Does This Look Like The Fuel Pump Has Been Swapped?

[Blackkers]

I'm not really sure what i'm looking at but it doesn't look factory

Thanks

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

yep (to looking factory) with 1x missing 10mm bolt.

You will need to pull out the fuel pump cradle and see what's actually attached, a service lid/hatch photo won't show us much

[Blackkers]

Okay I'll pull it out and get another photo. I'll edit this post.

Thanks for your help so far. I also need to pick up a DMM to check whether the fuel pump voltage trick has been done

edit:

okay This is what was underneath the plate. looks kinda stock to me but I don't know much. The markings make it look like its from a wrecker. Maybe there was an aftermarket one in there at some point in time but not any more?

Edited June 13, 2013 by Blackkers

[GTSBoy]

I think the concern might have been the torn up loom.

[discoPumpkin]

huh? loom, what happened to the loom, 1 it looks fine and 2. that wasn't his question?

OP what does it say on the pump!? names, numbers etc

[T.D]

OP, we can't tell you anything about the pump without seeing the pump itself. For all we know, the original owner could've locked their kid in the boot and the kid has got his textas out and started doodling on the fuel pump access cover. Can you get a pic of the pump at all?

It's like me showing you a picture of a GTR without the bonnet open and asking if the engine has forged pistons.

[GTSBoy]

huh? loom, what happened to the loom, 1 it looks fine and 2. that wasn't his question?

OP what does it say on the pump!? names, numbers etc

Oh, good grief. When insulation tape has been all unwound off a wiring loom it tends to suggest that someone has been in there doing something. No?

Seriously.

[Ben C34]

Pretty sure the yellow texta mark is factory.

What do you know about the car? What makes you think it would haves been changed anyway?

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

you will need to undo that black cap and pull the cradle out

[discoPumpkin]

It's like me showing you a picture of a GTR without the bonnet open and asking if the engine has forged pistons.

without the sump off u mean

Oh, good grief. When insulation tape has been all unwound off a wiring loom it tends to suggest that someone has been in there doing something. No?

Seriously.

That's doesn't tell us what fuel pump there is tho, for all we know it could still be stock from a wrecker, Op needs to show the pump itself

[Ben C34]

Ok, i'm feeling lucky.

I guess stock pump.

[Blackkers]

Alright, I've never removed a fuel pump, does the black plastic cap unwind? Also I'm guessing I should disconnect the battery first.

I'll get another picture up soon thanks for your patience!

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

no need to disconnect battery, the car won't explode like the movies..

just unplug the lot and mark out the fuel lines to where it goes..

open fuel cap (to relieve pressure)

disconnect the electrical plugs

disconnect fuel lines (they will spray a little bit of fuel)

then open the black thing, by turning it anti clockwise, you may need a piece of wooden and a rubber mallet (there's a special tool for it, but meh)

then remove that black thing

pull the whole assembly out

[Missileman]

to minimise the spraying of fuel, pull the fuel pump fuse and crank the engine until it stops spluttering

[wolverine]

pull the whole assembly out

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Then curse the day you pulled the bastard off when the black plastic ring won't thread back on for the next 20mins while bending into the boot inhaling petrol fumes....lol

At least that's how I remember it.

[SargeRX8]

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Then curse the day you pulled the bastard off when the black plastic ring won't thread back on for the next 20mins while bending into the boot inhaling petrol fumes....lol

At least that's how I remember it.

Or if you decide to put a larger pump in there, say a 040, rage even harder because you can't find the groove the thing slides into and when you finally do, the pump hits the bottom too far and you gotta take it out again and adjust. Probably the ugliest job Ive done on my car.

Those texta markings won't be from factory, but at the same time not necessarily from the wreckers but it probably is the most plausible event. Something tells me a child wasn't locked in the boot.

Be warned, you might need a new gasket when putting it back in. A tip I read on here is to throw the old seal into the freezer to prevent it from expanding. If it expands its pretty hard to fit back in without kinking and if it kinks, prepare for a strong smell of fuel in the cabin and potentially a leaky fuel tank when you fill to the brim.

Edited June 13, 2013 by SargeRX8

[gotRICE?]

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Then curse the day you pulled the bastard off when the black plastic ring won't thread back on for the next 20mins while bending into the boot inhaling petrol fumes....lol

At least that's how I remember it.

This!

And also the shape of the hole means you end up trying to cut your fingers off every time you turn the black lid.

Nissan only needed to make it 10mm bigger all around! Sheeeeesh!

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

I use gloves, I've cut myself once.. I've learnt

[fatz]

98 or e85 feels great against a open cut

good times