Just received my fuel pump from Riffraff, just wondering if there is a link or other thread with step-by-step instructions for replacing this pump. Any recommendations/tips would be greatly appreciated. i.e. special tools, things to be cautious about, what to look for.

Thanks in advance,
Daniel

 

Is your truck a California model?

If not most people turn the engine by hand to push the pump out of the block to avoid breaking it off. I pryed mine out with a small nail puller

 

No it is not a Cali. Some things that I have been researching and to be quit honest scare the $#!t out of me are dropping the "pop it valve" down into the motor. Disassemble and reassemble of the FPR, Fuel bowl, Turbo Y ect do not bother me. But when it comes to the small things that can turn into catastrophic things, that is when I get concerned. I am mechanically inclined and want to take my time to make sure I don't f@%k up my dream truck. I have ALL day tomorrow to complete this task and want to make sure it is correct. Thanks for any advice.
d

 

I pulled my fuel bowl out to get it out of the way. Make sure the valley is clean. I used a shop vac. And I think it is a 1-1/4 inch wrench for the banjo bolt but it may have to be bent a little to work. My turbo was already out for other things. So I didn't have to worry about the bent bolt

 

Bent wrench

 

I rebuilt my fuel bowl when I replaced the fuel pump. I bought some cheap wrenches from HF and bent the 1 1/4 to remove the banjo bolt. When installing the washers I held them in place with some sewing thread. I also replaced the small hoses that connect to the fuel pump and the fuel bowl.

 

dieseloring.com for fuel bowl parts. I broke mine off. Then I grabbed the pop it valve with vise grips and yanked it out. Lube the o ring before u put the new pump in.

 

I used an 1 1/4 socket on a ratcheting breaker bar to release the banjo bolt. But this was a California model.

 

Sorry for the delay in response. I completed this task last Thursday. I have put over 200 miles on it since.
It took me about 3.5 hours, and an hour of that was just getting the banjo bolt started. Once I got it lined up correctly it finally started. I took an 1 1/4" wrench, cut out about from 9 o'clock to 12 o'clock on the box end and bent it. Cutting the box end aloud me to slip the wrench on and off and get better "turns" out of it. In all the job was not bad.
This web site has once again saved me a truck load of money. When I first started having problems, I towed it to the shop. The mechanic wanted to do an injector job for around $2500.00 (turns out it was just air in the system) replace my fuel pump for around $700.00, and replace my glow plugs while he was doing the injectors. He never gave me a price for that. It was going to cost me in the ball park of $3500.00. I ordered a fuel pump and hoses from Riffraf for $130.00 and 3.5 hours of my time which I actually enjoyed, and my truck is up and running as good as it ever has.
I will continue to recommend this site and THANK YOU ALL for sharing your knowledge so that folks like myself can learn and save a little $$$$.
d

 

Glad to hear it went well. Getting that banjo going again can be a real pickle. Plus you are stretched out to get to it. Gets harder the older you get!!