Removal And Installation

WARNING: Do not smoke, carry lighted tobacco or have an open flame of any type when working on or near any fuel-related component. Highly flammable mixtures are always present and may be ignited. Failure to follow these instructions may result in serious personal injury.

WARNING: Do not carry personal electronic devices such as cell phones, pagers or audio equipment of any type when working on or near any fuel-related component. Highly flammable mixtures are always present and may be ignited. Failure to follow these instructions may result in serious personal injury.

All fuel tanks

Remove the fuel tank. For additional information, refer to Fuel Tank .

127L (33.5 gal) fuel tank

Remove the nuts and the fuel pump (FP) module cover.

Fig 1: Fuel Pump Module Cover Nuts

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All fuel tanks

Disconnect the return fuel tube-to-FP module quick connect coupling, the fuel tank pressure sensor and vapor tube assembly-to-FP module quick connect coupling and the supply fuel tube-to-FP module quick connect coupling.
Using the special tool, remove the FP lock ring.

Fig 2: Removing Fuel Pump Module Lock Ring

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CAUTION: Carefully remove the fuel pump (FP) assembly to avoid damaging the fuel level sensor.

NOTE: Note the location of the FP alignment tabs.

Remove the FP module assembly.
- Remove and discard the O-ring seal.
To install, reverse the removal procedure.