How do replace a fuel pump in a 1999 Saab 95?

Answer 1

you should be happy you have a 9-5 i have 9-3 and its not as easy as yours. to change fuel pump go under back seat flip them up and carpet has a little access panel cutout on it . flip it up and there is your fuel pump hoses and clips you might have a plastic black cover that's easy to remove,just play with it a little. once that's open theres a yellow clip and it has a red glue thing in the middle. remove that red glue with a sharp pointy object. that will reveal a hex screw so have a set of hex drivers ready..remove screw and pull up yellow bracket slowly while loosening screw.then with a set of adjustable pliers grab the white tip that are connected to the hose and gently wiggle it while pulling up gently this will take a while but will come out.after that .the brown ring around the inner part has to be remove this is a pain to remove spray ring with wd40 and try to get lube aroung the crew part of this ring. to remove ring is very hard let lube do its thing.you might want to get a flat peace of steel and mold it in a U shape to fit inner ring lipsthe little notches and put a long pipe crossing from one side to the other of this U shape bar to use as handle to remove ring .spin counter clock wise till ring is removednow you can remove the fuel filter canister .this takes a little to take out but be patient playing with it there is a floter arm pointing toward the back of the car you donot want to bend that in anyway cause it will throw of your gas measurement.so be gentle and patient.also once you get fuel fuel canister out have 3 very small hose rings ready as when you open fuel canister the fuel pump will have a few hoses you will have to cut a little to get of the nipples in the hoses and wont be able to slide back on the new fuel filterwith out tightetning up with these hose clamps. (its kinda hard doing all this with out illustrations. for alot easier instructions with pictures try visiting saabnet.org or saabnet.com one of those that's were i got all my info for my 1999 9-3 they are the same removal except the 9-3 you must cut the meatl from car body to reach fuel pump access port on top of fuel tank .you will not have that issue with the 9-5 its no cutting involve. check their site out its very helpful its in the forums section type Saab 1999 fuel pump removal. it saved me 785 dollars.now i do this installation in my town for $550and made a bunch of money from local Saab owners . my email is killaklownspaintball@Yahoo.com i live in jersey.