How do you remove the fuel pump on a 1985 Pontiac Fiero SE 2.5?

Answer 1

First you'll have to get the car jacked up and on jack stands. Disconnect the battery, remove the heat shied between the engine and fuel lines, disconnect the electrical connectors for the fuel pump (located on the firewall above the heater hoses). Loosen all hose clamp on the fuel lines and the two filler neck hoses (do not remove clamps). Place jack with a 2X4 about 2 foot long laying on the jack underneath the tank and jack it up. Don't put much pressure on the tank, just enough to hold it in place. Remove the two strape nuts and the 4 bracket bolts. Now lower the tank slowly, you'll have to balance it while prying on the sides where the A/C brackets are to get it to come down. Once you get it started down remove the hoses from the lines. When the jacks all the way down, slide the tank off the jack and drag it out from under the car. Blow the dirt off the tank and then take a screw driver and hammer and tap the locking ring off the sending unit going in the tank. Carefully remove the unit, pay particular attention to the position of everything on the unit because it has to go back exacually the same. Follow the instructions with the new pump and then reinstall in reverse order. Before starting the car when your done, turn the switch on a few times to prime the pump before trying to start it.