath you sould find the top of the tank sender unit with 2 small pipes and an electrical connector......this is different to a mk2 which has the big plastic nut that is a 'mare' to undo. Remove the connector and the 2 flexible pipes and then twist off the plate. I usually find 2 large flat bladed screwdrivers work well for removing it.

Hope that helps............

[eyeletboy]

what about the pressure in the fuel tank?do i need to do something before i take the old pump out?.i don't fancy having petrol blown out into my mush!!

[danhock]

Dont think theres any pressure to speak of in the mk1 tank. You should be fine as long as you're not smoking at the time......

[rubjonny]

If you're worried about pressure in the tank, just take the fuel cap off!

[golfvr6]

There won't be any pressure in the tank unless the breathers are blocked.
As rub says just remove the fuel cap.

[eyeletboy]

cheers guys