letmeshowyou Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 First of all a big thankyou to Terry for getting a fuel pump to Phoenix for me to collect yesterday. Much appreciated! Having read Matt Harwood's instructions figured it would be pretty straightforward : http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=45647 but couldnt find many pics on the subject so here's mine (apologies if someone has already done this!!): Fuel tank access cover removal: Cover removed: Pipe's undone and connector removed (I started the engine with the connector removed to depressurize the lines (as recommended on the walbro instructions!) - saved me getting covered in fuel!: Undoing the jubilee clip and sealing ring were pretty straightforward with the aid of a mallet and a softish piece of wood, then the pump was removed: An empty hole!: Old pump in the assembly: New pump in the assembly: Whole job took little over an hour (Great instructions Matt) - would have been quicker if the phone hadn't rang too! Took more time to change the spark plugs as it turned out... Adi. (slowly edging towards BPU!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markrzs Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 nice, this will be very handy when it comes to mine ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 nice easy job isn't it always a bit daunting to see the petrol in the tank though, I used a damp tea towl to cover the hole whilst I worked on the pump, just as a precaution... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmeshowyou Posted January 28, 2006 Author Share Posted January 28, 2006 that's good thinking actually. Would have helped cleaning up some of the mess afterwards too. It was surprisingly dirty under there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 yeah mine was grubby too, some kind of dusty stuff, I gave it a bit of a wipe out before finishing up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob wild Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 I mate thanks for these pictures very useful just had a bit of a way up as I’ve bought a HKS pump and was going to install it but just a few quick questions, what did you use to insulate the wires? Were did you get your black connectors from that go onto the pump? Cheers mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmeshowyou Posted February 5, 2006 Author Share Posted February 5, 2006 mine came with all I needed in the box - did yours not come with the connector? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Man Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Took me a bit longer and I left the cover open to test it. I switched on the engine and find one of the nut holding the pipe was loose and fuel start spraying everywhere Not something I would recommand to DIY lightly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmeshowyou Posted February 5, 2006 Author Share Posted February 5, 2006 Hmmm. I genuinely found it more difficult to change the spark plugs than do this job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Man Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 not difficult to do but just a bigger fuk up if anything goes wrong during or after the fitting if you get what I mean. It did take me longer to do the plugs tbh, the two plugs nearest to the windscreen is the hardest to get to and if a screw drop into the plug hole then omg China Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob wild Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 mine came with all I needed in the box - did yours not come with the connector? No it came on its own with no connectors, not sure if i'm going to have to get it fitted somewhere not really sure about having to get make shift connectors in a fuel tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 stagger the joints, solder + heatshrink = good job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Terry S Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 No it came on its own with no connectors, not sure if i'm going to have to get it fitted somewhere not really sure about having to get make shift connectors in a fuel tank! it should come with a fitting kit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 well mine didn't either lol, just some pipe and clips, some wire and a connector, nothing to join them with though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Terry S Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 well mine didn't either lol, just some pipe and clips, some wire and a connector, nothing to join them with though... LOL thats what they call a fitting kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob wild Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 it should come with a fitting kit? Unfortunatly it didn't can you get them?, it would be nice to get a fitting kit from a safety point of view Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmeshowyou Posted February 6, 2006 Author Share Posted February 6, 2006 i suppose there's always the slight possibility that the HKS pump uses the same connector as the standard one also? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob wild Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 i suppose there's always the slight possibility that the HKS pump uses the same connector as the standard one also? That's what i was told when i bought it but when i striped out the old one its totally different from the stock one see pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmeshowyou Posted February 6, 2006 Author Share Posted February 6, 2006 got any top view pics of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob wild Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 got any top view pics of it? Here is one of the top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 LOL thats what they call a fitting kit. ahh ok lol, sorry yes it came with that fitting kit but not with the electrical connectors some people seem to have got also... hence the need to solder it up. I'm happy with mine so I'm not bothered, just seems there are two types of fitting kit maybe? one with electrical connectors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 stagger the joints, solder + heatshrink = good job Proper fuel resistant heat shrink? I was talking with CW the other day about this. The normal stuff won't last. The right stuff is ££££'s and can only be bought in large qty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob wild Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 so if i get some ring connector's for the ends of wires and connect it to the terminals of the pump then heat shrink the terminal/connector should this be safe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob wild Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Finally sorted it it turns out that the HKS pump is made by the same company that produces the Skyline pump. So after speaking to CW (big thanks btw) I went to dbmotorsport and they gave me a skyline fuel pump connector as you can see from the pic. It covers the positive terminal and leaves the negative exposed. Must say what a place dbmotorsport is! wow they had 4 R34 v-spec's being modded what a sight with 19" split rims, I think I have just chosen my next car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 Could this post be made sticky in the technical guides Mods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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