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E36 YAKIT POMPASI DEĞİŞİMİ
Onto the replacement procedure. The first thing to do is to prep the car.
Remove as much gasoline out of the car as possible. The way I like to
accomplish this is to get some long fuel hose, a small battery operated
carburetor fuel pump, and pump from one car to another. An alternative
approach would be a gasoline hand pump available at most local auto parts
stores. The bottom line is to get as much gasoline out of the tank as
possible. Unfortunately in the parking lot of the hotel, we were not able
to get as much gasoline out as we hoped - under ideal circumstances, the
tank would almost be completely empty.
Another important thing to
remember - always disconnect the battery when working near the tank - you
don't want any accidental sparks from any electrical connections. Some
additional warnings too:
- Always have a fire extinguisher handy in
case an emergency arises.
- Gasoline is highly flammable. When working
around fuel and fuel line connections, don't disconnect any wires or
electrical connections that may cause electrical sparks.
- Always
remove the gas cap to relieve any pressure in the tank prior to working on
the fuel system.
- Do not use a work lamp when working near fuel or
fuel tanks.
- Gasoline vapors are strong, harmful, and can cause you
to become drowsy and not think straight. Always perform work in a
well-ventilated area with plenty of fresh air blowing through.
- Always disconnect the batter when working on the fuel system. Leave it
disconnected for at least 30 minutes to allow any residual electrical
charge in components to dissipate.
- Keep plenty of paper towels on
hand, and wear rubber gloves to prevent spilling gasoline on your hands
- Be well grounded - don't do anything that will create static
electricity. Keep all cell phones and pagers a safe distance
away.
The first step is to remove the back seat from your car. It's
simply clipped in place. Move both the driver and passenger seat all the
way forward, crawl in the back of the car, and simply tug up on the rear
seat from the bottom edge. It should pop up with a minimal amount of
force. BMW seems to have smartly designed the car so that the fuel tank
senders and the fuel pump were very easy to get to - on some cars you need
to drop the fuel tank to do the replacement.
With the back seat
removed, you will see some sound deadening material

with two flaps, one on the right side and one on the left.
The fuel pump is located on the right side of the car - lift up the right
side flap. You will see a circular cover with some wires exiting out of
it.

Remove this cover, and the thin foam seal underneath it.

Underneath, you will see the top of the fuel pump. Disconnect
the two connectors that mate with the pump.

Now, disconnect the fuel lines that feed into the top of the
pump. There will be some gas spillage here - have a roll of absorbent
paper towels on hand. Plug the lines quickly with a bolt or a pen and use
a hose clamp to prevent further leaks.
The pump is held in place by the
big circular disc with the risers on it. There is a special BMW tool that
is used to remove and tighten this black plastic ring. However, with a
large flathead screwdriver and a small hammer, you can easily tap the
plastic ring loose. Carefully remove the ring from the top of the
pump.
Now comes the fun part. Make sure that you are prepared at this
stage, with a heavily ventilated garage, plenty of paper towels, and
rubber gloves (we didn't have any gloves with us in Vegas). Pull up on the
pump, and the entire assembly should come right out of the tank.

There is a big, thick o-ring that seals the pump to the tank
- it will probably fall to the bottom of the pump, as shown in.

Don't let it fall into the tank - you'll then have to fish it
out somehow later on.

shows this big o-ring from a different angle, having fallen
down to the bottom of the fuel pump screen. Notice in this photo how brown
the bottom filter of the pump looks. For reference, the new pump's screen
was completely white.
Now, you have an open tank of gas in your
backseat.

Needless to say, you don't want to leave the car like this
for any length of time. However, you also don't want to work too quickly,
as you don't want to make any big mistakes.
You could probably reuse
your old sealing o-ring, but I opted for a new one.

If you do use the old one, and it doesn't seal well, you will
be plagued with a fuel smell in the interior of your car from that point
on.

shows the brand new pump (placed in my laptop bag, as I
didn't have anything else to use as a backdrop in the hotel parking lot).
Notice how white and clean the pump looks compared to the old
one.
Insertion of the pump into the tank is the reverse of removal.

Make sure that the big o-ring is properly sealed around the
outside of the pump and will seal with the opening of the tank.

The new pump sits snuggly on the top of the tank, as is shown
in.

Spin on the large circular ring and use the
hammer/screwdriver tap procedure to tighten it. I tightened mine about as
tight as I could get it without feeling that I would break the ring.
Reconnect the fuel hoses as is shown in.

Use new hose clamps.
Plug in the new fuel pump, and
reconnect the battery after all fumes have subsided. Then crank the car
over and see if it starts. If the car starts and runs for any length of
time then the pump is working fine. Replace the top cover and foam seal.
Then reinstall the back seat simply by pushing it down into its home
position.
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