Chevrolet Corvette C5 Z06: Fuel Pump Replacement
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- Опубликовано: 29 авг 2024
- In this vide I help a customer out by replacing the fuel pump in their C5 Chevy Corvette Z06. Pretty simple job really and a pretty interesting tank set up. -Enjoy!
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$700 and a golden shower? You are one lucky man. Thanks GM!
I like how he put the cheesy music in when he hit the big road so we couldn't hear how much chevy thunder he was giving it. He was having fun but just won't admit it.
Not gunna lie, I was hoping to hear Eric take for a run up the hill there, just to "make sure the pump can keep up with 400 HPs"
Like a rock....and a Heartbeat.
I was thinking the same thing. Plus he sped up the video a little so you couldn't tell how fast he was really going.
I have a feeling it was done that way on purpose, just like when he doesn't show torqueing everything to factory specs. ;)
Do you ever pump the take dry with an accessory pump?
Perfect timing, Eric O. Notification of your new video saved me from having to watch The Emmys with my wife.
I’d rather fake stomach cramps and spend 3 hours on the toilet watching videos on my phone then get stuck watching that trash lol
Didn't take a video for me to not watch that crap. I didn't even know it was on. We watched Criminal Minds reruns....or was it the awards show? Hmm, could be the same show.
SMR viewer intervention time with your wife - don’t watch that crap!
You got the corvette... you got the stellar diag.. you got the goulash.. you got the dripping fuel.. you got the no spark tools... its like the perfect repair... but the whole situation comes down to you helping Josh so he can carry on the legacy.. You Sir are a Legend....
The inside of the wheels are even clean. That Corvette looks well cared for.
It's a summer weekend warrior vehicle. Good for getting those single person microwave dinners in a hurry.
Did you see the drivers seat 💺 cover?
Inside the fuel door wasnt lol
@@donjohnson1416 The spider running for cover told the story on this one...
Never driven in winter or bad weather, that's all. Otherwise, a pretty messy car.
Was watching the news when I got saved by SMA video 👍
Hey Eric! A little tip I learned about 40 years ago working on Porsche’s: When working on fuel systems or changing fuel filters that are over your head, tie some shop rags around your wrists and/or forearms. It will keep the spilling fuel out of your armpits. 😎
tie a yellow ribbon round the old......
I get a picture in my mind of a signal guy giving flaming Morse code. lol
Ah. The ol gas in the eye trick, always a crowd favorite
A fellow mechanic where I worked, made a nasty remark about me. While he was laughing he was squirting pb blaster on a screw. He didn't check his nozzle and he squirted himself squarely in his eye. What karma it was.
@@Katya5cat I woulda said “that’s what you get for talkin shit” and busted out laughing
@@braaapattack2937 I was laughing too hard to say anything.
And then the wrench falls on your face as you are cursing. A regular comedy skit.
Greeetings fro Sydney, Australia. Consistently good videos without the need to resort to silly Non relevant sponsorships like so many of your peers. Well done. Keep up the good work.
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Greetings from crown point Indiana u.s.a 😁.
Too right, cobber!
Greetings from Lockedup Melbourne Australia?
Aye! Another sydney boy watching!
I'll be jiggered, there is a torque spec for the fuel filter! "Tighten the fuel filter/pressure regulator bracket nut to 5 N-m." There's even a torque spec for the hose clamps! Incredible! It's almost like the comment section is right...
Almost:D
Many have their hoses fucked by over the hose clamps torquing. -Master Yoda.
Even a broken clock is right twice a day!
Except digital...
The comment section is rarely right. Lol. Pedants that don't know when a torque spec is actually important or not. They also wouldn't know a proper risk assessment if it was lodged in their eyeballs.
@@watcherofwatchers Actually I find the comments entertaining as long as they're not mean spirited ( like yours)
Remember the good old days when the fuel filter was in the engine compartment and it took every bit of 5 minutes to change and cost less than $5 to replace?
My 88 escort the filter was on the firewall and it took just a few minutes to change. I always had good luck with my escorts
Still is on many VAG cars, next to engine from the top and easy to get the filter in the pump as well, get to tank pump from under rear seats.
Those were also the days when I replaced the fuel pump in a ‘81 Suburban every 20K miles.
They weren't pressurised systems. How often do you replace a fuel filter on modern cars? Like spark plugs, a lot less frequently.
@@jk9942 thank you us govt - the shrinking dollar due to congress laziness
Your honesty will keep you busy for many years. Best advertising are satisfied customers...
...and of course the most important thing to remember is to torque all fasteners to factory specifications OFF CAMERA so you aren't distracted since it's such a critical part of the repair! :) Nice work Eric O. Love the humor
lol you’re the boss?
The gas, oil, or coolant always finds the quickest route to run down my arms.. makes for a comfortable rest of the job... Especially when in mixed with some dirt.
I have to add a little blood with that!
Just as a side note, the song you were thinking of was "As Good As I Once Was" by Toby Kieth
Part of the lyrics you were feeling; "I ain't as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was."
I can tell you now, all these years later that I feel that song more than I ever did before. Getting old can really suck.
My theme song!
Best car video I've seen for these c5s. Awesome job thanks for the info and laughs.
a lot of GMs have a fuel pump pigtail in the engine compartment near the fuse box ...i usually look for one and put battery power to it after attaching a scrap hose to the pressure tube and use the lame pump to empty the fuel cleanly into buckets
Good idea 💡
Use to work on a couple of Corvettes back in the day. One we raced in an amateur series. It was the same color as this one so brought some old memories back. The fellow that owned it wanted to be an engineer for GM in their Corvette division. He earned a degree in engineering by selling the Corvette and using the money to finish school. I believe his dream job evaded him but he met a beautiful woman and I believe they have lived happily ever after. Things have changed a lot since then. Thanks for sharing!
Are we sure this is a SMA video? The lack of rust is concerning.
A summer car eh
@@alexs3447 Yep. Most Corvettes are pampered sunshine only cars.
@@charlesdavis9755 Got to in climates where they use salt on the roads . A friend got a low end used porche in the 80s as a dental school grad present. He lost control in some nov snow and flipped it 3 times end over end. Pinched nerves in his neck ,numbing fingers and had to give up dentistry
@@alexs3447 Well to be fair, they are kinda shit^H^H^H^H _under performers_ for driving in the snow...
@@EngineeringVignettes Of course . They were asking before the accident what kind of winter tires they could get for the car . We just laughed . I told the guy to get a cheap 4x4 for the winter and store the car. But he didn't want to spend the money . Or lose the prestige . But he is kind of a jerk off
All of the new renovations on the shop are looking really good Eric. I especially like that kitchen.
Thanks a bunch for this video, just changed my 01 Z driver side pump and fuel filter. Took me almost 5 hours and some choice words, but feels great to learn more about my car and save a lot of money.
Ok I am an engineer with Bachelors, Masters, professional license and 30 years experience. I have also been wrenching on my own cars since I was a poor teenager. My verdict.. I wouldn't trust most engineers these days to change a freaking wheel on the side of the road.. The number of "cuss storms" emanating from my garage over the years for precisely things like.. WTH didn't you make the hole a 1/2" bigger? Well.. lets say I get it!..:)
"almost as much power as a modern day minivan."
Well said sir, well said.
This is sooo true 😂
Oh come on guys, average minivan horsepowers are below 300... Toyota siena has near 300 with a curb weight of 4600 lbs. Betting that vette weighs 3300 max.
The corvette will have more torque
relax guys..he is being 'facetious'..my EPA choked down '76 Corvette had 160 HP, my '14 Caravan has 298 HP and would eat my old Vette in the 1/8th..
Not really, What minivan is pushing 400 HPs?
The classic Mr. "O", "If you get gas in your eye, it doesn't last long". What doesn't last long, the pain, or your eye? Too funny!!! Always nice to see the Mrs.!! Nothing like Bambi for lunch. Have a happy! 😎 One last thing; have you ever gotten a speeding ticket in a customer's car? I know I would be tempted to put the pedal to the metal in the old vet, for sure!!
Perfect way to end the weekend, thanks Eric O!
It's nice to see a mechanic ACTUALLY replace a fuel filter, instead of not doing it, and saying he DID. Looks like you live in a cool small little country town...
Now that you did so well changing a fuel pump on a C5 Vette I look forward to the video where you change the clutch.
Done that and got a diaphragm clutch that at about 6 grand it stayed on the floor and released itself after the RPM came down a bit.
Thank you for showing us the quick comment tool. That's helpful
Greetings from the Florida Panhandle. Love the videos watch them every time I see them. My favorite was the Mazda 6 Extreme Brake Rotor Removal along with the Toyota shocks where you discovered the had a hollow shaft.
Great comment about application of stainless steel pumps to the trucks!!
“WHAT’S IT GOT MECHANIC MAN” lol. Thanks for another entertaining and informative video!!
Ditto that !
WHATS IT GOT STUNTMAN!!!!!
I've only removed tanks a few times. After the first time, having taken a shower in gas, I decided the following the times after that: if the pump still kinda works, you can hotwire it so it would pee the content in a container instead of my armpits. It will take a while but less than a couple of days to get rid of the gas smell off your skin.
Nice video, Eric - thanks for taking us along!
@28:02 - I dig that the spider ran for freedom... I have a feeling that your shop now has a lot of liberated spiders from that beast. :D
Spiders are cool.
Gas down the arms. Oh yeah deja vue right there.
Back in 1972, I had to change the gas tank on my 1965 full sized Ford, in the driveway, in the middle of January.
Oh yeahhhh...fun stuff right there!!!
"You really can't mess it up." Those who design things to be completely foolproof frequently fail to account for the ingenuity of a complete fool.
Whenever something is designed to be fool proof - you just graduate to a higher breed of fools.
Truer words were never spoken!!!
Remember folks, an IQ of 100 is average, not minimum.
"Ingenuity of a complete fool" LOL
Here's something that I learned a while ago. Those plastic line locks, don't put them back on the pump lines. Put them back in the plastic line connectors. They click right into place, no twisting and lining them up. Just push them right on and done...
Another good video my friend, it is so nice and so enjoyable to see an honest straight up mechanic, you and your team are good people really enjoy your videos especially when you are complaining LOL that shows the signs of a good mechanic until I got hurt I used to work on them and I know exactly how you feel keep up the good work
Erick O. Your the best one on Explaning and showing people on U Tube. 👍
Now that's the sound of good ol' V8 power. 😀 Of course the droning sound would get to me after a while. I must be getting old. 😟
Indeed it does ... which is why on my C6 Z06 (505 HP) I bought the $60 "Remote" gadget to allow me to select "Quiet Mode" where only 2 of the 4 exhaust ports are open ... very quiet below 3,000 RPM. Otherwise, that "Drone" will give you a headache on a long highway drive.
Just ate my lunch watching how I will be changing my buddies fuel pump this weekend.
Eric showed me how to replace fuel injectors on C4 corvette. Now I am all set for C5 corvette.
You sir are a Credit to the RUclips community. PS Eric, how’s was your lunch?
I feel at this point I can navigate Avoca, NY and Rt 415 rather well from all these test drives I've rode shotgun in.
You’re so right about the engineering. An additional 1/4” on the access hole diameter would have made installation of the pump much easier. But then again the majority of mechanical engineers coming out of school these days don’t know squat about practical mechanical assembly. All their designing is predominantly done with CAD, e.g., SolidWorks or equivalent, and if on their screen it fits with .020” clearance, then OK…. sign-off on the design.
Plus the additional weight savings!😉
I appreciated the "Boy Named Sue" Johnny Cash reference there at the end.
Now, Eric, if you would only replace C5 Corvette differential, you’ll make my day. You are a great instructor.
Did mine, wasn't so bad.
Replaced mine with a 2004 Z o6 differential
Looks like the Jeep hat is back!
Great video as always, sir!
Thanks for a great instruction video. I just replaced mine and your instructions helped greatly.
"fuel pump screaming it's little heart out back there" - Classic Eric O comment
Eric, I swear you make me laugh and keep me entertained as I learn things about cars that I never knew or wanted to know. My dad, God rest his penny-pinching soul, always had a good work car. It was a good work car because he and I would be working on the POS every weekend. Funny how I treasure those memories 🥺. Me and my Dad in the dirt, in the heat , in the rain (we rarely have snow here in South Alabama) and mud, and in the cold.......hose old POs cars he had taught me more about resourcefulness, problem solving, and being a man than any school could. Carry on my friend....... I will call you a friend even though I don't really know you because the Internet allows me to so....... And yes I ended with a preposition😁.
@3:35 I learned living in Florida never stick your hands in a dark area without checking first.
Ever have a scorpion in your shoe?
Had a scorpion in the canvas of a pop up camper that I was unfolding to set up.
Got quite a few other stories as well of creatures while living in Florida.
Learned the same thing while living in AZ. Let's just say, black widows like dark and out of the way spaces. U don't dare fish around with ur fingers in a place u cannot see.
How about this?
Going into the bathroom late at night, turning on the light and seeing a giant cockroach (politely called Palmetto bugs by the Florida tourism industry) munching away on your toothbrush in the toothbrush holder by the sink??
The ford five hundred uses the same type of suction system, it works great when it's all new and clean but when those systems get old they're total chaos. great video by the way!
Gotta love Mrs O, "How does cooking baby deer make you feel?" Hungry! Meat does stand for...me eat...
hungry....
That’s a keeper
Me eat!!
From one tech to another great videos! TIP : tie a rag around your arm to stop the fluid from reaching your arm pit! 👏👍👉😉
Thanks for always letting us listen to the Soccer Moms cars as you test drive them, now when you get a Corvette with nice noise you cover it with music SMH! As always I enjoyed it.
Mud. Blood. Beer. Needs to be your new t-shirt slogan Eric O.
Yeah, eye protection would've come in handy on this one. Overall though, what a nightmare having to work in tight spaces with gasoline spilling all over the place. It makes my skin crawl. God bless ya' Eric for doing this kind of repair.
Just did my 99 C5 fuel pump. Bought a Delphi pump Mine was held in with rivets. After knocking the rivets off with an air chisel I removed the pump. The studs under the rivets are threaded and unscrew
Also instal the gasket before you put the float on the pump
Torque the quick connect gas lines to a setting exactly "CLICK"
I'll be Jiggered never worked on any of these c5 early 2000s model Corvettes very interesting Tank System with the siphoning system style tanks Eric O very cool 😎 👌 👍 @SouthMainAutoRepairLLC
Ahhh gasoline in my armpits.... lovely way to start my day that's for sure.... speaking of sparks coming from cordless tools....I was told I'm an idiot by a former manager for not using them on any jobs involving gasoline...... glad I found a good company to work now so I ain't gotta worry about idiots in charge
You are one thankful family as God has obviously blessed yall :)
There is no better feeling than fuel in the soft fleshy bits of armpit and under arm….
Or covering your back..... had a container spill while lying on the pavement and got soaking wet.... I did not enjoy that day
I always liked it in the fresh cut You got taking it apart. 😏
Definitely the best !!!!! We are seriously damaged from too many years playing with gasoline!!!!!
@@autotek7930 There is a hydraulic fluid know as "Skydrol" used in large aircraft. It makes gasoline seem like iced tea. Every hydraulic component seemed designed to send this stuff down your arm.
Not one snarky comment on the C5. I'm impressed!
Anyone else miss Hannah and Marie?
I think both of them moved on to their proper education.
@@DeatGaming For sure Hannah is in school for nursing. Not sure about Marie though. Unless Eric mentioned it on a What's Up Wednesday stream.
@@MTTech Hannah is out of school working as a nurse and is married. Marie is out on her own doing things in another place. Being just friends and not family who don't want to be on tube is why they are not talked about.
@@Blazer02LS Understandable. Thanks for the update!
Good job Eric. I have a C6 Z06 over here in the Riviera (only a few around all of France so sort of fun for this Gringo ;) ) ... and yes, what robbery for the GM pump ... even the Lingenfelter E85 compatible pump is $499 ... and the "Bosch" replacement pump is less than $200 ... what a racket !!!
GREAT JOB BUDDY LOVE THE OLD GAS IN THE ARM PITS SUCH A GREAT FEELING ITS HAPPENED ONCE OR TWICE🤣🤣
That thing sounds awesome!! BRING the Thunder!
That’s what she stated, right in the eye!😂
"A lot of pissing and moaning for something that slipped right in"
FINALLY!! Some real Chevy Thunder
Outstanding, however, the next time you get a Corvette in (especially one with a sweet aftermarket exhaust like that ) and you take it for a test drive, we wanna hear that exhaust note boss! :)
Also a little tire squeal would be good!!
Eric, that style of transfer pump is similar to the design used on the Lear 35a that I flew after leaving the auto repair world. The pressurized liquid flows through a venturi, creating a low pressure, and the liquid in the tank flows into the device to fill that low pressure. It saves on weight and never fails, because it has no moving parts.
Here I was , smoking a cigarette while Eric was draining a fuel tank . 🤦♂️🤪😜
As long as he wasn't.
(Air Raid Warden voice) "PUTOUTTHATDA*NCIGARETTE!!"
I always thought it was the time to light up when pulling the tank. It's always a pleasure when someone else get a splash of gas in their mouth or eye.
Mrs. O looking lovely as ever making her man some sustenance. Another Chevy bashing, Engineer desparaging video, great to see nothing changes!
Eric: I'm taking the Vet out on a test drive.
Mrs O (three hours later): Hello, 911, yes, I'd like to report my husband is missing.
"... screech of tires, cloud of smoke ... and then he was just ... gone. I thought I heard someone just like him yelling 'Shreeee Thunnndarrrr!!!!!' ... but it was probably just the wind."
cool thanks a bunch for the DYI, replacing all both items next week on the track day car!
The reason the fuel filter is expensive is because its also the fuel pressure regulator
And a piss poor design at that. My aluminum jet boat with the 6.0 LS uses the same filter. It allows the fuel in the rail to drain back into the tank causing extended crank time. There must be a check valve on the vettes, but on the Marine Power pump, my fuel pressure drops to 0 within a few seconds of shutoff. I've learned to cycle the key 3 times before starting to build pressure. 60 psi when running.
@@ronberry5316 Add an inline check valve if you want it to hold pressure, but it may be by design, letting the pressure drain off may be in case of any leakage going into the bilge being a bad thing on a boat.
Saturn design
Says it all
Worked on an '82 IROC, once. You were supposed to drop the axle & the tank to get at the fuel pump. I went through the package tray instead, with the help of tin snips!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Don't fuel pumps stop working when its a full tank only? Seems to be how my two fuel pump changes went
That seems to be the case usually
Lol!
I love when the car has an access inside to get to them. Like a lot of Japanese ones... this one though 'aint too bad either from the looks of it lol. But you are right. Seems like the only times I've ever replaced fuel pumps or had to drop tanks is when they are almost full lol
Usually in the middle of winter too.
Something like power windows only stop when down, and it's pouring rain. They're designed that way.
I am subscribed. I watched the video. I gave you the thumbs up. Chevrolet Thunder.
What are the odds I’m trying to talk my wife into letting me buy one of these right now on the couch when this video pops up
Tell her it has almost as much HP as a modern day minivan
Tell her Eric O says a Z06 C5 gen is no faster than a Kia Sorento.
About as much as you saying you want a three way with a tall shapely blonde!
Why would you need your wife to let you do that?
Good to hear you talk the torque...
Hope your deer dinner went well. I'm partial to moose myself...
whenever I had any part of a deer it used to always taste the same...
liver.
Oh well. It's good for making pepperoni :D
Cheers,
Fun cars to work on. I have done several of those pumps and cracked crossover pipes. Just not easy for big guys to get in and out of. Awesome video! Keep up the great content. 👍🏻
OH MAN!!! Why did you play that music? You were driving the music maker of all time!
I wanted to hear you open it up and give it the beans..... save that music for the hondas and toyotas!
Thanks my guy now changing the fuel pump on my corvette should be a snap … it’s the torque tube that I need to struggle with great vid
Ah Kale, I like to cook in in peanut oil because it slides out of the pan into the trash easier.
Finally some Mrs O in a video.
Some venison too.
And a Corvette?
Doesn’t get any better.
“Torque all the gas lines.” Hahahahahaha
I caught that, too 😆😜
Right now i'm changing my 97 Camaro fuel pump, it's a pain in the ass, much work!!!
"That's what $700 looks like, huh?" No, that's what $40 looks like. The other $660 is on the box. It's that GM label.
be happy it wasn't a ford label it would have been way more :)
No it’s the Corvette sticker on the side of the car. Jeep evidently figured out that same scam. If it’s for either the price seems to climb dramatically.
Just get the Doorman.
Yeah fit a Doorman and replace it once a year. Dorman are junk.
Just looked up the part number in the system, $80 buy price from supplier to the warehouse, recommended aftermarket price is $680.
Most of the price is the ACDelco/GM CCA label
Mrs. O new Kitchen Is Gorgeous Eric O nice work @SouthMainAutoRepairLLC
405hp... considering this was the next to the most powerful model they made in the 5th generation Vette, when the 6th Gen came out in 05 the base model had 400.
And now get your doors blown off by some soccer mom in her suburban Tesla Y SUV in Silence !!
@@doncnunez6231 They are quick alright, lot of these e car drivers do like to test me in my 08 vette and they do make you work. They better hope a good corner isn't coming up soon though... I wouldn't trade them.
So what do you consider the most powerful C5?
@@Ts-zy4bw the C5R
@@The98deville I noticed you originally said ZR1 (there was no C5 ZR1). Now you’re touting the factory race car. The C5R wasn’t a production car you financed through the local Chevy dealer 🤣
Love the video's. Mrs O should produce a cook book with her lunch meals. It would sell like hot cakes!
The one good thing about GM, is you can get a lot of extra out of one of their big block V8's with just very little because of the way they designed them.
Wow! Much appreciate the info here. I thought you hated Corvettes and their owners. But this episode proves to me you are not like that. I appreciate the helpful information. It's only a matter of time before I have to do this job myself on my millennial antitheft device equipped '99.
I just hear the voice of Lenny from the Simpsons: "Oh my eye. My doctor said I am not supposed to get gas in it."
This video is of special interest to me. I have a stock 2003 Corvette (non-Z06). It has 150,000 miles and the fuel pump is original. So far, I can't detect any fuel pressure issues. It seems the big issue with these C5's is the oil pressure sending unit. I would love to see how you would approach replacing that thing. It is on the rear most part of the engine. Some people say the intake manifold has to come off. About 5 years ago, I replaced the sending unit without removing the intake manifold. It took 2 hours. Not fun. Now, I'm faced with doing it again.
I would suggest that you take the intake manifold off and while you there, replace the two knock sensors. At this age, they probably will go out soon.
That 405 hp was the sh*t back in the day. Now you can throw parts at a junkyard 5.3 and get that. Haha.
@florida suburban homesteading yeah pretty much.
Heck now you can throw parts at a 1.8 and get more than twice that. It won't be a daily driver though.
Cletus mcFarland channel he literally took a junkyard 5.3 put a turbo on it and made 700 hp
I threw junkyard parts at my 4.8 to turn it into a 5.3. I replaced the plastic cover to one that said Vortec 5300.
@@KevinWindsor1971 Priceless!!
Always a thumbs up for the Mrs O cooking show! Was hoping to see a little of the teenage Eric O while on the test drive but just the professional showed up.
How come the fuel pump always goes out right after you fill your tank up 🤷♂️
Thermal shock
Eric O., in the know! Always an educational show! If Eric O. was an engineer, cars would only have about 100 moving parts.