need help, has anyone changed out their fuel pump..got 211K on the oem..now it has crappep out. dealership asking $950 for replacement but i have oem parts for $90. Tried removing tank to replace but seems to be supported by something else. help..

 

I think you can access it by removing the back seat of the car... later on i will email you the fuel pump repair pages from my chiltons manual.

 

i removed the entire back seat and checked all relays, found access to the sending unit but not the actual pump. read the honda service shop manual and requires to drop the tank but when i removed all support strap bolts it didn't budge, if you have
any 411 on how to remove tank would be highly appreciated...

 

7blackHi. I believe I have a problem similar to yours. I can not get my gas tank to drop.
I have taken off the two metal straps and all other wire and gas connections. Someone indicated that the tank has some glue/adhesive(?) between the top of the tank and the car body. I have carefully tried to use a crow bar as well as some solid oak planks to break the seal/glue...left one bracket on loosely to catch the tank. But I can not even loosen the tank, I don't want to damage the tank. I even placed my floor jack with large solid wood on it and jacket the gas tank up, trying to break the adhesive?? So far, nothing has been successful....got any other ideas on how to bring down the gas tank...

Did ljumshock have any info from his Chiltons manual....??

I would any suggestions.... can the fuel pump be changed from the trunk without removal of the gas tank??

appreicate any help....thanks ron

 

Goign by the ESM, the first step in replacing the fuel pump is to remove the fuel tank.

It says there is the fuel tank cover, 2 straps, 2 electrical connections, and that should be it.

It also said that it may stick to the undercoat applied to its mount, and to carefully pry it off.

Sounds like you guys are going in the right direction.

 

Hi, Thanks for your info... My problem is breaking the tank from the undercoat. I tried pulling it off using a homemade screw type pulley using those free holes around the tank. In fact, I broke one of the holes as I pulled to hard on it using my homemade tool. I also tried another method of putting a eye bolt (pinched the hole with 2 bolts(above and below) to make a solid connection to the tank) and used a 4 ft crow bar through the eye hole to put downward pressure on it and the tank still does not budge. Is there perhaps a solvent that I could use to detach the undercoat from the tank?
Is there any other method to get the tank free from the under-carriage. Any suggests on how to get his off would be most helpful, Appreciate it.

- Ron Uyeshiro

 

Hi...
Got the fuel tank off and then the fuel pump. FYI, after taking off the two metal strips that actually holds the gas tank up there, they were rubber pads between the tank and the body metal, for insulation, had "melted somewhat" to form a rubber bond between that tank and body metal; therefore, my homemade pulley was able to broke rubber bond. In my case, they were 4 rubber bonds, I used a "crow bar" to break the remaining 3 rubber bonds. I was very careful not to rupture the tank, used rubbery material at the end of my crow bar to insure that it would not puncture the tank....
ok, later, ron :=))

 

Hi FYI,

Solved my problem...our Acura TL "starts on a dime" and now runs beautifully .... :-))))....
My problem was, in fact, not the fuel pump, but a faulty Fuel Injection Main Relay. Oh well, got me a new fuel pump. The Relay was the problem. Boy, on this 1997 model, the location of the relay is in a very cramp place under the dashboard on the driverside...I can not get it back to its original slot...I plan to hang it up there/secure it with some rubber bands.

FYI, as I talked to some Acura folks....the relay generally goes out before the pump does; so test your relay before investing in that costly fuel pump....
The Mitchell Auto Manual has a good info on how to test the "PGM-FI Main Relay". Most libraries have these kinds of auto manuals....even have it on-line....
Cheers! ron