Hello again to my forum friends.

Finally ready to tackle the replacement of the fuel pumps and have found one helpful video on UTube that seems to cover everything. But I would like to know from someone in our forum who has "been there, done that". So please chime in, the more the merrier !!! I'm sure I will need to open another box of band aids and buy another couple bottles of Bourbon !! lol. Good thing is that I have a very good assortment of tools and a lift !

Ken in WV, by golly !!

 

Follow Gus' proceedure. I used it a month ago and it was very helpful. You will find the fuel lines under the car the biggest pain. Put the string on the tool like he shows.

JagRepair.com - Jaguar Repair Information Resource

 

Ken,

I ended up making a fuel line release tool from 1/2 " cpvc due to the lack of clearance. That was the most difficult part. Take your time with the wiring and tape the edges of the tank to keep from cutting you and the wiring harness. Removal is a little tricky as you need to tilt and pivot the tank and filler neck assembly. Take your time and you will be fine. Make sure you don't reverse the fuel lines when reconnecting them back to the tank.

Mike

 

Be sure to check the continuity through the 'black boxes' inline with the pump power feed wires while you have the pumps out. These are electrical noise filters and sometimes they fail open from overcurrent of a failing pump.

 

Hi All,

My Indy quoted me $1,900.00 CDN to fix my 2004 Platinum XKR fuel pump.
[no doubt would be more at the dealer]

$1,100.00CDN for just the Jaguar part.....What!

I see from other treads there are aftermarket ones but not sure if bosch or denso are going to fit my model year..... I surfed around for about 45 min... and no luck anywhere, eBay, Amazon, parts shops etc etc.....to find compatible part.

Any help , part # of aftermarket ones would be very very helpful.

car starts but takes 10-15 seconds of cranking..... so for 1900 bucks I can live with it for now...
but would like to fix at reasonable cost, if it exists

Cheers
Andy

 

Finally !! Got both fuel lines to disconnect. Pushed and pulled and turned and again !! I was determined to get it done this morning and did. Pulled the tank out far enough to drain 12 or so more gallons and think the tank is pretty empty with the 5 already drained. Remembered the taste, yuk.. Only high test I consume usually comes in a .75l or 1.5l... lol and the taste is goooood !!! Still having a problem getting the tank out because of the wiring bundle on the passenger side going up to the top. Will work on that a bit tonight and then tomorrow. Think this one is bolted in !! Will update the posts on how to do it when finished as I have done before in the XJS section. I don't wish any problems on the future members who want to tackle the task... Once again, lots of anguish but very little blood this time ??

Ken in WV

 

The tank does not need to be removed from the vehicle!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You only need to get the tank back far enough to gain access to the EVAP flange and pull the pump(s) from the top.

I have some plywood and wood planks to slide the tank back into the boot and then slide back in.

bob

 

Great idea Bob. I didn't thinl about that. You years of experience will save me time the next time I need to tackle the fuel pump.

 

Well I have NOT gone ahead and done the new fuel punp

I am gonne just cycle the key 2 times and live with it as the Platinum is my beater Er-Ah driver Jag

Car starts fine if I turn key and turn back then turn key and wait for 10 sec's
why it cost 1900 bux is beyond reason

cheers
Andy T

 

Yes the fuel pumps can be accessed from the top of the tank, but you have to work out of the trunk and it is difficult. If you have gotten it out that far, might as well remove the damn tank and get it out to work on it sitting down.... That's my take and I'm sticking to it!!

Ken in WV

 

Well I charge 4 hours labor so I don't remove any more than I have to. Car owners can pull the tank and clean it with a toothbrush if they want. I need the room in my shop for the next car!!!

I am not against sitting in a lawn chair sipping a Mint Julep while changing pump(s) but customers want the damn car back!!!

bob

 

I can do a set of fuel pumps and link leads on my cars in about 4 hours now, but the first time I did an X308 or X100 fuel pump it took about twice that. Between making a pipe tool out of copper pipe and the right fuel line disconnect and a rope to pull on the line, I can get it pretty quick. There's a knack too .

I don't take it out of the trunk, I just sit in the trunk while doing things through the top.

 

I started mine yesterday via the speaker hole. I couldn't change the pump because the new one had a different electrical connector, but from start to getting the fuel pump off took 15 minutes. honestly, why would anyone even consider getting under the car and removing the fuel pipes?

 

Almost all of the US market cars are convertibles and don't have a speaker hole.

 

cut a hole then with a jigsaw, again, its got to be easier than wrestling with the fuel pipes on the tank

 

If using a jigsaw,make sure the stroke does not interfere with vitals on the underside.
REF: https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...access-118362/

 

The reason not everyone will cut a hole and replace the pump(s) from there is because the car owner would likely sue the shop for damaging the car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The OWNERS can do anything they want but repair shops have to be very careful with the car they are entrusted to repair.

Haste is NOT the only consideration.

bob

 

I'm sure if you said to them, i can do it the hard way and it will cost you x dollars in Labour or I can cut a hole in the parcel shelf that you will never notice and it will cost half as much, what do you think they will say?

 

Those of us who are DIY with our Jags, I believe are sort of old fashioned. At 75, I'm all for finding an easier way, but for ME, sitting on a lift stool in my garage is a heck of a lot better for my back than sitting in the trunk or bending over stuff to get to what I need. Once I took the insulation pad off of the passenger side of the fuel tank, it almost fell out by itself. I put the tank on my ATV lift and it was at a perfect height and easy for me to get to the pumps on the inside. The Denso replacement pump was an exact fit and came with all necessary parts and quite adequate instructions for a DIY individual.

Ken in WV

 

Each to his own, but getting those lines out of the base of the tank must be the hardest part, but you seem to have managed that. like i said, 15 minutes to get the pump out, it took he half an hour of rolling round on my back with an inspection lamp before I could even see where the fuel lines were. Then I'd got to play around with the removal tool to try and get them out. Sitting on the back seat with a socket wrench was childs play compared to that.