Take the fuel pump out of all the rubber pieces.

Old part number

New pump

And its part number. They aren't the same number but seem to be the same.

I cut the plastic line and used some fuel injection hose. I tried to do it right and get the submersable fuel line, but after waiting 2 weeks for Napa to bring it in, it was 3/8", which is way too big for the 1/4" fittings.

After cleaning all the sand out, put the strainers back on.

There you can see the bit of hose I used.

Turns out the whole assembly will fit back in the hole if you turn it just right.

I also did the fuel filter, and on the right you see the seals that came with the filter kit. On the right, you see what was on there, with rubber seals in the washers. One of the rubber looked a little worse for wear, so I put a copper one in. Sure enough, when I pressurized the system it leaked. Just a little, so it was making the nut wet, but thats still fuel that leaks out of the system. So check for leaks carefully if using those other washers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlVrG3cVsrs
Video of the result. The pressure comes on fine when turning the key on. Unfortnatly this is the same behaviour as the old pump, but I guess it does it quieter now.

 

Fantasic FAQ writeup on the fuel pump.

I can't wait for someone to measure voltage at the pump... very curious!

I'd check but have my 9-5 disassembled right now.

 

Awesome. I would have replaced the fuel filter before going for the pump though. On my old 2001 my fuel pump whined like nobody's business at 170k miles. It went nearly silent after replacing the fuel filter.

Do you mind elaborating on the tool you made up? I need to make one. :cheesy: Thanks.

 

Awesome. I would have replaced the fuel filter before going for the pump though. On my old 2001 my fuel pump whined like nobody's business at 170k miles. It went nearly silent after replacing the fuel filter.

Do you mind elaborating on the tool you made up? I need to make one. :cheesy: Thanks.

The tool is a 4" pvc to pipe thread adapter, as seen in another thread here. The one the other guy used had bigger bumps on it though, so I needed to put some screws in it to grip the ring tabs.

If anyone needs to borrow it in the Lower Mainland of BC, they are welcome to this one as I won't be needing for a while, i hope.

 

Thanks for the contribution Joe. This and your clutch change procedure are great writeups! Hoping i wont have to do either anytime soon though.

 

Update: New fuel pump and O2 sensors, and the car started quickly 2 mornings in a row. Of course this doesn't mean its fixed, but its looking promising.

 

Whats the stock pump we have in our saabs walbro's also?

 

YES A 190 lph

 

Awesome photos, great tutorial. I've done this job, but never get tired of a good tutorial. The only thing I would add, is that when you're doing this, you might as well pull out the tank baffle while you're at it, in my case, the plastic tank baffle caused me erratic, "empty / full" fuel gauge readings. Since I removed the tank baffle, no more fuel gauge issues. It's cool to take photos that can serve to help others, it's time consuming but much appreciated. Makes you wonder about someone who would object to helping others. I would be interested in knowing what effect if any, changing the O2 sensors had, my car is still on its originals and the car tends to crank a bit too much before firing up in the morning...

 

Awesome photos, great tutorial. I've done this job, but never get tired of a good tutorial. The only thing I would add, is that when you're doing this, you might as well pull out the tank baffle while you're at it, in my case, the plastic tank baffle caused me erratic, "empty / full" fuel gauge readings. Since I removed the tank baffle, no more fuel gauge issues. It's cool to take photos that can serve to help others, it's time consuming but much appreciated. Makes you wonder about someone who would object to helping others. I would be interested in knowing what effect if any, changing the O2 sensors had, my car is still on its originals and the car tends to crank a bit too much before firing up in the morning...

It did nothing to help the sputtering on startup. My next bet is headgasket, but I am praying it is something else, concidering I have spent 10K on a 02 9-5 and driven it 4000 miles.

 

Thought I'd add my video I made for my brother on how to get the fuel pump out. It's using the same technique with the PVC end pipe.
Here's the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xTb1PmOsdY

 

great write up

Awesome right up , thanks this will really help when it comes time for me to replace the pump on the wifey's car. Was the fuel pump available locally , I hope it is, but likely not at places like Lordco, our 95 Aero is out of commision waiting for a new voltage regulator thats on route from Eeuroparts out of Conneticut.

Randy

 

Great write-up. But those retaining hooks !
See my recent article
http://www.saabcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=192864

 

Mine had the metal retainer installed due to the recall in the states. Was actually a real pain to get it imported into Canada because of it.

The pump was available at Lordco, but it was $250 or something silly. I got it from some fuelpumps.net or something for $80 or so. There is a link in the forums somewhere for it.

 

Thank you BlindJoe. Perfect pictures, well written. Thanks for taking the time to post this. Seeing this told me I could do it on my own. Works perfect. Driving it to work tomorrow.

 

I have two 9-3's and the fuel pumps failed days apart. On the 9-3's you have to drop the gas tanks but same procedure. I dropped the tanks rather than cut a hole in the body to gain access to the fuel pumps as some suggest. Wasn't bad but two cars the same week?

Good write up.

 

When I had my 900 I had to do the same, But my problem was when I reinstalled it I found I nicked a very rusted brake line and had to drop it again. And again when another brake line broke about 2 hours after I got everything together and checked the pressure....so all in alll three times I droped that stupid tank, hated every second of it. In hindsight I would have cut the rear to access it but now its someone elses problem. on the brightside I learned how to flare brake lines :lol:

 

What model/year saab do you have that it has a quick access to the fuel pump assembly?

 

fuel pump retainer ring tool 3D printed part

So, I'm half-way through replacing the fuel pump, and I 3D printed a tool for removing the ring. The tool is a bit over-built, but works perfectly and should have enough play that you shouldn't have to adjust any margins for your printer.

Here's the thing on thingiverse:
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:733409

I just figured I'd share it in case anyone else might need it in the future and doesn't want to take a trip to the hardware store and file down a pipe fixture or something.

 

Is the retaining ring left-hand threaded??

Hi blindjoe

I am about to replace my fuel pump etc. on my 9.5 Vector and someone told me the retaining ring, is left-hand threaded. Is this correct?

 

I just did mine earlier this week, and at least here in the USA it was the standard righty tighty lefty loosy.

 

I bought one of these below and used it once.... after that any I have done a suitable drift and hammer does the job easily.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-F...mp-/222367677482?epid=2126086924&hash=item33c6257c2a:g:45kAAOSwopRYbVsb&vxp=mtr