Fuel System Clogged To Shit

[KURTIS34]

Dare I ask what the best way of removing this is? I tend to replace the fuel filter when I replace the oil filter anyway (i.e every 5k kms), because it's .. right there, and costs like $10.

I've only cleaned the pump out, but never really attempted to cut the mesh.

I used a new stanley knife blade

Not easy but I made it

Work

Could use anything really

[R31Nismoid]

so im going to replace it AGAIN with something different, just for funzies. anyway obviosuly my tank still has shit in it.

i could get the tan kcleaned and try again but i am sick of going through pumps. i do not know if its just debris in the tank or if its rust from the old tank.

You are sick of going through pumps.

But don't want to get the tank cleaned.

I'm confused, the pump wouldn't block up if the tank/lines were cleaned correctly...

[Kinkstaah]

No, the sock flaps around and shakes the crud off. That's the whole point of a floppy filter.

I did not know this. This is good. This will have to go on too. Thankyou for the info!

I should also say (though the above reply is not to me) that cleaning the tank and solving the issue is absolutely the best way to attack this. If the job to remove a tank in a 32 or 33 really is a 10-15 minute job then don't think about doing anything else. The R34 tank in my case to remove and put back on is a 8hour+ job which is why I'm willing to entertain alternative solutions!

[GH05T]

You are sick of going through pumps.

But don't want to get the tank cleaned.

I'm confused, the pump wouldn't block up if the tank/lines were cleaned correctly...

no, if their was rust then the tank would be replaced, their wasnt so the tank was cleaned, new pump, all is sweet.

[battery]

I removed the mesh on 040 worked well for me

No issues I did a filter on every service

5000kms

Just comes down to what your prepared to do

I cut mine off as I got sick of pulling pump to clean it.

wtf??

This is like saying "my fuse kept blowing so I replaced it with a nail" or "my computer kept crashing so i threw it out the window"

Now all that shit that was clogging your pump filter is INSIDE YOUR PUMP/LINES AND f**kING THEM INTERNALLY.

[StevenCJR31]

Seriously. It is an utter bastard on the R34. So much so I'd almost rather spend $1200 on fuel pumps lol. I'll try the filter and jerry can thing and post here just incase some poor soul has this problem and searches the forums and finds this (like I did)

i believe the car in question is a r32 not a 34?if he cleans/reuses his existing tank then everything will fit back up as intended

[DVS JEZ]

Why doesn't everyone just fit a decent sock to the pump? It's not real hard. I have the original sock attached to an 040 in R32.

How the hell can u attach the stock filter to the gauze on the bottom of the 040?

[GH05T]

yeah was an r32, i got away with cleaning the fuel tank, replacing the pump and filters,

my mesh filter on my bosh 040 was clogged an the fuel pump was f**ked out. i was hoping to clean it off enough to drive a bit but just changed everything anyway.

dunno what people are removing filters for?

[GTSBoy]

How the hell can u attach the stock filter to the gauze on the bottom of the 040?

You know....it has been on there for so many years I don't even remember how it was done. But it was done.

[StevenCJR31]

having dealt with a grunged up tank (car had stale fuel that had broken down over time)i believe the only way to clean it is to remove the tank, hit it with caustic soda and then a karsher high pressure water cleaner , i then flushed the fuel lines with solvent and chucked everything back together,(injector cleaner added) used a known working replacement fuel pump as the original was seized up with crud and couldnt be unseized, having seen the crap in the tank there was no way i was going to run the fuel pump without the strainer