Removing the fueltank

[banpei]

Pugho Wrote:You have fuel injection right? In that case it is easy to empty it because you have the right tool for it already in the tank. Just loosen the return line from the fuel rail (or replace the cold start injector with a hose) and run the fuel pump by bridging the right terminals in the diagnostics plug.

I believe the whole purpose for Ivan141 was to replace the fuelpump since it is defective.
But it is surely a good advice for those who still have their fuelpump.

Ivan141: did you manage to do it today?

[Pugho]

Oh.. sorry.. hehe

[banpei]

Pugho Wrote:Oh.. sorry.. hehe

You couldn't have known: it is not mentioned in this topic.

[Ivan141]

Well guys,
Today was the big day.. I got up after a good 5 hours of sleep and scheduled to meet 1974KE25 on the way home...
Still just barely recovered from my hangover I mostly watched Ben (1974ke25) working his magic around the fueltank. The whole thing was out in a record time... some rusty bolts and a lot of spilled gasoline did get in the way but the fuelpump came out soon enough.

After fiddling with the rx7 pump trying to see what needs to be taken from the old pump to make it fit we figured out what to do and the RX7 pump proved to be a perfect fit.

A bit of a bummer was that I could see the rust damage to the frame rail on the righthand side of the car in it's full glory. It really is completely rotten and will need to be replaced over about 40-50cm's. I guess I'm a lucky bastard that it is virtually impossible to get a good look at this spot with the fueltank on it, otherwise I doubt I would have passed MOT like this.

To conclude this small story I got to start the car for the first time to see if everything works as planned, and it fired right up after it pressurised the fuelsystem! I am a happy guy..

A word of gratitude to 1974KE25 and monique for coming to my rescue from quite a distance. Ben is like a one-man-army when it comes to swapping fuelpumps! I really appreciate you guys taking the time to help me. Helping each other out like this is really what makes the toyota community great.

[banpei]

Cool to hear they helped you out!

[The Doctor]

Ivan141 Wrote:A word of gratitude to 1974KE25 and monique for coming to my rescue from quite a distance. Ben is like a one-man-army when it comes to swapping fuelpumps! I really appreciate you guys taking the time to help me. Helping each other out like this is really what makes the toyota community great.

He's experienced, you know

[Mux213]

Cooolest!

[ZaX]

Great to have friends like Ben

[jamiemirror]

Ivan141 Wrote:Ok guys...I've run into some difficulties as usual. Although I have my jack...I dont have the right tools to get the bolts loose. One bolt is next to the panhard mount on the chassis, and can only be reached with a huge extending piece for a ratchet which I dont have. The other bolt I can sort of reach but it's very much stuck in place...both where covered in undercoating.
I only managed to get the tank a bit more empty...now it only has it's reserve left on the gauge (dont have any more jerrycans left).
I wish I had a bigger toolset over here....or better yet some airtools..

Anyone have any suggestions? I'm starting to reconsider grinding a bit of the boot floorpan out and just taking it out from the top...

Just press-out the pins out of fuel tank support "tapes" hinges under the rear bumper instead of loose these bolts.

[Ivan141]

Thanks, but it's already solved luckily...