S10 Fuel Pump Replacement Part 2

[@stevemadak6255]

Leaving the two far rear bolts halfway in is brilliant. It acts as a hinge and also safety wise it keeps the bed from sliding off if you took all the bolts out. Thanks for the video! Note: getting the new pump and O-ring to seat down is very hard. I used grease and also cut a 2X4 and put it between the bed and pump then lowered the bed with my jack every so slightly and used that pressure to hold the pump down.

[@veggiepowered]

I'am Your Newest Subscriber Great Videos

[@jason530]

Best "how to" video I have seen. Thank you very much!

[@JShortDesign]

I've got a 2001 GMC Sonoma and this video helped me a TON! I got lucky and didn't have to splice in the different plug. In all, it would have been easier if I didn't have to do it myself but it just took me a little longer. So much better doing it this way instead of cutting a whole in the bed of my truck. Just pull the 6 bolts and loosen the 2 in the back and jack it up - it really was that easy. Thanks!

[@billymount5183]

Now that is how you do a video it was very informative and I think you got to keep on making them thank you very much

[@shannonmarie294]

Raising the bed, that make's life SOO much easier!!! Me and a couple guys changed the fuel pump on an 06 F-150 a few years ago and it was such a long process dropping the tank and all that.. I'm about to go do the same thing on my little 99 S-10! Thanks for sharing this video Cliff!

[@ivanmckenney8911]

I just got my fuel pump in a month ago and I didn't open it when I open it it didn't have instructions on the wires I'm glad you talked about the color wires which one they're hooked to which I wouldn't even known I'm going to try it this weekend

[@bae313]

Nice vid. I have a 95 S-10, 275,000 miles and I believe the fuel pump had gone bad. A week ago, due to the sputtering at low speeds I thought maybe a tune up was in order and started with the rotor and distributor cap, put 100,000 mile spark plugs on before with the wires and they all looked good so left them alone. Sputtering continued so I figured the wires would be the next job. Then the dreaded no start after work two nights ago. Mine is the TBI so I pulled off the air filter housing and tried to start, HOPING/WISHING/PRAYING maybe not enough air. Engine continued to crank like a champ, but wouldn't start. Went back under the hood and noticed the absence of gas fumes. Searched for a vid on "engine cranks and cranks but won't start" and got a nice little tutorial on how to test if it's fuel pump or ignition and was going to head in that direction, but wanted to see what changing the fuel pump involved, I even talked to the wife about possibility of getting and updated truck. Then just before heading to bed I decided to check on this job, which I was worried about because I knew the fuel pump was in the gas tank and I had heard that you had to drain the tank and remove it to do the job. Then I found your vid. Based on the vid and the absence of fumes the other night, I am going to just change the pump. With my miles, it has to be due anyway. THANKS FOR THE VID! It chased away the boogeyman. I bought my S-10 used in 2004 for $1800.00 with about 70k miles on the 4.3V-6. Prior owner used it for towing boat to lake on weekends. Other than standard driving expenses and maintenance, I have replaced a couple radiators, alternator, water pump, and manual transmission (only thing I didn't do) and drive it at least 5 days a week. Best investment I ever made.

[@RetiredTony]

EXCELLENT, DETAILED WORK WITH GREAT AUDIO...Great job man thanks for sharing!

[@mariosandoval60]

Thanks, very good report, is very explicit.

[@domesticengineerlifecoach6938]

Just a time saver!! U don't need to lift the bed. And If u have access to a trans jack it makes it a lot easier . And if you are going to keep the truck spend the money and buy a real AC DELCO FUEL PUMP.... Good video Sir👍🏻

[@unior25]

Good video. Just a note: the ends of those electrical crimp or butt connectors that you used are heat shrink tubing. At least thats how it looked in the video. You shrink them around the wires with a heat gun or carefully with a lighter to seal the connection and keep water, dirt, salt and crud out of the connector.

[@ndavis80]

Junior is correct. It is heat shrink.

[@larrychild1318]

Or liquid tape

[@josedejesus6185]

Thanks! Very simple and informative video! Good safety tips!

[@NYPATRIOTBX]

Those bud connectors are heat shrink, a blow dryer wold have sealed them up nice

[@soldierforgod1477]

good video... I never replace the fuel pump and I did it thanks to you... The only thing I did different was I used 2 four by four pieces of wood on each side of the bed I just wanted to make sure it wasn't going to fall on me.... thank you and.... God bless you!!!!!!

[@CliffsHowTo]

Awesome! Glad it helped you!

[@MrTestertester]

Great video, thanks for posting. Just changed my nephew's on his 2002 s10. Very similar.

[@harryjones8275]

Just did this procedure on the S10 2.2 Liter L4 pickup Truck, while you are under the truck bed (Safely Blocked up) look at other lines and rubber pieces in that area. Spring loaded pump is a challenge to put back and nylon may break if you use too much pressure. Take the float arm off as soon as possible or put a piece of string on it and you won't have to go fishing in the tank for it as they almost always fall off while taking pump assy out of tank. Also, quick fix on these fuel pumps is to tap the bottom of tank with block of wood and pump may work long enough to get you home.

[@frankkonwinski9878]

Thanks! Great video! Here I was thinking I would have to drop the tank like in the shop manual. My 1999 pump still works but the fuel sending unit is faulty.

[@rcregger52]

Thanks cliff, ive got a 1994 that's got a leak on the sending unit or fuel line connections and wasn't sure how to get to it or drop the tank. your video is probably how im going to fix the problem.i like the lifting of the bed as apposed to dropping the tank. appreciate it.

[@miltmerr3631]

Right on the money, mine was a little different ring. But I am old fart and did by myself. Saved me a ton of money and time from fighting tank removal

[@unholybees]

This was amazing! Thank you for the videos

[@nowthatsfunny1]

did this yesterday. hardest part is pressing fuel pump back onto tank and onto the gasket. took me 2 hours by myself but 20 minutes pressing it onto the tank. I saved 500 dollars so I'm happy. it is pretty simple if you have the tools.

[@heyitsrick01]

MOre than tooooools I get that it took 2 hours... AND there's something wrong about this whole process... it should NOT take 2 hours to push down a fuel pump & install the O ring..... when the rest of the job takes WAAAAAAY less than that to comlplete.... This is a big anticlimax to doing a great job

[@MrKlutch21]

My 16 yo son just got a 94 S10. I'm sure the repair is similar to this one. I will work with him to get it replaced. Thanks for the safety tips and the how-to video! #momandsonproject

[@barbiesawada245]

Your 94 will have a different style tank and fuel pump will have different fuel line connectors.

[@epicmcgriddle7874]

​@@barbiesawada245 man your everywhere lol

[@barbiesawada245]

@@epicmcgriddle7874 you bet

[@scottgillard4695]

Thanks Cliff,I thought I would have to pull bed completely nice short cut.

[@lookahere100]

very informative how-to video! thanks for this!! 👌🏾👍🏾👏🏾

[@SmOoThYwOoDy]

Why do you think there is a strainer on the fuel pump? It stops debris from getting pumped through the fuel pump. I do like the idea of lifting the bed up to change the fuel pump. Never seen that before, but seems to work well.

[@eastcoastwildside756]

Great video man! Gonna try and change mine today 🤙🏼

[@MRMRelk]

I did everything that you did and when I turn my truck on it told me it had 3/4 full when I knew there was only a few gallons left. What should I do next? The symptoms my truck had were the fuel odometer would jump back and forth then suddenly got stuck on full and I was not able to pump more than 3 gallons of fuel

[@louishollandjr]

Up north Rochester N.Y. lot's rust May be kind difficult to lift bed my Sonoma rusted your truck looks brand new..

[@jamesware5100]

man i feel guilty.lol no major rust on 1999 s10.. i wanna yank my bed and go crazy on what rust is there..{WesternNorth Carolina }

[@getsomemtb7427]

Great video. My S10 just left me stranded. I noticed immediately when I went to restart the engine that I did not hear the fuel pump. Might be advisable to check the fuse and relay before diving right into the pump. Not looking forward to the repair.

[@donsgotmoney]

Great video, another way of figuring out if your fuel pump has taken a dump is to turn the key on, wait a few seconds and then depress the valve stem in the purge valve. With the key on the pump should have developed what ever the required fuel pressure needs to be, if it didnt, fuel pump is bad.

[@Chris_Howard]

Thanks for the video, it was a lot of help.

[@Rick_C-137_]

Thank you so much your video was a big help

[@EgSmith-vm4nx]

Super helpful thank you 🙏

[@fcjaroh]

thank you very complete video and clear

[@teodociofortanel7882]

hey there i just put a new fuel pump on my 1998 chevy s10 and the fuel gauge don’t work i need hock up the extra plug?

[@CliffsHowTo]

Something’s not right… make sure you’ve got all the wires connected properly!

[@jarius81]

this is very helpful thanks😎👍👍

[@ninjatobi7427]

Brother thank you very much

[@dannielharrison6449]

I found this video very helpful but this is for changing the whole assembly and for mine it's over 200 dollars for it! Are you able to just change the pump itself? Bc the pump for mine is only 45 dollars.

[@CliffsHowTo]

+Danniel Harrison you can. I am actually going to do that to install a walbro 255 for my LS swap.

[@rogerfleet1454]

When you put it in was it a struggle to push the new pump in?

[@CliffsHowTo]

It was a bit snug, but not too difficult.

[@zacharygimpel8726]

it looks like the butt connectors are weather proof connectors. if you put some heat to the connectors they would act like heat shrink and make the connection waterproof.

[@Ruckster20]

Good job on the videos! Thanks!

[@davidgannaway2560]

Nice!

[@davidgannaway2560]

Watched ur vid, Did My "02" Yesterday, Went Great! Thanks!

[@jonwalker6420]

my pump works but my gas gauge needle is erratic, do you know which part of my pump is bad ?can I just replace that or do you recommend replacing the whole pump?

[@CliffsHowTo]

The sending unit is what reads the level. So anything from the sending unit up could be bad. Or loose connection somewhere.

[@joshp5795]

On the s10 with the new fuel pump do you hear it while the truck is running?

[@CliffsHowTo]

Yup. It’s definitely louder.

[@baileywest2515]

did you have any problems with the fuel pump getting a prime the first time you started it. for some reason mines not turning on. thanks.

[@CliffsHowTo]

+Bailey West nope. Started right up.

[@ironhorse1224]

when you removed the fuel lines from the tank did you keep them in any sort of order to know how they go back on?

[@CliffsHowTo]

+iron horse122 I honestly don't remember.

[@jason530]

Always snap a picture with your phone when taking something apart! You'll usually be happy you did.

[@clintronicsrva]

iron horse122 the left hose is larger than the other two

[@paulpulliam2913]

Any idea how long this job should take?

[@CliffsHowTo]

Mmmmmm, about 2ish hours.

[@baileywest2515]

I bought the same fuel pump. are you still able to hear it engaging right before you start it?

[@CliffsHowTo]

+Bailey West not currently, as there is no motor in the truck, but after I replaced the pump, yes.

[@SmOoThYwOoDy]

You can buy 7 fuel pumps off Ebay, for the price of 1 from the parts store. I paid $31.34 for mine and in 2 months it will be 3 years old. And still working like new.

[@CliffsHowTo]

Good info!

[@1DonJulito]

Part #?

[@heyitsrick01]

Overall a great video... ONE comment.... the final connection of putting in that snap ring after the new pump is in the tank. This is NO simple task... that O ring should fit under some parts on the outer perimeter and DON'T... This sucks after all the work & connections & that detail is NOT just applying some "grease" There is more and it IS a hassle getting the pump DOWN deep enough & enabling that snap ring to actually go in place where it belongs...

[@CliffsHowTo]

I didn’t have any issues getting it back together...

[@dennismcneill1289]

HOW DID YOU RESOLVE YOUR GAUGES NOT WORKING. HOW DID YOU SOLVE?

[@CliffsHowTo]

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[@mrmixx68]

very helpful man cool

[@robertr2952]

Excellent !!

[@riverrat6105]

great video thanks

[@tonyaparker8563]

dude you did not show pushing down on the pump and installing the retaining clip

[@heyitsrick01]

Agreed AND it's almost as if he fuel pump CANNOT go any deeper so that snap ring goes into place.... He talks about "greasing" the O ring, but there's more... UNFORTUNATELY THAT little detail has turned out to be a hassle

[@chrisglow5353]

Im having the same probably with my fuel assembly not sitting very well on the tank. The tank is rusted up pretty bad so Im trying not to push the fuel pump assembly to hard any advice?

[@icaanul]

Maybe it's just me but shoving a camera and flashlight into a tank with fuel in it seems a little risky.

[@petezamora2231]

I did all dat n still no pump workn don’t hear it . Wat u think it is a shorts

[@esekid-klown4555]

😅 yeah thanks 🙏

[@paulsherrer6305]

Thanks again

[@deadncydegaming5932]

I did exactly this and my fuel pump doesnt work anymore.

[@CliffsHowTo]

Awwwww....

[@dmoreland]

I did exactly everything and it's like the pump will not turn on. Anybody know?

[@CliffsHowTo]

Must have it wired incorrectly. Or, there is always the possibility that it was faulty out of the box.

[@Daves-hereagain]

I would have used heat shrink on the wire splice also

[@robbiejcaraballocruz4259]

Thanks so much!!

[@richardsmith5673]

I was gonna cut a hole in the bed but raising the bed looks better, thanks man.

[@erixgarcia5166]

3 months in on my vacation, and this just happened to my dad's truck. . :/ he said he knows how to do it. . so. let's watch youtube. . #whuuu

[@Grinningpicker00]

Thanks

[@cc9z]

how about cutting the bed and that way if it fails again easy change

[@CliffsHowTo]

I didn’t want to do that. But if that’s what you want to do, it’s your truck!

[@cc9z]

@@CliffsHowTo my brother has a old truck and the pump quit and i was wondering if it could be done he can not get a pump for a month

[@1DonJulito]

Fuel pump part number?

[@CliffsHowTo]

I’ve no idea. I just ordered it from the parts store.

[@katheykluttz1342]

dude is it a 6 or 4 cylinder

[@jimmyjohnny4854]

It's the same procedure wiener.

[@Edward-km9sb]

Jimmy Johnny hahaha you

[@kiddbrother3]

next time use a vacuum to suck the dirt & compressed air to clean off the tank be you open the tank!

[@heyitsrick01]

Before disconnecting any lines, I just took a hose & sprayed off all the dirt & when I lifted it up... it was perfectly clean... EASIER than toothbrush & air compressor & air.

[@Fearlessfranek]

Just had mine towed today $850 repair bill =(

[@CliffsHowTo]

+RunninmanFitness Daaaaaaang, that stinks!!!

[@ironhorse1224]

in the future keep this in mind-my s10 fuel pump was not coming on when i tried starting truck so i banged on bottom of gas tank with my fist/hand and the truck started allowing me to avoid the tow bill..i was told this lil trick by a elderly man in the park where my trucks fuel pump started acting up..i got truck home and it would not start again even with banging on tank..the price for these sending units ($300)is pathetic considering just the pump costs $45..

[@hottyscott100]

iron horse122 I drove an s10 for months doing just what you described.

[@ironhorse1224]

i just had the service engine soon light come on and it showed intermitent misfire and small evap leak..i took off the distributer cap/rotor and the rotor & caps contacts had black spark/corrosion on all 6 cap contacts and the rotor contact was burnt..i changed the cap & rotor and reset computer and light has stayed off..i thought i would have to smoke the evap system again to find the evap leak but, the misfire cap & rotor must of set the evap leak code to act up..i sure miss the older vehicles -if you had spark & gas it would run..computers & sensors have made it where the diy/backyard mechanic plays hell diagnosing a issue..

[@heyitsrick01]

@@ironhorse1224 ON ebay you can order a new replacement pump WITH A LIFETIME warranty for less than $50... I paid $39. NO WAY paying dealer rip off prices

[@petezamora2231]

On a wire

[@petezamora2231]

On wire

[@barbiesawada245]

If it were me , being fuel connectors are so critical, I would install pump 1st eliminating any fumes and solder those new connections.. those crimp connectors are worthless.