Fuel level sending unit — component replacement
Note: You can purchase the complete fuel pump/fuel level sending unit module, or you can purchase either the fuel pump or the fuel level sending unit separately. If only one component fails, use this procedure to separate the two components, then reassemble the good component and the new replacement component.
1. Remove the fuel pump/fuel level sending unit (see Fuel pump module — removal and installation).
2. Place the fuel pump/fuel level sending unit on a clean workbench surface.
3. Disconnect the fuel level sending unit electrical connector from the fuel pump mounting flange.
4. Disengage the fuel level sensor wiring harness from the top of the fuel pump module.
5. Remove the fuel level sensor unit from the fuel pump module (see illustration).
9.5 Pry these two retaining tangs on the locking lugs of the sending unit, then slide the sending unit up and remove it
from the pump module
6. No further disassembly of the fuel pump module is possible. If any component of the fuel pump module is defective, replace the fuel pump module.
7. To install the fuel level sending unit on the fuel pump module, slide the sensor unit into place until you hear a click, then pull on the sensor unit to verify that it’s locked into place.
8. The float arm snaps into the fuel level sending unit.
9. Remaining installation is reverse of removal.