pics of fuel pump assembly

[yaris9876]

thanks for the pic. when I get that off ,how does the white plastic thing come off??
Do you lift up the whole thing at once or pull 1 part at a time.???Does it unscrew or just pull?
I would think the seal would come from the plastic thing rather than the goo....
additional pics would be great..
What would I expect to pay for a new filter??? Autozone

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by yaris9876

thanks for the pic. when I get that off ,how does the white plastic thing come off??
Do you lift up the whole thing at once or pull 1 part at a time.???Does it unscrew or just pull?
I would think the seal would come from the plastic thing rather than the goo....
additional pics would be great..
What would I expect to pay for a new filter??? Autozone

The top of the tank has a ring that screws on. Toyota makes a special ($300) spanner tool to remove it, and you may be able to find a generic tool from an auto parts place. I use a 3/4" x 3/4" x 12" long piece of hard wood and a hammer to rotate the ring loose (and to tighten it later). The black goo is just for sealing the metal cover. The tank itself has a giant o-ring to seal it.

Here is the ring removed with the O-ring visible:
Tank - O Ring.jpg

Here is the connector being removed:
Gas Tank Removal - Connector.jpg

Here is the fuel line being removed by releasing the locking clip:
Gas Tank Removal - Fuel Line Clip.jpg

Here is the vent hose being removed by releasing the locking clip:
Gas Tank Removal - Vent Hose - Clip.jpg

Here is the sender unit, which you can lift right out of the tank once you loosen the ring and disconnect the three above:
Sender - Top.jpg

The plastic clip on the top of the lower portion of the sender is what holds the pump assembly in place. Once you pop the clip you can pull out the pump. I thought that the mesh strainer on the bottom was the actual filter, but everyplace that sells the filter sells the plastic housing that surrounds the pump as the filter. I suggest blasting the strainer with compressed air to clean it as well.
Fuel Filter.jpg

Rockauto.com has the best price on the filter assembly at $23 (elsewhere it runs about $40):
http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/rafr...998768-1370776