I would like to thank the engineer who decided to mount the fuel pump inside the gas tank on the XK8. Mine failed last week and the labor was five times the cost of the part.

 

Too funny, Walkman. Sorry to chuckle at your misery. It's not the "putting it in the tank" that's the problem - many cars have pumps in the tank these days. It's the fact that unless you know "the trick" you must remove the whole friggin' tank just to GET to the pump access. Now "that" is a sucky design.

 

I feel your pain as I just had to replace my fuel pumps a couple months ago. I had been out of state on a contract for nearly 2 years and the contract was just coming to an end. I had everything in my apartment moved into the moving truck to go home. Then it happened, my car wouldn't go, I had to have it towed 60 miles to the dealer, and then live in a practically empty apartment for nearly a month while it was getting fixed. To add insult to injury, it cost me $1800. Thank God I had an extended warranty but I still had to pay $500.


Mark

 

Ummmmmmm would you care to elaborate on "the trick" to avoid removing the whole friggin' tank? I had to get into mine twice and would love to know what it is. Thanks in advance!

 

If you have a coupe it's possible to go through speaker opening, but convertible owners are out of luck.

 

I just changed mine in a convertible... never took mine tank from the car. I did have to disconnect everything, but never completely removed the tank or disconnected the fule lines.

 

Were these shaky fuel pumps ever improved or upgraded during the build cycle of the XK8, or is the fuel pump in my wife's 2006 XK8 (built at the very end of the run) just as likely to fail as the fuel pumps are in the earlier models?

 

When you say you did not disconnect the fuel lines, I assume you were able to move the tank back into the trunk far enough to access the connections.

Also, how much fuel was in the tank when you moved it?

 

My Jag left me stranded again yesterday with the same symptoms that occurred when the fuel pump failed last week. No word from the shop yet, but I read about the wiring issues on the replies to my post. Would problems with the electronic noise filter in the "link lead" cause a second pump failure or just affect AM radio reception?

 

The Jag started up this morning at the shop and ran for a long time before they shut it off. The next time they started it, it ran for a while and then quit, so at least there might be some codes that can give some clues. I would appreciate any feedback on potential solutions. The fuel pump, screen and filter were replaced last week. Mystery solved. A connector was damaged when the pump failed two weeks ago. It overheated during use and shut down the system. Shop replaced the connector.

 

This is correct, there was less than 1/8 of a tank of fule in it... very little.

 

Boy, I wish you had documented your work. This is one job I am dreading ever having to do. Watching Rev. Sam's video was informative but also a little depressing. You seem to indicate it wasn't as bad a job as I fear.

 

I dread it as well. That's one reason we make sure that my wife's XK8 never sits for more than three days without being driven. I sure hope this reduces the odds of pump failure....

 

I watched the video as well. I get the the same stage where he hits a snag and the tank won't come any further... thats where I poped the tank open and everything had room to come out. and went back in.

Not real difficult.