[s-cars] Fuel Pump Incantations 101

[Theodore Chen]

yikes.  maybe it'd be worth it to drain the fuel tank, bob, but make sure
you ventilate the area really well and avoid sparks if you do that.
you might want to get some dishwashing gloves.  keeping your arm
submerged in gasoline is NOT a good idea.

-teddy

--- Trevor Frank <tfrank at symyx.com> wrote:
>
> Ahh yes, this was fun, I broke mine on the way to the one lap, several
> laceration later and a full gas tank yielded a wonderful chemical burn
> that reminded me of my trial for at least a week.  I suspect the blood
> in my tank may have caused other problems later.
>
> Your fuel pump is in a carrier, it in turn is inside of a tube that is
> mounted to the gas tank.  There should be two arrows that line up when
> they are tightened together, the inner pot/carrier for your fuel pump
> and the outer.  I used a screw driver to push against the inner pot to
> spin it the 20 degrees or so that it needs to disengage from the outer.
> It required quite a bit of strength and after talking to several Audi
> mechanics about it, none thought it was possible with out the VAG tool.
>
> If I remember correctly you will need to spin it counter clock wise,
> makes sense.
>
> Your hand will have to go in nearly parallel to the height of the fuel
> pump carrier.  It may also be possible to do it with a really long screw
> driver like tool from the outside of the tank reaching into it.
>
> To get it back in you do the reverse, I had some issue getting it lodged
> in correctly so that when I tried to spin it back on with my screw
> driver it didn't pop back out.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Trevor.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Myers [mailto:robert at s-cars.org]
> Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 9:41 AM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com; Quattro list
> Subject: [s-cars] Fuel Pump Incantations 101
>
>
> Patient:        '95 urS6.
> Operation:      R&R fuel pump
>
> So far, toe top plate is off the tank, the various hoses and electrical
> connections are removed, and the fuel gauge sender is removed and out of
> the way.  That part was fairly easy.  Now comes the part requiring a
> special incantation.  Apparently it involves some sort of baying at the
> moon during the winter solstice while dancing and beating a drum.
> Working
> blind with only one hand which is mid-forearm deep in fuel, how do I get
> the FP loose from whatever is holding it?  It wiggles around down there
> quite nicely and feels rather loose but it doesn't seem to want to lift
> out
> of there.  The purdy pitchers in Bentley don't seen to help a whole lot.
>
> Suggestions, please.
>
> _____
> WMD still MIA
>
> Bob
> *****
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>   '95 urS6 Cashmere Grey - der Wunderwagen   ICQ 22170244
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