Bosch 984 Fuel Pump Installation

[HKS-R33]

hey guys, sorry to bring back an old thread but when your putting the pump back into the tank, how far down does the two slots on the pump cradle go into the bracket. I can only get it a little bit down.

Is it suppose to go all the way down till you can see the split anymore?

Thanks, Mike.

[wolverine]

it can be difficult to get the two pins to slide all the way down due to the width and length of the pump. if you located the pump and electrical connectors correctly it will fit...just (for a 984). have you got a pic of the pump on the cradle?

an 044 is longer again which might be quite a fiddle.

[HKS-R33]

hey mate, sorry dont have a pic of the pump on the cradle but it is an 040 and i have located it as low as possible. I cant see anything that is actually stopping the pump from going down further into the slots.

ATM my fuel gauge is reading below a quarter and when i put the pump in as far as i can it is fully submerged in fuel.

[wolverine]

ok, it will be related to where the clamps are located or the orientation of the electrical terminals.

try rotating the pump and/or clamps around. it took me a while to orient the pump the best way. the 984 is longer so the 040's length is not the issue.

[HKS-R33]

i think it may be the hose clamps. When looking a the pump from the top of the tank, where are your hose clamps facing. Up, down, left or right.

Thanks for your help, Mike.

[wolverine]

just make sure they can't foul on the cradle, i guess that means to either side or away from the cradle itself. also make sure the electrical terminals are parallel to the cradle.

[mad082]

i did an 040 install into a r33 on the weekend. if i had all the tools and parts on hand (instead of waiting for people to drive around and get them for me) i could've done it in about 30 mins. as it was it took me under 2 hours, and in that time i also installed a new fuel filter, and spent a fair bit of time talking and waiting for people to turn up with clamps, etc). it took me about 10 mins to get the pump out. then i just removed the old pump, snapped the L shapped bracket off (bend it a few times in each direction till it snaps), then mounted the pump to the bracket, put it back in and bobs your auntie.

i didn't cut the metal hose at all. i just butted the top of the pump up against it and put the stock hose over them both. this has the base of the bracket about inline with the writing on the pump (so it sticks down about an inch below the base of the bracket). this means that the top of the bracket doesn't go down the whole way in it's little clip (only about 90%), but so far we have had the fuel gauge down to about a needle width above the empty line with no signs of surging. the base of the pump sits about 5mm higher that the bottom of the pipe in the sock of the stock filter.

i used all the stock fittings, the only bits i used that weren't factory were 2 hose clamps to hold the pump to the bracket. i just drilled out the stock ring terminals cause i couldn't be bothered waiting for someone to go buy me some bigger ones.

i will photochop the pic at the top of the page to show how i had it sitting since i didn't take any pics.

[BAMR33]

Worst job putting a fuel pump in-tank. I got so light headed from the petrol fumes when I put mine in. Best tip with the 040 make sure you orientate the clamps so they clear the edges of the tank, other wise the bracket won't push all the way down all they way.

[mad082]

in my case the bracket wouldn't go all the way down because the pump was hitting the base of the tank.