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11-20-2006, 07:57 PM
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Access to Fuel Pump?
Just wondering if the engineers will be designing an access panel inside the car for the fuel pump? Or will the fuel pump be externally mounted? I'm still dissappointed at GM for not making this a must on new cars. Maybe its just me but I didn't like cutting my exhaust, dropping the axle just to get at the fuel tank and I didn't want to cut that dreaded L shape into the sheet metal behind the back seat. Anybody in the know or with connections so that this can be done? Thanks for reading my rant!
Colin
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11-20-2006, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by 96ZED28
Just wondering if the engineers will be designing an access panel inside the car for the fuel pump? Or will the fuel pump be externally mounted? I'm still dissappointed at GM for not making this a must on new cars. Maybe its just me but I didn't like cutting my exhaust, dropping the axle just to get at the fuel tank and I didn't want to cut that dreaded L shape into the sheet metal behind the back seat. Anybody in the know or with connections so that this can be done? Thanks for reading my rant!
Colin
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I would not be surprised if there is an access panel if the pump is mounted in the top of the tank
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11-21-2006, 06:27 AM
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Looks like 2 Pumps at the bottom to me
Calls for Exhaust (under the Axle and Tank), Driveshaft, Rearaxleassammbley removal from my POV.
Spring and Shocks are fixed within the Assambley (?)
Why did you cut your exhaust anyway?
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11-21-2006, 03:02 PM
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Why did you cut your exhaust anyway?
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I cut the exhaust because it made it easier to remove the tank, you have to slide the tank towards the passenger side, where the exhaust is because of the filler neck on the other side plus the tank was full, Murphy's Law eh  . With the exhaust out of the way it made things alot easier plus it gave me a good excuse to get a new muffler  .
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Mods: 3:73,LT4HCK,SLP CAI,TB Bypass,MAF Ported,IAT(4.7K),Home Made Fan Switch,NGK's,Taylor's,Cutout,Airfoil,!A/C,LT4KM
Breakdowns/Failures: A/C-50,000km,Airpump,airpump uni-direction valves-70,000km,Fuel Pump-80,000km,Power Window Motor-89,900km
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11-21-2006, 04:22 PM
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I sure hope they do an access hole the next time around for those of us that actually like to work on our own cars.
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12-11-2006, 01:42 AM
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Originally Posted by 2000GTP
I sure hope they do an access hole the next time around for those of us that actually like to work on our own cars.
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Oh ya, that would be nice. I hate being held hostage by the damn hack shops. Man, they tore up my 89 that last time the fuel pump went out. The job they did on putting the exhaust back in after they cut it was horrible. Is GM the only manufacture that does this? All other cars I've seen seem to have an access panel.
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12-11-2006, 03:27 AM
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Hopefully we get a panel....cutting up my new Camaro is a hard thing to do. I've had to do it and my 89 and 94....and I don't want to have to do it again.
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06-03-2007, 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by 96ZED28
I cut the exhaust because it made it easier to remove the tank, you have to slide the tank towards the passenger side, where the exhaust is because of the filler neck on the other side plus the tank was full, Murphy's Law eh . With the exhaust out of the way it made things alot easier plus it gave me a good excuse to get a new muffler . |
You should have tried the "Trap Door" mathod...MUCH easier
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07-21-2007, 02:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Indelibility
You should have tried the "Trap Door" mathod...MUCH easier |
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07-21-2007, 04:43 PM
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I highly doubt there will be an access panel. It would cost extra and serve no real purpose from GM' stand point, also i don't know of any cars that have access panels.
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07-24-2007, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by mdenz3
I highly doubt there will be an access panel. It would cost extra and serve no real purpose from GM' stand point, also i don't know of any cars that have access panels.
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almost all imports do, i have changed vw fuel pumps in less than 12 min before, also i know cadillac cars do have an access panel also
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07-24-2007, 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by jay_lt4
almost all imports do, i have changed vw fuel pumps in less than 12 min before, also i know cadillac cars do have an access panel also
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When I was working at the VW dealer there were no access door in any of the fuel pumps that I saw. 
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07-24-2007, 10:32 PM
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When I was working at the VW dealer there were no access door in any of the fuel pumps that I saw. |
how long ago was that,, i have been a vw tech for 9 years and have always used the access door on them, passats even had a recall on them for 2002 and i can do them in 12-15 min
im also a gm/cadillac certified tech and several gm vehicles are now coming with access doors
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07-28-2007, 02:48 PM
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all depends on the fuel tank design, if the tank is above the driveshaft, it will have a door
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08-08-2007, 11:44 PM
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that'd be nice.. knock on wood, I haven't had to drop mine yet.. I don' think I want to till it's time to mod it..
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