Where's the fuel pump on my 2000 9-3 Convertible?

On May 22, 7:01 pm, Richard Sutherland-Smith <richard... RemoveThis @clear.net.nz>
wrote:
> I have just bought the new Haynes manual for the 9-3, so here goes!
> You have to drop the tank out under the car, disconnecting bits as you
> go, to get at the pump,
>
> Richard & Mary Sutherland-Smith
> 19 Webb Road, Wanganui 4500, NZ

Thanks, I kept digging online, and eventually spoke to a shop. They
told me the same thing. Unfortunately, because I don't have the
facilities to do the work myself, I had to drop it off.

Quite an expensive repair, but it'll be good to get the car back
today.

Thanks,

~jp
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The same thing happened to my '97 900 SET early this summer. Luckily,
it was in the garage at the time it wouldn't start. The local dealer
wanted $1200-$1400 to change the unit plus towing. And the dealer said
that they would not be responsible if they broke any of the brittle
plasic fuel injection tubing that comes out of the unit.

I tried to drop the tank, but the J-bolts were rusty and the 3 hose
clamps to the tank were also very rusty. I finally opened the sheet
metal above the tank and was ablle to replace just the pump for $120
at NAPA. The dealer cost for the pump unit was around $500. After I
cut the hole, it took about 3 hours to change the pump inside the
unit. If this happens again, it shouldn't take more than 2 hours to
change. I covered the hole with sheet metal and screwed it back with
shortened screws with rounded tips so that in the even of a crash, the
screws wouldn't puncture the tank.

Let us know what you bill is..... Ron


On 22 May 2007 08:59:25 -0700, "Jon R. Pickens" <jonrpick DeleteThis @gmail.com>
wrote:

>The car died on the way to work this morning. It wouldn't accelerate,
>then it started losing speed and stuttering. When I got to the top of
>an exit ramp off the highway, and pushed in the clutch, it died
>altogether, wouldn't start again.
>
>I hear no sound coming from the back when I turn the key, which to me
>indicates the pump went bad. I'm used to them being under the back
>seat, but can't figure out how to lift up the seat.
>
>Is it in the trunk???
>
>Thanks,
>
>~jp
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On Dec 17, 1:26 pm, Ron <mr.c....RemoveThis@adelphia.net> wrote:
> The same thing happened to my '97 900 SET early this summer. Luckily,
> it was in the garage at the time it wouldn't start. The local dealer
> wanted $1200-$1400 to change the unit plus towing. And the dealer said
> that they would not be responsible if they broke any of the brittle
> plasic fuel injection tubing that comes out of the unit.
>
> I tried to drop the tank, but the J-bolts were rusty and the 3 hose
> clamps to the tank were also very rusty. I finally opened the sheet
> metal above the tank and was ablle to replace just the pump for $120
> at NAPA. The dealer cost for the pump unit was around $500. After I
> cut the hole, it took about 3 hours to change the pump inside the
> unit. If this happens again, it shouldn't take more than 2 hours to
> change. I covered the hole with sheet metal and screwed it back with
> shortened screws with rounded tips so that in the even of a crash, the
> screws wouldn't puncture the tank.
>
> Let us know what you bill is..... Ron

Holy old topic Batman!

It was right around $1200 as I recall, parts & labor, plus a new
filter.

I don't know anything about '97s. Are they very similar to a 2000
model? I couldn't/wouldn't cut the sheet metal to make the repair
easier, at least not now, since I hope to sell the car soon. The way
I understood it, half the price was the pump, as it was part of an
entire assembly that included the sending unit for the gas gauge, and
I believe a pressure switch or something...

~jp
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