Ahem. I broke my fuel pump.

(shuffles feet in embarrassment)

I was changing the fuel filter on my 2001 Accent, got too rough, and snapped
the plastic outlet where the hose from the filter connects to the pump.
Oops. Deciding I was too much of an amateur to do fuel pump repairs myself,
I had the car towed to the nearest mechanic. The mechanic thought I would
have to get a new fuel pump, that they don't come in pieces. I looked up the
Hyundai parts website (http://dcs.hyundaidealer.com/customer/index.jsp) and
thought I found the relevant $5 component (part# 31112-25000), so I ordered
it. It's listed as "PLATE ASSY-FUEL PUMP". The mechanic is still skeptical.
Am I deluding myself?

My wife has offered to lock me in the basement the next time I felt the DIY
urge coming.

Chris

 

Sounds like a win to me. Time and parts will tell.

 

Sounds like a win to me. Time and parts will tell.

 

In article <slrndonnmt.ilg.cwong@localhost.localdomain>, Christopher Wong
wrote:
> I was changing the fuel filter on my 2001 Accent, got too rough, and snapped
> the plastic outlet where the hose from the filter connects to the pump.
> Oops. Deciding I was too much of an amateur to do fuel pump repairs myself,
> I had the car towed to the nearest mechanic. The mechanic thought I would
> have to get a new fuel pump, that they don't come in pieces. I looked up the
> Hyundai parts website (http://dcs.hyundaidealer.com/customer/index.jsp) and
> thought I found the relevant $5 component (part# 31112-25000), so I ordered
> it. It's listed as "PLATE ASSY-FUEL PUMP". The mechanic is still skeptical.
> Am I deluding myself?

It turns out I was right. I got the part today: it was indeed a $5 piece of
plastic that replaces the one I broke. The labor is a different story. I had
the mechanic replace it, and that costed $70. He said that it was a real
pain with lots of pieces to reassemble. I'm sure the fact that everything
was dripping in a full tank's gasoline did not help.

Oh well, that was a lesson in patience. Had I been just a little more
patient, the fuel filter job would really have been easy, and a lot cheaper.

Chris

 

In article <slrndonnmt.ilg.cwong@localhost.localdomain>, Christopher Wong
wrote:
> I was changing the fuel filter on my 2001 Accent, got too rough, and snapped
> the plastic outlet where the hose from the filter connects to the pump.
> Oops. Deciding I was too much of an amateur to do fuel pump repairs myself,
> I had the car towed to the nearest mechanic. The mechanic thought I would
> have to get a new fuel pump, that they don't come in pieces. I looked up the
> Hyundai parts website (http://dcs.hyundaidealer.com/customer/index.jsp) and
> thought I found the relevant $5 component (part# 31112-25000), so I ordered
> it. It's listed as "PLATE ASSY-FUEL PUMP". The mechanic is still skeptical.
> Am I deluding myself?

It turns out I was right. I got the part today: it was indeed a $5 piece of
plastic that replaces the one I broke. The labor is a different story. I had
the mechanic replace it, and that costed $70. He said that it was a real
pain with lots of pieces to reassemble. I'm sure the fact that everything
was dripping in a full tank's gasoline did not help.

Oh well, that was a lesson in patience. Had I been just a little more
patient, the fuel filter job would really have been easy, and a lot cheaper.

Chris

 

Don't forget that now you're better prepared to do the next repair job
yourself.

 

Don't forget that now you're better prepared to do the next repair job
yourself.