2002 GMC sierra fuel pump replacement (the easy way)
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- Опубликовано: 13 мар 2020
- Trying to drop a gas tank to replace a fuel pump on a 20 year old truck could be very problematic if you live in the salt belt. You can take the entire bed off if you have the resources, or you can cut an access hole to make life easy.
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This is exactly what I did, under your inspiration! I would have otherwise trashed the truck, but instead put a total of about 60 bucks into it, and I still got it on the road. Thanks for the great idea cutting a hole above the tank! Dropping the tank would’ve meant too many broken bolts and not worth the money or time.😅
REAL WORLD work here, not those trucks that look pristine, but the 'worst case scenario' you actually run across doing work. Great video.
Thank you so much for your video. I cut the hole in my 2000 Sierra today. Your measurements were spot on!! You have made the job a breeze. Also, I liked your humorous approach. “Try not to cut an artery”. Haha. Bless you my friend!
I'm telling you this saves a lot of work Wish I would have saw this video before I took the d*** bad off
This video is awesome. Thanks for making it, and yeah I did watch til the end. Ill remember that if I eventually have this problem, ill look at the fuel filter and line first.
Thanks dude measurements were spot on, and its cold in MN ! you saved me so much time ! if we ever meet i'm buying
But how did you close it up ?
It’s an old truck. Lifting the bed or dropping the tank means you’re going to deal with rust and break bolts and have a lot of repairs otherwise. This guy is a practical genius cutting a hole in the bed above the tank or the fuel pump can be accessed. This is the solution I’m looking for. Either this works or I trash the truck.
Watched a bunch of cutting the access door vids .Yours is the best.Using the rails to support the door is great idea.Thanks
my 2006 stalled right in my driveway.A friend told me wack the gas tank from the bottom,it started ,got it parked and did what you did on your vid,this 06 silverado has the fuel filter on the fuel pump. 306.00 napa store april 2022.thanks for posting!
You got it done. My 1998 had filters and I replaced them rligiously but the pump went out anyway at 196K. I done been there, bro. And, I don't blame you for cutting the bed out, there should be a service hatch from the factory. Great trucks tho.
I have a 1998 K2500 HD and the fuel pump went out at 172,000 miles. I’m going to cut a hole to replace it. It’s just a beater that I haul lumber, gravel and dirt in. The rocker panels are already rusted out on the cab.
Yeah the factor knows that could have did that too but they don't want to do that they want to make it hard on somebody that way you got to take it to the dealership it's been thousands of dollars just to swap a fuel pump out
Did the measurements work for your 98? That’s what I have. 98 2500 4wd.
@@Chris_at_Homedid the measurements work for your 98 2500? That’s what I have. 4wd if that matters?
@@stevelawrence4722 Yes they did. It took me less than an hour to change the pump. I found just the pump motor at Rock Auto so I didn’t even have to pay the big bucks for the whole assembly. I have a rubber mat in my bed so after putting the cut piece back in with pop rivets I just covered it with the mat. I changed it last summer and it’s working great.
thanks for the great video!! About to cut into my 2003 1500... So much NY rust on my bolts! Big thanks for the instructions and measurements!
Thanks for this information, I have a 02 Silverado extended cab with the 5.3 liter vortec,your measurements were perfect! Especially liked how you made it line up with the cross bracing underneath so I could screw the panel back on! A++++
I cringe when one has to cut anything, BUT I totally understand where you are coming from. I’m from WI originally, so I understand rust! Great job on the hatch. Nice comments throughout and no worries on the fuel filter possibility. You corrected everything nicely. That ring was a PITA but you did it. Well done.
Count on replacing the entire fuel pump assembly and not just the fuel pump. I just did mine and was hoping I could just do the pump, but my fuel line connections were so corroded I just had to replace it all.
Thanks for the measurements.
Best video on RUclips. No joke, this saved me so much time and money. Even my local last-resort-friend-of-a-friend farm mechanic was telling me it was hopeless, too expensive to fix, no way to get at it, get a new truck.... you know. Measurements were perfect (I double checked before cutting) and especially the trick to get the new ring under the lock tabs... wow. Thanks so much.
hell yeah dude, never give up your truck, it's a solid gold piece of equipment to have a GM truck in this era. They are bullet proof, fuckin missile proof trucks that could potentially be around another 20 years with the same motor if all the other stuff was replaced like this. They wont make electric crap that lasts like these.
Shout out from Florida,lol.. great instructional video, sir. Getting ready to change the fuel pump, but will change the filter first,lol, then if needed the pump. Thanks for the assistance. :)
Definitely saved me some serious time providing the measurements... thank you!
AWESOME VID!! Thanks for making it. Novel, creative solution. Great surprise ending too.
You have a good sense of humor, I enjoyed your video. 😁
Wish I had seen your video before I shelled out $750 for the shop to do it. I know next time. Thankyou
Nice cut perfect.
I feel your pain. I remember I had to buy a tool to disconnect those lines. Standby I got to go watch more of your video. Keith
Not those lines. They are finger operated. Just have to watch a video on where to squeeze them, and they are 3 different types.
Thankyou to you and others who posted/showed how easy it is to gain access for the fuel pump replacement.
It was your "cuts" that I most closely followed to utilize the cross supports for after the pump is replaced and the "panel" can be easily secured back into place so there is no "weak" spot in the bed.
I completed replacement yesterday on a 2003 silverado.
The panel fit perfectly back into place.
My black rubber mat, which I installed when I first bought the truck, covers the panel and easily can be pulled back if/when access is needed in the future.
My cut was not quite as wide as yours.
There are eleven ribs between the wheel wells/humps.
Looking forward and counting left to right; I left most of ribs 2 & 5, cutting only about a 1/4" up on the ribs front to back.
The less removed the more the floor stays solid as the top of the ribs is what holds the weight of cargo.
The pump is located between ribs #3 & #4.
The spot weld "dimples" , 3 of them, two toward the front and one at the back, made marking my cuts very easy.
I too drilled the dimples after cuts were made, first with an !/8th" drill as a pilot hole, and then a 3/8th" to enlarge the hole.
That removed most all of the weld, and what that didn't remove popped up/off very easily.
Some clear caulk can seal the cuts and dimples.
I wish changing the fuel filter was as easy.
I'm retired from GM and can tell you there are some good engineers who can/could design "things" with the customer in mind.
That is NOT what design is about, since future profits for dealers is what sells franchises.
Dealers LOVE recalls in the auto industry.
I worked in GM aerospace, jet turbines, where tax dollars pay for re-design in billions and billions of dollars.
While we didn't want planes falling out of the sky, there was/is a "thing" about not making our product too good, just good enough to convince a jury we were not negligent.
I was part of the crash investigation/legal team and saw this firsthand.
My boss was who testified before congress for all the monies we needed. I remember no time when we were told NO.
The billions of re-design on the F22 & F35 lift fans were intentionally designed/planned to have "problems".
And yes, test pilots have died from these known "issues", but always results in MO MONEY, MO MONEY.
Everyone of us were paid well........basically to keep our mouths shut and our bank accounts full, "enough".
I quit that postition when I was expected to lie on the witness stand as an expert witness, since I had the "authority" to take over any lower position, which I did.
Quality assurance is set by the jury, not engineers who, if allowed, could make air travel risk free.
Sad, but true.
Halfway thru my career, GM was sold to RollsRoyce Aerospace.
The first thing I was told was that we'd been making ot parts/assemblies too good.
Our tolerances were too tight, allowing replacement of parts too easy.
Rolls Royce engines are only, can only be, overhauled by a RR "authorized" facility.
It has nothing to do with "craftsmanship", only profits.
Of course the private owners of our Federal Reserve, owned the Bank of England before the US became a "thing".
They've had their hidden hand in everything since before our so-called Declaration of Independence.
Today those owners are depopulating us "sub-humans" with the best "engineered" scam ever to be pulled off in history.
The vast majority of jurors, in the court of public opinion, are so brainwashed, they cannot even see it.
They want 80% of americans gone, by 2025.
They seek 70% "vaccinated" by "independence day" of this year.
Honest doctors and researchers are predicting no survivors of the "cure" in 3-5yrs.
If you've accepted the "shots", I'm sorry for your loss.
Those same honest doctors/researchers are working on a way to unto what's been done, but too early to learn what all is in the injections, since that is top secret.
I wish fixing this world was as easy as fixing a fuel pump that is placed within a gas tank.
Though it never should have been designed there in the first place.
So too, we should have never allowed foreign bankers to take control of the US money supply, and then, now, the world supply.
A very few are manipulating and controlling the very very many. Over 7 billion of us are scheduled to "expire".
Isn't it interesting how a wrongly designed fuel system is no different than a wrongly designed world?
Whoa bro that was pretty intense and a lot to digest. What are your thoughts and feelings on all this now that it is one year later?
Just sickening...
So glad we have redemption in Jesus Christ and hope of a perfect life eternally because of the love of God the father and His Son.
And after you were asked to lie on the witness stand to help cover up the defective parts, then you refused and "took over" a lower position, you became a whistleblower and exposed the corruption, right? Oh, you didn't? Then you are a coward and just as much a crook as the people you protected all in the name of greed. But you comport yourself here as righteous and call out the corrupt evil corporations and governments, yet you do NOTHING with your supposed inside evidence. You are a pathetic coward.
8-19-2022 You're the main . I did the same thing for years ago and it make it easier for the future.
Your Problem is you added Common Sense, fine Thinking outside the Box, you Win.
We have more than crescent wrenches down here in Florida 😂😂😂. Good video
Nice work. Simple common sense terms. Thanks
Great video and also very entertaining.
Hey buddy.
I can relate quite clearly. I have a 2000 GMC Sierra. And had to replace the fuel pump about 6-7 years ago.
It wasn't that bad then but now like you say, all the rust and shit. Not fun. Okay I'm going to watch the rest of your video now. Keith Kuhn
Spot on Bro! Worked like a champ on my 2001 Silverado 5.3
Oh by the way, it was easier than r+r the bed liner. Lol
Right on Bro! This was spot on and even got the rails in play for my self tapping screws to hold the plate down. Started right up!
Good idea to make an access panel and hole in bed. Only thing is without a metal frame for support I feel it make the floor area weak and cut edges will cause major rust. Trucks should come from the factory with a framed access panel. It make life easier.
Actually suppose to drop/drain tank and wash it out before changing pump. Contamination sediment in tank can be cause of pump failure. Most of us shade tree mechanics are not set up to do that extensive route.
That rusty fuel filter needs changing more often also.
Good job. Thx for doing the video.
Well done! Now you don't have to worry about your pump going out but if it does easy diagnostic portal.
I remember it's a 16:49 mark, you had to keep pressure down no kidding I remember that clearly. What a pain in the ass. I had to have my buddy come over. I was so pissed off. Keith
On an 01 Silverado I just did this. Thanks it really helped. did a modification id like to share.
Did not cut the drivers side . Only cut three sides. The bottom edge of the beds stamped “ribs” on the drivers side worked as a hinge.. moved without bending . Was able to just hood prop the piece up out of the way. Replaced the pump & then to repair the cut I screwed a coupe of pieces of flat stock in the “troughs “ made by the “ribs”… hope that made sense. Have a rubber mat for the bed & with that in place … you just can’t tell the bed was cut into .
Cool deal...all vehicles should have an access door or easy access.
Yes exactly! Well our GM products now do … far as I’m concerned just increased its value lol. Thanks again .
Convinced someone to lift bed instead of cutting or dropping tank. Then bolt spun inside frame and had to cut a whole to hold the nut for the beds bolt. At this point asked ourselves why we didn’t just cut for fuel pump😂
Pretty good idea. I have a 2004 thinking same problem
I didn't even measure it like you did, I counted the ribs and sent it. Worked perfectly, thanks for the video!
Very nicely done buddy. If you ever get into a situation where it won't start.Sometimes it's just the ground wire on the fuel pump going to the frame.
I felt your pain all the way through it.
Keith Kuhn
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Can jus undo bed bolts on drivers side n loosen passenger bed bolts n prop the bed up with a board, done several times roadside
This the way they should build the trucks easy access to fix and replace parts...have a removable lid for easy access
Nice work I'm gonna do the same on my truck. What kind of boots do you have on?
In defense of cutting a hole as opposed to other methods of accessing the pump: I cut a hole in the floor of my Astro van to access the pump and was back on the road in no time. A week later, the new pump failed. Using the access hole, I had the replacement pump installed in less than an hour.
Edit: Your numbers were spot on for my 2001 extended cab Silverado. Easy access once I cut hole with plenty of room to work.
I am getting occasional hard starting and rough running. Keeping an eye on it
For everyone out there, don't make my mistake. Be sure to connect the ground wire bc I had my pump go bad in freezing weather. On top of which I was traveling to a dif state. So I did all the work in AutoZone parking lot laying in the snow and freezing weather. So before putting truck bed back on and reinstalling, of course I'd test it. But didn't work and I went thru about 4 brand new pumps, including having to rewire a couple. It was super bowl Sunday and I was late, I was fkn pissed- of all days it had to be. Finally a guy passing by asked me if I had the ground connected to the bed frame or panel by gas nozzle. Nope. Totally didn't realize I needed it connected. I thought it was for electrical surge protector. Started right up. Just a simple wire coming from an area I didn't think important caused me so much grief. So don't forget about it. In Silverado the wire that comes by the gas inlet tube.
16:15 I used a huge channel lock plier aka V jaw tongue & groove, and it twisted right on pretty easily.
I like your style. I just picked up one of these trucks from my Dad. He bought it originally and had it in Nebraska and Iowa for 20 years. I can’t believe the rust underneath. Definitely tempting to cut a panel. I was hoping to see what yours looked like once you put it back on.
I popped riveted back on then used roof tar from a chalk gun for the seams. It blends in nice with bed liner. Also the work box covers it.
@@JLafix thanks for replying I appreciate it
Was this work done at night? Love the low to whisper voice as not to alert the police.
😂😂😂😭 he’s at the chop shop bro
Where did you buy your pump at? I have a 2002 Silverado 2500HD with the 6.0L engine and the same exact pump, but I’m having a heck of a time trying to find one with the single electrical connector and 3 fuel lines like yours in this video
I transferred the electrical connector from my old pump to the new pump
That's a great idea.
Theirs alot of rust down on the chasis. You should sand blast under neath the chasing to remove the rust also spray paint primer against rust.
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Would the location of this form the bed as seen in video be the same as my 01 GMC Sierra 1500 extended cab short wheel base
Don't know but you can get an idea from underneath if you drill a hole next to the cross member next to the fuel pump and take some measurements from there
I live in California so this approach is stupid to me… unbolt 8 bolts and screw back in about half an inch on the passenger side and disconnect the tail lights and you can lift the side of the bed by yourself or with the help of a friend and then stuff a jack between the frame and bed and it’s supported solid.
awesome
Will this work for a 05 duramax?
At 12: 30 Mark you are doing good.
I've got a 2006 Chev. Silverado and really would like to do this the way you did...but I just can't get myself to take a chance on catching fire, especially since there is a slight gas leak at the pump. In another video like this I saw a guy demonstrate the top of his fuel pump was blowing gas out and it never caught fire. But it's Murphy's Law with me.
Have a fire extinguisher handy.
This is boss! Any concerns about using a grinder right above the fuel tank? What if a line has a small leak? Lol. Boom!!!
Hello, do you still remember those measurements for cutting the bed, I have a 2003 gmc 1500! How you did your measurements? Thanks.....
I don't but I'm pretty sure I point out some measurements during video
Would that be the same measurements for a 2012 Sierra extend cab
Not sure. You can mostly likely get a measurement to the cross rails from underneath, the width really doesn't matter as long as you give yourself enough room to work and pull out pump.
You gonna blow up never used a grinder
it aint the first Chevy ever been cut on! lol Thats what trucks ar fer! Heck, I just got done cutting the identical hole in mine watchin this here video....And I am from Tampa and got more tools than Florida got fish!
I had a piece on rust in my eye 😅 😂 when I work on old cars be safe
What are the measurements you used when cutting the bed?
I forgot now but I do mention what they are in video. But they might be slightly different if you have different model . That truck was a 2002 gmc Sierra SLE crew cab short bed
OMG Thank heaven I live in the desert. My truck looks brand new after 20 years. Rust yuck
Would the same measurements work on a 2001 gmc Sierra 2500
Don't know I have the extended cab but forgot what the wheel base is
The smartest human brain to use is time my friend.
Cool vid, I cut a hole in my hood to access the windshield washer fluid tank, I thought the pump failed, turns out, it was just empty,
I always thought it was bad engineering the way the fuel pumps are installed / mounted with a twist locking ring - especially since the lock rings are not made of stainless steel so they do not corrode.
Was this a short bed or long bed thank you
Short bed
Voy a hacer lo mismo .
Estoy harto de esta bomba !!! Van 2 veces que me deja tirado en la ruta !!!
How do know what hose goes where
I'm pretty sure one hose won't fit into the other fitting . They make it idiot proof
My truck is next .McWilliams be coding fuel filter 1st. Ty
number 1 rule. never ever work on a fuel injection system with a incandescent bulb. many nice repair shops burned to the ground back in the early days of repairing fuel injection systems because of them
Is this a diesel, you think it’d be different if it were
6.0 L gas
It never happens on a 1/8th of a tank.
I also did this then seem this video
Mine wouldn't start after changing pump any help it started but died on 3 occasuons
Possible fuel filter clogged .
@@JLafix replaced that last night after it I changed fuel pump idk what my next step maybe fuel regulator
@@mannycelis5651 yeah not sure, but if your fuel regulator is separate from your new fuel pump then that's a good guess, but how far do you go winging parts at it ya know
Could also remove the truck bed.
18 minute mark
Fuel filter. Keith
I have fuel coming from on top, I don't think this would work for me
I cut the bed out and it is the easiest fuel pump you will ever change
My fuel filter was dirty like yours, I replaced and still has issues starting so i'm thinking fuel pump.
Could be I think the PSI should read around 40 while it's running . And if I can remember I think it went up to 52 with just cycling the key on to prime
@@JLafix My Silverado is supposed to be like 52 - 65 psi engine off, ign sw on. You can see what the pump shutoff spec is before buying that brand. I seen cheap pumps specs say only 50 psi, so something to be aware of.
Where they only use crescent wrenches hahaha
Anybody know if these measurements will work for a stepside
I was wondering the same
ditto. got a 2000 stepside havn trouble starting cold
Truck community just ah ? Is there anything anyway to prevent these trucks from rusting like this I bought 2002 gmc sierra it's ah southern truck I was under my truck thinking dam this thing is crazy rust after seeing 👀 this guys truck mine really ain't that rusty but I'm wondering if ah under coating is available or practical to even do
Move to a drier state
It’s not the same on a 99 Silverado long bed. Will get you a hole to the pump but it’s way off from the rails.
Maybe some flat stock or angle iron can be pop riveted to the under side of seem to create new rail to hold plate in place.
I had my in tank fuel pump replaced and now fumes are escaping from the ring area and the mechanic refused to fix the problem.
Until it is fixed my vehicle can't pass California smog requirements.
Many vehicles DO have an EASY ACCESS to fuel pump but GM engineering department just HAS PROBLEM on how to IMPLEMENT a SIMPLE COVER on floor to replace pump after all it IS COMPLECATED and DOES REQUIRE a College DEGREE ! and some DIFFICULT thought ! No different than GM trucks that STILL RUST around fenders ! CAN'T fix this SIMPLE problem that been the same since the 50s ? Hmmm ? What to do ? Hmmm? UNDERCOAT ! Hmmm? OH ! That will INCREASE COST to the consumer ! Even though PRICE INCREASE EVERY YEAR ! and STILL ! RUST !
DUHH! Thats EXACTLY what I would do. CUT AN ACCESS PORT. Takes 5 minutes-DUNZO
Try fuel filter first. Mine looked like chocolate milk passing thru
@@JLafix Is that on the pump?
@@fladave99 No driver's side frame somewhere in the middle big canister, looking fella
@@JLafix Thanks!
Why not take the bed off?
Tuff to do solo .
@JLafix The bolts might be too rusty too. But I like your way. Why remove the bed. Just put a door hinge on that. Put a liner/mat over top.
So why is this really an issue I mean there's really six bolts to pull the whole bed off?? Then there are a few 7 mm(I believe)bolts on fuel fill tube and 2 electrical cables to disconnect... This video literally encourages you to destroy a perfectly good bed.. I don't get it. 🤔
You must live in Florida or somewhere rust is not an issue. And as a solo act, taking the bed off with one person is next to impossible
I think u need to remove the bed not Dropbox the tank.
just remove bed to frame bolts, gas filler tube, end gate, and lift the front of the box, leave the back 2 bolts from frame to box in but loose, remove others and raise the front of the box, instead of risking spark caused explosion. block it up sufficiently and voila, gas tank access and no hole in the bed.
Stop tapping it
was a good video till ya had to take a petty little dig at florida-funny dont see em launchin spaceships from up north-hmmmmm---
Haha no we just build the parts here send them down to you folks
@@JLafix you aint built nothing in your lifetime cept a pile of bs
Put that electric light a little closer to the open gas tank..................