Texx
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Original Article Credit: HutchGlanzaV
I started off by popping the bonnet, disconnecting the battery and checking my fuel pressure guage, you want the fuel pressure to be nice and low (or better still, none at all) so you don't fill the inside of your car with the sweet smell of petrol.
Done? Ok. Now, the back seat. It has to come out. Theres 4 clips that hold it in place (on a Glanza anyway) and it just lifts straight up and out. Sorted, you'll be greated by this,
This is the cover for the fuel tank, its held down by some sticky stuff but is fairly easy to pull off. Moving this out of the way (carefully as the wires to the pump are still connected) will reveal this,
You then need to remove the 2 fuel lines. The one just out of shot is held by a clamp type clip (you know the sort) and the one you can see in the pic is held by a 17mm bolt. I'd recommend having a rag/kitchen roll/small furry animal to wipe up any spilt petrol (althought tbh it is minimal). With the 2 fuel lines off you can then undo the 8 8mm bolts that hold the fuel pump bracket in place (hope I'm making sense?) and lift (carefully) the whole lot out.
Now its simply a case of removing the old pump and filter. It is held by the black fuel hose (again with clamp type clips) and you will also need to remove the wire in the top of the fuel pump (just unclip it) at both ends. You will then have this,
You need to cut the brown plug off (the brown plug goes to the fuel pump bracket) and connect it to the wires that come with the Walbro pump,
using
This bit had me really nervous, I know nothing about electrics so I just prayed that black went to black and the red went to the blue. Anyway when I was done I had this,
Theres only 1 way round that you can plug it back together so no worries there.
And the finished article,
Now just carefully feed the whole lot back into your tank, do up the 8 8mm bolts and reconnect your fuel lines.
Winner! Your done
Now all that needs to be done is reconnect your battery and start her up. This was a tense moment due to my lack of knowledge with electrics, you wouldn't believe the paraniod thoughts that went thru my head (oh my god the wires are wrong, I've just turned my car into a bomb, I'm gonna turn the key and blow up!) but my assumption of black going to black and red to blue must have been right coz I'm sat here typing this! Now all you need to do is get used to the Walbro whine!
Hope this helps anyone thinking of fitting one themselves, any questions or feedback please feel free to get in touch.
I started off by popping the bonnet, disconnecting the battery and checking my fuel pressure guage, you want the fuel pressure to be nice and low (or better still, none at all) so you don't fill the inside of your car with the sweet smell of petrol.
Done? Ok. Now, the back seat. It has to come out. Theres 4 clips that hold it in place (on a Glanza anyway) and it just lifts straight up and out. Sorted, you'll be greated by this,
This is the cover for the fuel tank, its held down by some sticky stuff but is fairly easy to pull off. Moving this out of the way (carefully as the wires to the pump are still connected) will reveal this,
You then need to remove the 2 fuel lines. The one just out of shot is held by a clamp type clip (you know the sort) and the one you can see in the pic is held by a 17mm bolt. I'd recommend having a rag/kitchen roll/small furry animal to wipe up any spilt petrol (althought tbh it is minimal). With the 2 fuel lines off you can then undo the 8 8mm bolts that hold the fuel pump bracket in place (hope I'm making sense?) and lift (carefully) the whole lot out.
Now its simply a case of removing the old pump and filter. It is held by the black fuel hose (again with clamp type clips) and you will also need to remove the wire in the top of the fuel pump (just unclip it) at both ends. You will then have this,
You need to cut the brown plug off (the brown plug goes to the fuel pump bracket) and connect it to the wires that come with the Walbro pump,
using
This bit had me really nervous, I know nothing about electrics so I just prayed that black went to black and the red went to the blue. Anyway when I was done I had this,
Theres only 1 way round that you can plug it back together so no worries there.
And the finished article,
Now just carefully feed the whole lot back into your tank, do up the 8 8mm bolts and reconnect your fuel lines.
Winner! Your done
Now all that needs to be done is reconnect your battery and start her up. This was a tense moment due to my lack of knowledge with electrics, you wouldn't believe the paraniod thoughts that went thru my head (oh my god the wires are wrong, I've just turned my car into a bomb, I'm gonna turn the key and blow up!) but my assumption of black going to black and red to blue must have been right coz I'm sat here typing this! Now all you need to do is get used to the Walbro whine! Hope this helps anyone thinking of fitting one themselves, any questions or feedback please feel free to get in touch.