Fuel Pump Concerns

[samuri]

1996 Skyline gt 4 door ER33. Stock standard but running on LPG

This afternoon the RACV got my car started after giving the fuel tank 5 or 6 solid blows. Apparently the fuel tank pump had seized, for want of a better word.( I doubt the fuel was contaminated , but possible)

Since then the car has started effortlessly.

Is there a replacement fuel tank pump I can get if I don't want to get a new skyline fuel tank pump should the pump be too expensive.( Can I even buy a new fuel tank pump)

What are my options?

Since this has only happened once am I being overly concerned about the fuel pump?

Do they tend to fail intermittently or suddenly?

Can I economically get an external fuel pump and have it fitted?

thanks

[Moodles2]

Cheapest option is a genuine Walbro 255 or a Bosch 044. Walbro is the easier to fit (vs the Bosch) when the pump is supplied with a wiring kit to suit your car. Make sure to get a genuine pump and not a chinese copy. On a note these pumps have issues (physical mounting inside the tank) when fuel gets to 1/4 level. Also they need to be wired into alternator voltage as they don't tend to like the factory 6v/12v switching.

The option that is the least ammount of hassle are the Jap aftermarket pumps (Nismo, Tomei, HKS etc) which drop straight in, require no new wiring, and have no issues on low fuel in the tank.

External fuel pump, no. You need a lift pump physically inside the tank so you would be running 2 pumps minimum, the 2nd pump would be inline "external".

[samuri]

Thanks gojir4

Car died again today so I will get the fuel pump replaced next week.

How is it done . Can the pump be replaced without disconnecting everything . Is there easy access eg from above the back seat or does the tank have to be taken out?

The auto electrician is unclear what to do until I give him the car.

Any recommendations for Brisbane for an auto electrician familar with skylines and fuel tank pumps??

[Moodles2]

Open boot, take boot carpet out, look for a lid with hoses going to it. Lid comes off and the pump can be taken out and replaced. Red wire goes to positive, black wire goes to ground.. doesn't require an auto electrician to do this.

Back seat nor the tank need to be removed.

[samuri]

Great.

I just happen to have a 60 litre donut LPG tank sitting there !

Is that the only option!

does the petrol tank need to be drained to fit the pump?

Which pump would you go with?

[Moodles2]

I recommend (from a forum sponsor, not ebay!): http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/398125-walbro-255lph-in-tank-fuel-pump-gss342-fittings-130-incl-delivery/page__hl__walbro__fromsearch__1

Normally when the pump is changed through that lid, the tank doesn't need to be empty but can make things easier. Since you have the only skyline on LPG, I don't see any other way than to either remove the LPG tank to access it (is the tank actually sitting over it?), or remove the fuel tank (will most likely need draining).

[samuri]

Does the fuel gauge in a 1996 skyline GTS show the amount of fuel on the gauge even when the engine is off and the key is out ,

Thats what my gauge shows after having the fuel tank fuel pump replaced. I have been driving around but the gauge doesn't seem to want to drop.I will monitor it for a few more days , but what is a possible cause of this fault, of the gauge always reading full .(assuming I am not mistaken about when I last filled up.)

Is the float part of the new fuel pump or is it a separate item inside the tank.

As I run on LPG I haven't paid much attention to the petrol gauge.

[DVS JEZ]

Float is sepearate to the pump