Fuel Pump Replacement (1982-1992 Camaro/Firebird) 

These are the kind of videos that we need: short, to the point and fully explain of what needs to be done! I just bought a Camaro '89 a few days ago and I'm trying to absorb as much knowledge on them as I can. Thanks for your videos! Subscribed already!

Shew, Lordt. That’s a lot of work for a car I paid $4200 for. She’s no museum piece you know. An access hole makes all the sense in the universe for me.

Definitely one of the better R&R fuel tank & pump video

This is one of the best videos I've seen so far on demonstrating the work involved in doing this repair to the 3rd gen. What makes it look easy in this video is that the differential has been removed beforehand. Getting the differential out of the way is a large portion of the work involved. If the differential is still installed on the car, removing that section of exhaust pipe can be challenging. What I've done is to disconnect the rear passenger side shock, remove the rear passenger side wheel, remove the spring, disconnect the rear passenger side lower control arm at the differential, disconnect the emergency brake cable at the caliper and then lift the exhaust pipe up and over the rotor and caliper assembly, and then pull the exhaust out that way. I've done this repair on my 3rd gen roughly 6 - 8 times over the past 30 years. I can do it from start to finish in just about 3 hours. Very challenging job for sure. From recollection I think GM lists this job at a ridiculous 1 hour and 45 minutes job, or something like that. I refuse to cut a hole in the car just to follow the path of least resistance.

Find me...I did it this way once. Never again. I am cutting an access panel in my 1989 Formula 350..which I bought new.

Thanks for posting this video I am literally here looking for a video not to cut a hole into my classic 3rd gen. Thanks!!!

"I will find you" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 that escape door people make to access the fuel pump is a controversial mod.

Hey bro, Thanks for the update on the gas tank removal, I have a 87 pontiac firebird 2.8L and it was a huge problem changing the fuel pump the first time, I don't know why the GM design it this way but is a lot of work doing it.

Thank you for the detailed videos, they are extremely helpful. i now know i will be cutting a hole in the floor lol

Thank you for the detailed videos, they are extremely helpful. Keep them coming.

I bought a 90 camaro rs someone has already cut in a access door thank god .that was a good move on their part . Done right there is nothing wrong with it.

Excellent video. I dropped the tank once on my '88 firebird a few years ago but then also installed an access panel right over the fuel pump. I say it was a good idea on my part since im on replacement # 3 in about 8 yrs. Not a hack job-clean cut lines, clean cover, nice gasket and pop riveted shut. Piece of cake now to switch out for new one.

I did this and the pump failed 3 weeks later. I gave up and went to a body shop and had them make a proper trap door for quick access. I know it's not the right way to go about it, but at least it was done professionally.

Thoroughly enjoy your vids. Excellent details and description, love how CLEAN the underside of your 92 is. My 83 is liberally covered in rustproofing, clean and rust free, but coated. Thanks.

Thanks for showing how to do this the correct way. Good luck on your hunt for people hacking up their 3rd gens. Great timing for vid as well, since I need to do this to mine as well! Much appreciated buddy!

Hey man just followed this video and your rear end removal video to help fix my pump on my 89 5.7, thank you a lot hopefully once this pump comes in I can get the car running

Thank u for a good video and not dragging it out with a bunch of unnecessary talking or "pointing out" !!

I made the hole over the tank for that. Way easier than dropping the tank.

I always wondered why the sending unit connection doesn't cause the tank and Camaro to blow sky high. Fears allayed when I did my trap door fuel pump in my '96 Camaro V6 without a problem. Excellent video here. 😼👍

Best video on how to change the fuel pump hands-down thanks

Excellent video man, thank you. I'll be tackling this one in a few weeks and am also against doing it the shady short cut way. Your front and rear shocks/springs videos also made sure my recent work on them was a success 👍👍

Thank you sir! That was an exceptional how to video. The fuel pump is one reason I don't drive my '89 formula more than a few miles from the house. At 33 years old now, I'm just waiting for it to fail.

cool whenever I need this on my car ill use this 👍🏽 thanks

Best video about the fuel pump process thank you

Excellent video, and very well narrated. My one suggestion is that if you've got the sending unit out already, I would recommend spending the extra $$ and replacing it as well. Nothing worse than doing all that work only to have it fail 2 months down the road!

Very helpful videos . I'm doing a rebuild on my 1987 formula firebird 350. Thanks for the great videos.

Very well presented. Did that in my series, too. These 3rd and 4th gen Fbodies really don't make it easy to swap the fuel pump...

Way easier to make a trap door , I'm glad I did I have to replace my fuel pump every 2 yrs for some reason

In the middle of attempting this, decided to watch a vid to see the correct way, first step remove the rear suspension, immediately thought yep that's why it ain't coming out, they never thought the car would outlast the pump when they designed this. Also this Camaro is straight pipe all the way from the manifold so yeah. Also I double, triple, and quadruple checked that the fuel pump was not running, after hearing this prime in the video, I know for sure that the pump was getting power and was not running.

Thank you so much for this. I really really really appreciate all of your help. I love these 3rd gens too. I'm trying to hang on. You have been most informative and your videos help explain things perfectly. I appreciate your wonderful knowledge Sir. If I may ask. I'm ready to consider a 6 point cage. I would really like your highly educated opinion on the best way to go. My car isn't fast. It's a daily driver. But I want the most structural support and strength added to this vehicle. What cage would you trust Sir???

😂😂😂😂i will find you .....awesome video bro

That's awesome. Someone who takes his time to do it right. Thank you for your helpful and informative videos.

I’m lucky enough to have a 92 1LE. It’s also a white car, and a 5 speed. I love your car and the work that you have done, I can’t swap my 1LE, but I’m looking for another car to do the mods to.

Great video!! Say just a heads up if you have to replace the gas tank which I had to do on my 92 Z28 the aftermarket tanks don't fit very well because of the angle of the filler neck . I'm sure a lot you know that but just thought I would bring it up. I did notice when I dropped my gas tank that someone down the road did cut the sheet metal I guess to make a door for the fuel pump but for some reason they changed there mind and welded it back in. So please 3rd Gen Guy don't come after me I didn't do it LOL.

In the process today, most importantly - get as much gas out of it as you can. Gasoline weighs about 6 pounds per gallon so the more that's in the the tank, the more difficult it will be to get the fill spout out of the side of the car. Otherwise, pressure wash entire back end underneath, use engine cleaner on it.

I used to feel that way. I even once modded the lines with flared fittings. In the end I decide to run an inline pump. I think mine was branded Hypertech. Yeah... If I have to change a pump again, it will require a nut driver, and a jack. Runs very well. If I ever go back to an intank pump it will be a modern plastic configuration; to fight any cornering starvation, only. Great video though! Having quite a few years to reflect on the idea of an access hole.. It makes no difference in the car stucturally. There must be changes made to the lines to make it worthwhile; making a disconnect close to the unit. I said 'unit'.

Fantastic video. Thx for sharing.!

My in-laws had a '70 something Jeep Wagoneer. 4 phillips sheet metal screws to remove and wala- instant, generous, access to the fuel pump mounting screws. Whole job took 20 minutes!! 🤣🤣🤣

The shop that rebuilt my car cut a hole. Wasn’t happy about it. I’ll give you their info

Excellent

Excellent work!

Great video, thank you. Just gotta say though that a little electrical tape on that nicked wire woulda been juuuust great. :-)

I Have A 1988 Camaro It’s A 305 And Has Carb It Will Start It Could Run For A Hour But When I Hard Accelerate On The Gas It Hesitates And Stumbles .To Get To 35 Is Hard And I Have To Ease It To 50...THIS CAR IS DRIVING ME CRAZY 😂 These are the things I have already done New Spark Plugs And Wires,Distributor and Rotor Cap,New Map Sensor,New IAC Valve,New Egr Valve,New IAT Sensor And Connector(This Is Still Sending SES Light?) New Air Filter, New Fuel Filter, Seafoam Treatment, New TPS Sensor, The Cat Was Clogged So I Got It Straight Piped! Any Ideas At All Would Be Greatly Appreciated😭😂🤯

Fixn cut mine if that's what it is it started out quiting on me mechanic says it's the computer so he charges me 800 bucks to fix it and it ran worse than it did before it went out so I got to looking at the distributor found cracks in the button and the cap changed it all runs better but it quit again now it's not firing and fuel pump quit at same time so this leads me to believe I got a faulty ecm I think

HA!,HA, HA, !!!!! Ashamed to admit I cut up the package tray with Wiss metal snips. Used a low clearence tubing cutter to cut the lines on the pump & put the new pump in on the rubber lines with hose clamps. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 It was my teenage daughters boyfriend & I did it for free soooooo, 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Anyone have a parts list?

The access door that GM should have engineered into these cars but just didn't?? Oh, yeah!

Or you can just take a grinder. 😂 Just kidding guys! Great video!

My third gen is starting to rough idle, last changed the fuel pump 8 years ago, I've changed the fuel regulator, but still same result, minus replacing the fuel pump, what else could I check? IAC or TPS?

Excellent well made video but this makes want to cut a hole in the floor pan very much

Hello I do need some help. I got this old 86 2.8L camaro from a friend. If you can make a video on the fuel line diagram it would help me a lot. I am getting gas coming out of the charcoal canister.

Great video thanks

Hey, I have a 91 RS Camaro and it dies after idling for a little bit, I can prevent it by holding the throttle down a little bit. I have replaced the MAF and TPS sensors, checked the timing, and it still does this. Any chance it could be the fuel pump that is causing it to stall

Very detailed thanxx 💯

I do have a question: I made the mistake of taking mine to a shop and they completely screwed up the repair. I've spent the past year or so fixing their screw ups (it goes well beyond the tank) and have found a gas leak by my fuel neck. I bought a neckless tank and a fuel neck. They lost my fuel neck but replaced it "free of charge". It's leaking at the fuel neck. Could I use the epoxy to fix this oversight?

I have a 84 Z28 its carburated there's no electric fuel pump but I want to install a external fuel pump by Holley I need not do all this but hook it up to the fuel line

Okay man so my fuel pump finally gave out 🤦🏽‍♂️ can i use the fuel pump from a 5.0 on my 3.1 ?

I got this issue right now what should I pay for parts and labor

Not sure why you had to remove the wheels or do anything with the suspension. I simply backed the rear wheels onto ramps, got under the car and changed it. There was ample room and access. Didn’t have to remove anything else.

vey good video. I liked the details and socket size info. Did you check the fuel like check valve?

No bigger rivalry around to cut or not to cut.

What brand do u recomend on a fuel pump assembly?

Do you have to drop the axel or can you leave it?

I’m making a new weather pack connector like you did in the video. My center pin connection isn’t slotted the male connector on the body side of the car. It looks like you slotted your female end on the pump side, is that correct? I was probably going to do that myself.

By axle I'm assuming you mean propeller/drive shaft?

You ever think about adding a drain plug to the fuel tank?

Great video! I just dropped mine and found that it’s a spectra premium replacement (po put it there). Now mine doesn’t have that bucket for the pump. Any one has any ideas how to properly baffle the pump to prevent starvation?

Hey, I've had a problem with my fuel tank becoming extremely pressurized after the fuel inside warms up from the exhaust. There is so much pressure in my tank that when I open the gas cap to fill up, there is an explosive rush of vapors that literally spray out liquid fuel as it is venting. In addition, my car always smells like gas from the engine compartment around the canister, and the charcoal canister system doesn't seem to be working right and appears to be getting liquid fuel into it. What could it be? For the tank pressure: I have the heat shield in place above the muffler and I have replaced the vent on the hose at the gas tank. At the cannister: I have replaced the cannister twice as well as solenoids, hoses, and valves near it. I'm wondering if the hose that the vent attaches to is somehow clogged inside the tank not allowing it to vent. I'm also wondering if somehow someone crossed lines before I acquired the car which is causing unused liquid fuel to be going to the cannister rather than back to the tank. I own the official factory shop manual and the CD version, but this still bewilders me. If you happen to know of a resource that does well explaining the fuel and vapor system on this car it would be tremendously appreciated. It is for a 92 5.7L Z28. Our neighbor used to have a 92 RS as well, and when I brought this up to my dad, he mentioned our neighbor also had the same problem and after multiple trips to the dealer, they could never fix it and he eventually traded it in.

Hello I have a 1983 Camaro Z28 Crossfire would anyone know we’re can I buy the sending unit or the whole kit with fuel pump ?

I am going from tpi to carb on my 85. I have my tank and pump assembly removed. Been looking for an older model 3rd gen pickup with no luck, any suggestions? Are they all the same? Ps going mechanical pump.

I cut the hole….. buttt I’m doing it the right way now

I didnt get the statement at the beginning of the video, but after further research... i honestly laugh so hard. WHY ARE PEOPLE DOING THIS?!?!?

What size are the fuel lines you replaced??

I bought my Formula 350 new in 1989. I went through this replacement. It was a royal pain. I am going to cut the hole. Gonna do the same on my 2005 Grand Am GT. Good video though and l understand your stance. Just disagree.

1982-1984 LG4 has no electric fuel pump

How long did it regularly take?

I'm cutting it the he'll with all that

cut a hole in trunk is the only way to go

what a crazy design failure. this is ridiculous

to late i cuted already lol

Lo tuvimos que bajar el tanque 2 veces por bombas vieja y la otra por que fallo 😐😐😐😐😐

It’s Easy to say that ain’t no transmission in there

god why did GM make the fuel pump difficult to get to?

Okay now here me out i bought a 91 z28 and I wasn't opposed on dropping the tank but found out the guy who had it before me cut the gateway hatch in the back am I still sought after by third gen cops

Couple of things: First, given the unreliability of fuel pumps for these cars, making a proper access port is both logical and superior in every way to dismantling your entire rear suspension. Second, what kind of tape did you use, that yellow golden stuff on the weather pack section? Third, good luck finding me, because she's getting a trap door, I only want to drop this tank one damn time and put in the suspension once. If my pump goes, I have no interest in dealing with all that nonsense.

Or you could just be normal and put a fuel pump access panel in your car. But I think that might be too tough and beyond the scope of ability for most of the people in the comments, lul.

Sucks didn’t show me how to Put the gas tank Back in

Oh boy cheap chinese fuel pump you will be doing this again very soon most likely less than a year. After the first one went I cut a hole you can knock this whole evolution down to about 1 hour. Good luck though hope you get lucky

to much work and to expensive to send garage took me 1 hr take it cut and change next time no problem lol ha a you don't see it anyway why people make big deal i know why because the garage wants to @#$% you with a 1200.00 bill and now people are getting smarter i done all my work my self by learning on the youtube i saved thousand i aim not feeding these garages i haven't had my cars in garage for more than 20 plus years saved thousands

The right way would be the factory way….according to the factory. I bought from Holly and very nice WELD IN, FULLY SEALED FROM OUTSIDE VENTILATION FUEL PUMP TRAP DOOR. Took 5 hrs to install correctly….had to remove some of my interior to do the work. Same amount of time to do it the factory way…BUT if it ever needs done again…the next guy will find the trap door when he pulls the tank😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂