Ford fuel pump
 

So I need to replace the pump in my 2000 super duty, the book says to drop the tank, but I've heard it's easier to raise the bed for access. Any one done either, and recommendations.
6.8 gas btw.

Haven't done a Ford but on a Chevy we pulled the bed.

Mine Just went out yesterday in my 09 Tahoe LTZ w 80K Fukrs- Warranty went out at 75K go figure. 1K at dealer

I'm leaning towards the bed route as gravity sounds better than fighting the tank back into place.

Delphi is the OE manufacturer. You should be able to pick one (Delphi) up for $300 and change.....if DYI.
If 5.3L w/ Flex Fuel the Napa Part# is FG1054
Product Line: Delphi Fuel Pumps

Drop the tank. I really can't understand taking out 6 bolts when 2 hold the tank in. I did one for my buddy on the side of the road last December. Was done in under 90 minutes. On the ground with hand tools.

Depending on how much fuel is left in there it might be wise to drain it first. Use a floor jack and a piece of plywood to support it.

SB,,when you go the the dealer it comes in a ac delco box..delfi is the module part of gm but yes napa had the delfi brand..

if you have access to a lift then pulling the bed would be easier if the bolts come loose..i have the straps on the tank,,you have to run a tap over the threads first to clean the threaded part to get the nut off the strap or the strap breaks..

Well my pump came in so I checked out the tank again, pump is under extra cab so ill be dropping it, or just lowering it I hope .lol
thanks again, ken

Good to know, i have two straps also.

Buck,,if you ordered a airtex send it back,,they are sh!t..you will be doing it again in a few month's..

I disagree. Airtex is worse than schit.

I wish they never existed.

They cost me lots of money and time and bad customer mojo.

Should have been wiped off the parts map years and years ago,

Go to hell Airtex.

lmfao!

my brother inlaw was hurting for money so like a bumb azz i ordered one for like 38 bucks over the ep385 ac delco one..well after i put the fuel in the tank i turned the ing on and herd a ziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip and that was it..the phucking pump locked up..

I'm not sure how you meant to word it, but I love AcDelco pars for GM stuff...electronics mostly. Anyway, I shop Delphi at aftmkt parts stores (the NAPA reference was just one reference) and at the Dealer. Sometimes aftmkt selling Delphi is cheaper, sometimes Dealer is...depending on part. Obviously, sometimes it comes down to who can get me my crack, I mean parts, faster.

I brought up Delphi here cause I almost exclusively use Delphi fuelp pumps....especially for GM.

Airtex is brutal.

I probably sold 50 or more Airtex pumps in a short time before the first failed...then the second...than the third....than the 4th...on and on and fUking on and got damn f*king on.

Warranty ? Huh ? What mutha fker warranty ? No labor...no nuthin...but we'll send you another one. Then onto "maybe you are installing them wrong" and then "maybe you are sabotoging them." Those quotes from 1tech help + a supposed engineer and 2nd from the distributor...in case someone from that company ends up seeing this thread.

They have nothing to lose when all the blame is on the installer and/or reseller.

Hell's too nice of a place for poser manufacturers.

Way better if I took the $$$ out of my pocket and thrown it in the street. I'd have no labor involved and would have happy people liking me.

Thus why I get bitter with other poser manufacturers too...Procomp obviously is modeled the same way.

Tank extends under the cab but pump is under the bed. But I DO NOT CONDONE TRYING TO REMOVE THE BED. It's a lot harder to scratch the bed by dropping the tank. And easier to fix those bolts than bed bolts. But again just my opinion.

Recently had a Delphi go bad in 6 weeks. Good part was it was in a Ford Escape (don't have to pull tank). Bad part, it was my wifes Escape.

Yes I was warned, I bit the bullet and ordered through the local dealer.550, chaching .

Okay, so2 bolts 3 screws, 3 hoseclamps later the tank is down but the pump will not come out , I see on the new one a couple clips whichseem to need squeezed, but nuttn, wtf?
lil red if you did this on a 29 midmount in 90 mins.your hired !

Come pick me up I'll help you out. What part are you having trouble with? The ring holding the pump or the quick disconnects on the lines?

Everything is disconnected, the pump will not budge, and I can't see why. Feels like maybe a metal ring inside, but my wrist only bends so much. The new pump seems to have a couple pinch clamps built in which I can feel but pinching seems to have no effect whatsoever.

Well ... ide pick you up .... but I'm about 2800 miles away , and my winter rig is on blocks, lol

Well I just checked again, are the 3 rubber feet glued in ? Thats the only thing that appears to be holding it in. I really don't want to break the tank.

After a lengthy Google search it seems you must pinch tabs while pushing down and twist to release the pump.you would think they might mention this somewhere.

buck,,when all else fails go to youtube..theirs a bunch of info on their..push pull twist take a phuckin hammer to it ..then ak57 triple barrel heat sinking laser guided shotgun it..

I was ready to toss a match in for some light for a while.lol

I lost the original fuel pump last summer in my chevy gas dually. Had to get it towed to my house. Tow truck dropped it at 2pm. We went to parts store, got pump came back, dropped tank, replaced pump, and had it all back together by 5pm.

When getting ready to drop the tank, I got out the compressor, air tools, PB blaster, etc. My buddy was already under the truck, as I was about to hand him the air tools and hose. He's like, "hold off on that, let me see that 3/8 ratchet with a 15mm socket". Dik. Bolts holding the straps came right loose, no problem. I love southern trucks.

Yes mt , i was amazed I sprayed all the bolts a couple hours ahead of time while I got sockets wrenches etc. Not sure what they are coated with, but the threads were clean on the strap bolts.
dropped it easy enough but couldn't get the fill tube to let go of death grip it had on the hose, so I ended up up fumbling blindly in tank wound up just breaking the keeper tab off to get the pump out and a bunch of dents in my head.lol At least all went back together easier than I expected.