5KTQ: R&R fuel pump

[Steve Sears]

Louis,
Just did the one on my '87 5ktq - I've had intermittent "bees in the trunk" 
syndrome for the last couple of months and as luck would have it a 200q20v 
owner had a new pump for a 10 valve he said wouldn't work on his car....
No special tools needed, but be careful with removing the locking ring on 
the top of the fuel tank - the banjo bolt has a tendency to spin the steel 
socket in the plastic, there will be liquid gas there after all hoses are 
removed (even if you run the gas out of the lines by pulling the fuse on the 
running car), and the ring often needs to be "persuaded".  use of a 
non-sparking brass drift of tools is recommended.
Make darn sure that before everything is pulled out, you make a note of 
where the hoses are in relation to the fuel sender float - mine was buggered 
up when I got the car, and after numerous sorties into the tank (don't ask), 
I still can only get it to read the lower 1/4 of the tank only....or the 
upper 3/4 of the tank only.  Methinks that the float is hitting the side of 
the tank (aka, somebody tried to bend it out of the way when removing the 
pump) as the hoses snake around to the left of the sender's position, and 
the sender arm is to the right of the sender base.  Some day I'll get it 
right...I first have to tackle a hot start issue.....
Cheers!
Steve Sears
1987 Audi 5kTQ
1980 Audi 5k
1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes
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> Does the R&R of fuel pump on '86 5KTQ require special
> tools?
>
> I read the file on miller's website and it mentions
> the need for tool 3214 but for vehicles year '89 and
> on equipped with MC engines.
>
> "Audi made a running change in 1989 on the MC engined
> cars and replaced the old tripod mount with the newer
> plastic "bucket" mout," thus requiring the need of
> tool 3214.
>
> Does this mean I won't have to worry about tool 3214
> in order to R&R fuel pump?
>
> Would I require any other special tool instead to do
> the job?
>
> Also, does anyone know the best place, price wise, to
> get a fuel pump?
>
> Thanks for you input.
>
> -Regards,
>
> -Louis
>
>
> http://members.aol.com/c1j1miller/55-hoods-lids.html
>
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