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Originally Posted by upallnight
You are just replacing the electric pump. You need to remove the electric pump from the rest of the assembly and install a new pump. I did this when the fuel pump on my E34 crapped out on me.
I will just spend the extra bucks and get a brand new drop in unit.
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The fuel pump is secured into the plastic frame with 4 plastic tabs and you could easily break those tabs while trying to remove it. |
For 4.8 it seems to require a higher volume than the 3.0 and 4.4. Realoem has a different part number and I couldn't find anything cheaper than what I mentioned above.