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Checkbuzz Rising Star

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It's real easy dude. It's all pretty much the same for any intank direct replacement pump, so just use one of the MANY Bosche guides in the DIY section.

Don't use the instructions for a Bosche pump. If you got the right one, the Walbro should be a model specific factory replacement kit which means no hacking or cutting or cable tying or any of the other crap that you have to do with the Bosch...

But I guess if you got the right one it would also have come with instructions (all for a shade over $100)

Hanaldo Grand Master

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Lol, what defines 'the right one'? I used a GSS-342, direct replacement for the factory item. Old harness plugs straight into the new pump, but I replaced the harness anyway to get rid of the old wiring. I used the guide to install a Bosche pump and obviously just did things differently when the guide didn't make sense.

Once you get the pump out and you are looking at the setup, it's very obvious what you have to do. The guide is almost unnecessary but makes things easier if you've never done a fuel pump before.

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Lol, what defines 'the right one'? I used a GSS-342, direct replacement for the factory item. Old harness plugs straight into the new pump, but I replaced the harness anyway to get rid of the old wiring. I used the guide to install a Bosche pump and obviously just did things differently when the guide didn't make sense.

Once you get the pump out and you are looking at the setup, it's very obvious what you have to do. The guide is almost unnecessary but makes things easier if you've never done a fuel pump before.

Sounds like you guys do them all day... lol

Um, I don't even know if I have to take out the fuel tank?? I think I do though. The instructions I got with it were not car specific but they showed how to actually connect the pump. I need the first step like... where the pump actually is! :whistling:

I'll have a look at the bosch guide and I'll give it a go this weekend.

cheers,

Dan

Hanaldo Grand Master

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Lol you definitely don't have to take the tank out. You should be able to get at the pump either through the boot or under the back seat, I forget where it is on an R33, one of the other guys will be able to confirm.

It's not a huge job, took me half an hour as a first timer lol

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Don't use the instructions for a Bosche pump. If you got the right one, the Walbro should be a model specific factory replacement kit which means no hacking or cutting or cable tying or any of the other crap that you have to do with the Bosch...

But I guess if you got the right one it would also have come with instructions (all for a shade over $100)

Um...they are a universal pump...no model specific kits

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I was reading through the bosch guide and new pipes/hoses were being cut etc. My kit came with some wires, a filter and the actual pump, but no pipes. Can't I just use the original ones there or do I need to go to a shop and get some correct sizing hoses?

My pump is a Walbro GSS 342.

Sounds a lot easier than I thought :)

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Pretty straight forward job mate. Take the filter off the bottom, connector off the top, remove the clamps and lift the pump out of the base and remove it from the hose. Installation is just the reverse order. You don't HAVE to replace the hose that joins the pump to the bracket/cradle, but it is recommended to avoid any hassles down the track. Just make sure you get the proper fuel hose as it's dealing with 50+ psi and petrol, garden hose etc WON'T do.

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