How To Replace BMW E46 Fuel Pump

[@carolholt1684]

Excellent video - clear and easy to follow. I'm a 63 year old female with minor mechanical skills but I watched the video and followed it exactly and it worked like a charm! My husband is too tall to fit in the back seat to do it and we're 200 miles from a dealership, so it was me or nothing! I loved the tips and explanation of how to do everything. Great job!

[@gulfcoastlandandhauling2024]

Carol Holt awesome!

[@dwaynejacobs9558]

very nice ! women can do repairs just the same as men !

[@andrei3720]

@@dwaynejacobs9558 no

[@JaayMagnum]

@@andrei3720 grow up

[@user-ot7jd9dt7t]

Is he 9ft 8 😂

[@auck1969]

This man is hands down one of the most knowledgeable BMW KZbinrs. You've helped me so much with my 05 330ci. You've saved me many hundreds of dollars, probably much more. Thanks so much for your time and knowledge, it's greatly appreciated.

[@myxipitlik2]

I would like to add....... to minimize or even prevent fuel from spilling after taking the hose off is to do this (if time allow) when the car has been sitting at least overnight and the engine has not been started. This way the pressure inside the fuel line has been reduced and will prevent gas from spraying inside your car. Thank you for making this video.

[@Unavalivle]

I wonder if opening your fuel cap to release pressure from the system before doing the job would help too

[@CoRoy-G]

I lime how you dont skip tje nut/bolt/screww removal. Some youtube mechanics skip it and make things look so easy... Thats half the battle sometimes

[@ellencain969]

the best DIY video ive ever seen especially in automobile how-to's. thank you for sparing all the useless candor and getting down to what we came here to see... i also really enjoyed how you began the video with symptoms that would call for this replacement. great job!

[@u_Nobz]

Just changed my fuel pump two mins ago, thank you so much for this video . It helped me so much that I’m even proud of myself for doing it

[@datboi9882]

Mine is starting to fail now. I was so worried that this repair would cost me a fortune to get a mechanic but I’m glad that it’s a lot simpler then I thought it was gonna be!

[@u_Nobz]

@@datboi9882 happy to hear that, all the best.

[@Unavalivle]

@@datboi9882 what were the symptoms you had for the failing pump?

[@akilkasumbamuhangi1167]

Thank you. This video was super helpful. Specifically about removing the electrical connector from the pump. My was super dead. No response. The new one powered up immediately and the car started right up. Admittedly it probably should have been replaced a while ago. I have a 2001 330i with 135k on it and was running the original pump. I saw someone in a forum say "living on borrowed time." That was me. Thanks again and I'm subscribing!

[@chesterjones9565]

Thanks for this great video! I used it last night to replace my fuel pump and it took me just over an hour. Only think I would add is to clamp off the fuel hose with some long nose vice-grips to avoid the "big splash"!!!

[@r.innovationsweinnovatesoo2915]

Its worth removing the power connector then start the engine till the fuel is used up possibly ?

[@cdesousa6339]

@@r.innovationsweinnovatesoo2915 or just release the pressure under hood by pushing in on fuel rail? I'm going to do this today. A thought.

[@atlanticearthaerials6197]

Thanks Jason, I'll be doing this over the weekend. Your videos are awesome and a huge benefit to those of us that will drive our E46's into the ground : )

[@jarrettriley4071]

I treat my e46 how they should be treated 😂

[@brandonchappell1535]

Should be noted the M3 uses a totally different connector, just found out the hard way, along with all the headaches with seller trying to wiggle their way out of refund. These use barb n hose, m3 has rimlock attachment. Plenty of 330i pumps being sold on eBay listing compatibility with the M3 too, again, a point I discovered after the fact!! Great vid as always man

[@mikemoreno4469]

Excellent video - beautifully explained and filmed. Thank you very much.

[@midcoastmoto8724]

You legend. This video saved me hundreds, job done in 10 minutes. As always, you create some of the best E46 maintenance material out there. Thank you

[@radioindiana5596]

very little mechanical skills and only the most basic tools here. this video helped me get the bad pump and new one in in 40 minutes. perfect video. thanks so much!

[@jacobmaldonado8942]

Easily the most clear and concise e46 repair guy on KZbin!!

[@billmuse9438]

Boy do I love the fast-forwarding over the boring bits! Every How-To vid should do this! And the trouble-shooting intro was a solid bonus. Excellent job. Five/five stars. Would watch again.

[@ksmuffin]

I'm honestly surprised at how easy this job was to do. Great video, thank you.

[@Billythe3rdd]

BEST BMW FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT 💪🏽

[@dougwestervelt9289]

Helped me replace my fuel pump with no problems whatsoever. Back on the road. Thanks tons, SLTV! :)

[@georgikukov5129]

Brooooooooo thank you from the bottom of my heart!!! My car.. it wouldnt start today (E46 318Ci) Last night it was PERFECT (as usual) today it just wouldnt start?! The starter was spinning everything normal but it wouldnt start.. No lights on the dash.. Must be fuel related my brain said, i checked the components and most probable issue was a fuel pump, saw the video, took few tools and what i did was i hit the fuel pump with the hammer as i was spinning the key to start the car, and it worked :D it started! So now that i had a car, i went and bough a pump had it replaced and issue solved within 1 hour :D Thanks so much man, it was gonna take 4 days if i let my mechanic do that on his own! No car for the weekend? Not today! :D

[@BarneyZ28]

Excellent video as usual! I didnt get nearly that much fuel gushing out the hose connection. I used a brush and a shop vac with the narrow nozzle to clean up the area before removal. It's important to make sure you seat that gasket as you did before trying to insert the pump and you can install it before inserting the pump in the hole. It's a little easier to make sure it's seated perfectly that way but just requires a little more jockeying of the pump since the hole becomes slightly smaller. I also marked the ring so I knew about how far to tighten without going overboard. Couldnt get a VDO right away so chose the Bosch and its fine so far. I was too scared to try one of the $50 generics which had a few reviewers with premature failures ;)

[@shahzeboy1609]

Amazing tutorial, did mine today, took me 3 hours but my car works now and it only cost me $80

[@JuanelosLibre]

Just followed your video and replaced my fuel filter. Awesome video. Thanks a bunch. 👍🏽🙏🏽✌🏽

[@paulslavens2476]

Well done! Very well put together with respect to all the tricks and what is important.

[@SuperiorVideos12]

I wish you were in pa to work on my car. I do all of my own work mostly because I don't trust many shops but I can tell your knowledge of bmws is far above an average mechanic. Great videos

[@charlestate4458]

I love your videos they have helped me tremendously to keep my 2002 BMW 330ci convertible running great!

[@PetrosandXi]

The tip for putting the seal on first before the pump saved my ass. About to break it by pushing it in. Thanks for the vid it was great, I've seen some other vid saying to unplug the fuel pump fuse the letting the car die so fuel wouldn't be in the lines as much idk if thats true but maybe try it for yourself

[@JohnFaire]

When reusing an old pump, you can test the sender part of the fuel pump with a voltmeter. Using the two pins that are closest together at the outside connector, empty should read close to 70ohms and full close to 400ohms. If the float arm moves freely, and you get those readings on your voltmeter when moving the arm, the sender part of the assembly works fine. If those readings are way off or don't scale smoothly, the arm can be pried off with small flathead, then the piece with the contacts for the arm can be cleaned or resurfaced with 1k grit sand paper. Recheck ohms with voltmeter.

[@EchonoxxTV]

Most clear automotive tutorial, thank you!

[@MarkRatermann]

Thanks, beautiful job explaining the entire procedure. Clear, easy to understand and no unnecessary verbiage.

[@ShopLifeTV]

Thanks Mark!

[@konstantinosantoniou]

thank you very much for your video. Very clear instructions. I have no mechanical engineering skills but I managed to change the pump by myshelf

[@narutosfreind]

Great video very on point, if your fuel pump ring is as rusted and seized up as mine was your gonna be there for a while

[@vermontdancer7804]

Great job! Thanks for the videos. They help me stay on top with the maintenance on my E46 325xi.

[@Matice21]

I just changed my fuel pump on my 99 323i with the help of this video. Thankx Jason 💯💯💯

[@scottgraham4683]

Nice video but you're wrong about the second Fuel Sender, It does not send fuel from one side of the tank to the other. To account for surging and fuel moving about in the tank BMW use two fuel level senders for the gauge. The cluster takes an average of both senders and a delta fuel gauge reading. Otherwise the gauge would rise and fall every time you went round a corner.

[@dwaynejacobs9558]

well spoken !

[@keithrogers2295]

Thanks a lot for posting these videos, man! I really appreciate it. They're a HUGE help!

[@samhannoun7673]

Perfect step by step instructions helped me a lot. Thank You.

[@jonrefshauge7454]

Subscribed to your channel. Your videos on DIY E46s are the best on KZbin. Fuel pump took less than an hour. Thanks

[@CaptLogan-0911]

Great tutorial my man.. did this in an hour without breaking a sweat, appreciate your videos a lot.

[@redskizedski7336]

Wow that was really good mate!Thanks very much,very concise and easy to follow!

[@TheV8Pumpkin]

im guessing alot of these vids also apply to an e39, you guys got another sub :)

[@nikvasquez1190]

You make every thing so much easier thank you!

[@jordanensminger6046]

Your vids help me a lot when doing maintenance or something fails! Thanks!

[@origachima]

Thanks soo much!!! I have my e46 and you are helping me fix it along the way!! thanks man!!

[@ShopLifeTV]

Awesome! glad it helped!

[@testosteronba]

You are the man!! No sh@&$ talk only informative!! Easy and simple!

[@caitlinmoquin1799]

HELP!! Outstanding video and thorough instructions. Despite replacing the fuel pump and installing a new BMW fuel pump relay switch, behind the glove compartment, my 2003 - 325xi (E46) still won't start/turn over. My gas tank is 3/4 full. Any and all suggestions to troubleshoot the problem are welcome to get it started. Thank you.

[@th1alb]

i really like the last step of organizing the seat belts :) it's a very good video, thanks!

[@HLamTran7]

Do a video on wheel set ups on an e46. I was wondering what is the most aggressive square set up on a stock e46 325xi would be

[@danielutzu2000]

Excellent indeed!! Great stuff!!!! Thanks....and the one where u show how to change the fuel filter...that one as well great! thanks dude!!! Now i know where to look if i need a car related mechanics tutorial...cheers!

[@andreaboggiani6987]

Good guide Jason! I want ti ask you if you can make a video about your car, talking about all the modification you have done and how it was before the swap! I will be glad to you! Bye

[@ShopLifeTV]

That's a good video idea! I have a video of my car before the swap but I haven't made an updated one ever since the swap. I will upload it soon!

[@andreaboggiani6987]

ShopLifeTV Thank you!

[@mnoble999]

ShopLifeTV any reason to disconnect battery?

[@craftrunner]

Many thanks you make great videos so easy to follow..keep up the good work 🤩

[@lukecarter1978]

Loved the video by the way, I've just replaced the fuel pump on our E46 320d. Thank you

[@rambr0vids]

Good instructional video, just wish I could fast forward the boring bits in real life, lol! Oh, and by the symptoms you described, mine is most definitely a fuel pump issue.

[@TrollBot-dv1rk]

Easy peasy, thanks for another great professional video.

[@CliveDuncanFRSSRBASPSNDD]

First class video. Instructive, concise and well presented

[@troocorp3108]

Very clear and succinct. Thank you.

[@chadanddyson6200]

Thank you so much for this video!!! You saved me a lot of money!!! You got another sub..

[@davidmartin9505]

For better safety Ive seen guys use a brass punch (no sparks) vs a screw driver to remove the retaining ring. Bleed line pressure first to avoid spray and disconnecting the battery helps to avoid spark or fire.

[@kendtchileninjah5905]

Cant find anything on coupes. Is it the same? Sucks about the fuel tank..I just filled mine up a day before. Good video and great recording. Thanks

[@StevenMKifer]

Great video. Just did it. Super easy but still won't start. Literally the same car. Tried putting more gas hoping it was just too low. It didn't even register that I put more gas in. Think it's the fuel sender?

[@missvogue5215]

I learnt something today Lefty = Loosey and Righty = Tighty 😂😂

[@talamook]

My pump is the original. I'm afraid if I cut off that one time use connector the blue hose then wont be long enough to reach the pump to reconnect it.. Any advice? Thanks! Great video. You explained everything very thoroughly.

[@harrisjohnny477]

this video is a perfect excellent professionally done video every detail was the taking care of thank you very much I'm going to watch it again.

[@mrgarrison6646]

Hey, love your channel! Did you have a video on replacing the fuel sender? Thanks :)

[@kyleholland7933]

Great video, thanks! Mine is alive and running again!

[@ginopassaro7905]

Thanks for keeping this bimmers on the road Its not cheap and can be often

[@elizabethkihara2668]

Easy to follow and very clear and concise. Just subscribed! Thanks for the awesome video!

[@E36andE46vlog]

You are the best on YoutTube for E46, but now the fuell is on the foam gasket.. that 's gonna be smelly :P

[@tomkelly500]

You are so good at what you do! Thanks

[@stevez9764]

Excellent tutorial video thank you !

[@caitlinmoquin1799]

Got my car started!!!

[@taaayll]

The fuel hose clamp is 12-15mm and is 7.5mm wide.

[@maleksweidan4839]

your the best plz keep it up I personally learned a lot from u you helped me a lot to do my car hi from Germany 👍😎

[@heavenalmighty1666]

Doing this right now man, the video really helped! Thanks again!

[@billfly2186]

Good video, but....remove fuel pressure relay, and then run your car til it stops (a few seconds) to purge the lines. Disconnect battery. Don't strike metal on metal around fuel. Use brass or two screw drivers opposite of each to remove ring. Easy but be safe.

[@marioatrucking]

Great Video 😊

[@ShopLifeTV]

Thanks Mario!

[@jamespowton4596]

Another clear concise diy A1

[@Vgk36]

Nice!!! Does this also help if you run the car then come back and it's hard to start? Let's say full temp 15 minute drive shit off then go to turn back on in like 10 /15 minutes and takes longer to start scenario

[@maxforce]

Thank you, very professional and step by step instructions here have this like and subscribe.

[@1BMWdrvr1]

You seem like a good kid, (yes I am old). Thanks for making these videos. If I lived in So. Calif. I would take my car to you in a heartbeat... I hope you have as much work as you want to take in. Do you know of a way to find reputable mechanics by geographic location? I don't mind paying the dealer but you make things look so easy and fast that I wonder if they aren't charging me way too much for simple repairs. I'd rather pay a small businesses owner like you, than pay so much to a dealer... Best regards.

[@yuhaichou]

Great teaching video, hello fm Taiwan~

[@jeromevet007]

a bit late , but if you dont want fuel squirting out in your face while doing this ! , remove the fuelpump fuse, (fuse 53 i think, 15A ) start te car to empty the line and pressure. then do the pump.

[@macksmart9234]

Great tutorial saved me 200 bucks thanks bro

[@TwoStrokeJonathan]

Thanks for the video! now i dont have to figure out why it has two pumps and which is which! Do you know if a 535/525 walbro will fit in that tank hanger?

[@Shas4Ever]

Great video as always. Your videos are really informative.

[@brendanhanrahan3950]

Thanks for your help your video is very clear and helpful keep up the good work.

[@scottsomkhit544]

Lol thanks for the video. Helped me a lot

[@fox1110]

I love you bro lol Thank you for this video, so smooth and detailed 👍👍

[@keoagilenkhwebane1567]

Wow, this is very informative. I have got a question for you or anyone who thinks can help. My BMW e46 330d when the fuel is low, can't really tell how low because the fuel gauge on the screen is always at empty(lighting), shows the DDE light and starts making rough idle. So the question is can it be the fuel pump.?

[@user-ub5rg6fn6e]

Very good tutorial!!

[@CP-jh9fj]

Timing chain, Set Timing, replace head gasket Video plz;)

[@SPARTANxB312]

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[@camgreer]

Is there a way to release pressure on the line before unclamping it at the pump? Would make a cleaner job. Excellent instructions, thank you.

[@MyProductTutorials]

Very informal video man! Keep up the excellent work. I'm subbing

[@lukecarter1978]

Can I just add that the sides in which the sender unit and the fuel pump are only this way around for left hand drive. **The fuel pump for right hand drive version ie UK is behind the drivers side. **The sender unit is behind the passenger side.

[@adambaros7958]

Thanks man these videos are very helpful

[@LRNM340]

Great video, only guy online explaining both sides. What led me here was im more then sure fuel gauge is bad. Moves to E pretty quick. By 200 miles says im on empty But wondering what side i would need to fix that? Any input would be great thank you.

[@cruzzguzman]

let's say the gasket wasn't installed properly or isn't sitting too flush... would that cause hesitation and power loss as well as only a p0174 code?

[@dwaynejacobs9558]

if the gasket was not seated properly, most likely spill gasoline into the car.

[@stevenkirkland9829]

You demonstrated how to replace the entire assembly. I want to replace just the pump. My fuel gauge is not acting up, The pump only is almost $100 less than the entire assembly.

[@ot3tech150]

Excellent job on the video!

[@zgarrow]

Perfect timing! Could you also do a video on replacing the fuel filter/regulator?

[@simerbirsingh9915]

Very helpfull video💯 keep it up.