Expert: Wayne Howie Date: 2/22/2008 Subject: Cost of fuel pump replacement
Question QUESTION: What should I expect to pay to have a new fuel pump put in my 1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager van. 3.8L
Thanks
ANSWER: Sorry for the delay my dad had a bypass surgery on Tuesday and I am just getting to these messages now.
Pump is 185.65 and sometimes you have to buy a new harness for 45 bucks.
Labour pays 2.3 hours but a good technician can replace those pumps without taking the tank all the way out. Whether or not he wants to give you a break or not is up to him though. I use a tranny jack, remove the two tank straps and leave the filler neck connected. YOu can drop the tank down almost 1.5 feet and take the sending unit out with a band clamp. Its GRAVY. I can do a caravan pump in under 30 min
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QUESTION: What is the cost to also replace the strainer and filter?
Thanks, Bill
PS:Thank you for your quick reply!
Answer Hi,
Strainer is on the end of the pump and the filter is sometimes expensive I can't remember if its that year or not but its 96 or 97 that is 33.10. Its a weird filter with two lines in and one line out. It has a fuel pressure regulator inside of it that can cause no fuel pressure. Make srue this isn't the problem. I had one in a few months ago that we did front abs sensor on and when the customer came to pick it up it wouldnt start. I checked for fuel pressure and there was none so I tested the pump with a scope and it was almost freewheeling. I thought it was either out of gas or a broken pump vane or something. IT ended up being the filter that was causing NO fuel pressure. It would bypass and send all of the fuel back tot he tank via the return line.
