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whats up everyone,
i read a few threads on here on how to remove the fuel tank i was just wondering if anyone has a Do it yourself tutorial with pics and better info because in the tutorials i have read i'm confused on a few things (i don't have a manual), i don't want to un-bolt any wrong parts, but yet again i don't know where half the bolts are that are mentiond in the tutorials, but i do need to drop the tank, can anyone please help me out :-D

i need to drop the tank to remove old gas that has 'sludged' up from sitting in the tank for years, can this 'sludge' be removed by siphoning like gas? if so that will save me alot of trouble. i think either way i'm going to have to drop the tank because there has to be alot of old build up that i will miss if i siphon it, i'm sure my fuel pump is suffocated in it.



-mike

 

I just pulled mine last weekend. Used my $12 Haynes manual (Camaro bible). You will definately need a friend to help. also I only could siphon out about 1/2 a tank before dropping it. and after I got the tank out, I pourd about another 2-3 gallons out of the filler neck, I assume there are some type of baffles in the tank as thats all the gas I could get out. I also printed out a thread from here with step by step instructions, which was nearly word for word out of the Haynes manual...be prepared for an all day job though.

 

Once you get under there and start doing it all the tutorials will make sense.


If the tank is empty (thus lighter) then it's easier to drop it out without taking the rear completely out. Just undo the shock bolts and lower the rear with a jack. When it's heavier with some fuel in it then it's a pain in the butt to snake it around the rear end so chances are that you will have a harder time.


Start with the car in the air on stands with the jack under the rear. Pull the driveshaft out (4 7/16" bolts), then undo the lower shock bolts and the rear lca bolts. Remove the front of the torque arm from the trans and lower the jack and the rear will drop out. Then you want to disconnect the 3 fuel lines and the electrical connector behind the rear seat. Pull the fuel door off of the fender and the plastic piece around the filler neck. Then put the jack under the tank, undo the 2 straps that hold it in then you can lower the tank. Be careful not to let the weight hang on the filler neck. You'll have to do some maneuvering to get the filler neck out without damaging it.

 

Here's my recollection of a fuel pump replacement - no pics, but hope it helps.

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/tech...p-not-bad.html

 

very good, i am going to print this out and follow it. sounds hard as **** because i have never done something this big, i have done alot of engine repairs, alternator changes radiator changes etc but this one may top them all lol.

can anyone tell me what tools i will need because i have limited tools so i want to know what i need so i can borrow them, i don't want to be half way to dropping the tank then not have a correct socket or wrench to continue.


thanks,
mike

 

Your going to need basic tools - a socket set from 7mm up to 15/16ths, in both standard and metric. Your going to need wrenches from 10mm to 15/16ths in both standard and metric. You'll need a good pair of jack stands, and a jack that will lift at least 16 inches (as high as possible to get the tank out. You can use a jack with less lift, and place it on a 4x4 wood post chunk if needed - you need to get the body of the car as high as you can - I jacked mine until the nose touched the driveway! When jacking that high, make sure the jack rolls with each pump - the car should roll very slightly forward as you jack the rear, and the jack should roll with it - just millimeters at each pump, but if it doesn't, somethings not right and the jack may be getting twisted under there.

You also MUST have a can of PB Blaster - Autozone/Advance, $4 - it loosens stubborn bolts 100 times better than WD40 - spray it on, give it some time, and if still stuck, spray again, and wait more. A chunk of pipe about 3 ft long, with a hole size big enough to go over your rachet handle also never hurts to have - a lever for those stubborn bolts. I also never got anything fixed without a hammer

Please, after you get the car onto the stands, get out, and ram your hip into it in several spots (don't dent it, but knock it hard) - to make sure it isn't falling off when your under there! I see so many people just crawl under a car on stands without checking - I always push, pull, and bang my hip into mine all over to make sure.