Originally posted by TLaven:
Can someone please confirm that the fuel pump can be replaced by just using the opening on the bottom back seat without making the opening bigger on previous yearâ??s Ford Contours? Was this opening bigger on previous years Ford Contours or did the fuel pump assembly get bigger on the 2000's? I am definitely going to widen the opening so I can remove the fuel pump by just removing the back seat. I was thinking, if the opening was bigger on the previous years Ford Contours, could I buy the large rubber piece that fits over the opening and use it on my 2000 Ford Contour? What is the diameter of the opening on the previous model years?
I have a fuel pump on order from O'Reilly's for $139.99 and it has a limited lifetime warranty. Has anyone used this fuel pump?
On my '97 GL (which by the way has a '96 model fuel pump)
it was definitely easy to remove the pump without widening the hole.
Btw. a '97 Zetec FP was $120 (autozone) and a '96 Zetec FP was $79 (same) The ONLY difference being the shape of the power supply connector.
Consulting with SVT owners we came to the conclusion that the size of the opening/pump has to do with the pump (and the system) being return/returnless.
Zetecs (atleast early models) have return systems (2 pipes (red, white) on pump) whereas SVTs have returnless fuel systems (one hose).
I don't know if this theory is true for all model years.
And yes, fuel pumps fail on Contours. There was a guy on the forums who had 3 or 4 pumps under warranty.
Tiv
