Today I will show you how to DIY removing a VW Fuel Pump. This is a common VW failure, and is a VERY easy DIY. While special Volkswagen tools are recommended, here is a cheat to work around it. This DIY was performed on a 2000 Passat, but can apply to may other VW and Audi.
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~Removing the hoses
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Hey man, great tips! I've got a B4 Audi A4 with the 1.8l. Fuel pump is making quite the whining noise so I decided to swap it out with one from the salvage yard. Strangely, it's making the same whining noise. What're the odds that the fuel pump is also bad vs something else causing the pump to make that whining noise? PS… I'm in SLC and my neighbor is one of the main guys at Integrated Engineering… he said you guys have done some stuff together and you're a pretty stand out dude.
Hey man great video. I was wondering if the procedure is similar/identical for a 1998 GTI VR6? Thanks.
Hey buddy I have a 2013 VW CC is the pump located in the back seat or do I have to drop the tank? I'm not getting any codes but car shuts off when I put into gear
Can anyone tell me the trick to removing the black plug of the wire harness of the car that connects to the white plug on the lid of the pump??
I know it should be simple and I look stupid for asking this question, but for the frikin life of me I can not get mine to disconnect!
I just broke the small black tab at the top off and afraid I will break something else w/o knowing how this thing should come off.
I tried pressing down on the black tab and pull but i had to press so hard it broke then still won't frikin budge!
I do not see anything to press in to release but I know it has be there!
Please let me know asap if anyone can help me here.
Thx!
I have sissy desk-job hands. I always cringe when I watch mechanic videos and they use their hands as hammers. I gotta hit the hand gym.
this is the easy fuel pump, mine has about 12 bolts on the cover and the pump looks completely different and the hoses connect inside the gas tank
You make it look so easy. Here goes nothing!
Don't wast your time with a used one.
i ty to do same thing because, my car (b5 1.9 tdi PD 85 kw) wont start but,, there IS NO PUMP in my tank?!? so, i have level indicator wich was conected on top plate but,, other clamp,, taht for pump, was free. i only have some kind od sucking filter down.
couldn't figure out what the heck was holding that bottom piece down for the life of me… until you said it turns… thanks man, you are awesome!
Having trouble getting the plug out, tried every witch way, you just pulled and it was out, any ideas/suggestions?