There's a spanner wrench specific to that black ring. If you'd like, try tapping it in the counterclockwise motion with improvised tools...

That's how "shade tree" mechanics do it...

 

Any clue where to get that spanner wrench? Autozone doesn't have it, Napa is clueless, the dealer is clueless...

I've been tapping on it with a screwdriver, but it's just digging in and destroying it. It's not moving.

 

Does it need to be pushed down as it's turned to pop it out of some groove?

Of course I've been trying that and it's not working...

 

Any clue where to get that spanner wrench? Autozone doesn't have it, Napa is clueless, the dealer is clueless...

I've been tapping on it with a screwdriver, but it's just digging in and destroying it. It's not moving.

If you are "destroying" anything...stop....

OTOH, if you can find a replacement plastic ring, thats another situation....dealer part only I'd assume....

Last fuel pump replaced ring just spun off but that was the Caravan...

 

Does it need to be pushed down as it's turned to pop it out of some groove?

Of course I've been trying that and it's not working...

Go or call your local dealer and see what that ring looks like. It'll have the threads on it at least to indicate rotation...

Don't destroy any more of it!

 

Well, by destroying I simply meant the screwdriver was digging in rather than turning it. It's not really destroyed yet.

Anyway, looks like I'm going to have to give up for today. I know there have been a few posts indicating people have changed the filter, but I can't even find where to get the tool to get it off. The filter will probably be hard to get as well since it's not typically replaced.

This is really a bummer because I have a feeling if the filter is replaced, the pump will probably last the life of the car.

If anyone knows where to get the tool, and if there are any other gotchas once you pull the pump I'd be very grateful for the info.

 

If you damage that ring, your check engine light will come on as you will now have an evap leak code. Also, there is a specific torque spec for it, also so there is no evap leak.

 

I havent seen the ring you describe, but I'd probably see if I could build a tool out of a c-clamp or other handy material(steel angle iron, steel sheet, 2x4 with two square-head bolts screwed into it at the appropriate distance apart)... I think the key is that you gotta be simultaneously applying pressure to both sides of the ring(opposite directions, of course!)

On the other hand, if it wasn't broke, I don't think I'd have even started this project.

I've never had to replace a fuel pump on any car I've had, OTOH, my Integra has an inline filter that gets replaced from time to time.

 

Well, by destroying I simply meant the screwdriver was digging in rather than turning it. It's not really destroyed yet.

Anyway, looks like I'm going to have to give up for today. I know there have been a few posts indicating people have changed the filter, but I can't even find where to get the tool to get it off. The filter will probably be hard to get as well since it's not typically replaced.

This is really a bummer because I have a feeling if the filter is replaced, the pump will probably last the life of the car.

If anyone knows where to get the tool, and if there are any other gotchas once you pull the pump I'd be very grateful for the info.

I'm not sure replacing the filter is going to extend the life of the pump. Pumping at 40 psi plus the filter is going to allow enough fuel to pressurize the injectors. This is not the older 3-5 psi mechanical fuel pumps of yesteryears where any fuel restriction can become problematic.

I'm thinking you are "spinning your wheels" as they say with this one. Perhaps just heed the advice earlier and replace it if and when the fuel pump goes kaputt. I don't believe fuel restriction will cause it to fail with the pressures these run at.

 

Just because you think the filter should be changed does not mean it should be. If you want to change something, do the transmission fluid.

 

Well, I've flushed the transmission fluid and do a drail/refill about every 15k. So far so good, as I'm on the original tranny at 108k.

I guess I have a thing with fuel filters. Years ago I had a car suddenly stop because of one (yes, it was back in the low pressure days of carbs). Then, when driving across Texas, we had a clogged filter stop us. Thank the Lord it happened when we were coming into El Paso and not in the desert. Anyway, since getting stuck twice over the course of a couple of years because of fuel filters I've always had a thing for changing them every 30k or so. I just feel like it's a ticking time bomb and I don't want my wife on the side of the road on a trip because the filter finally clogs.

Anyway, due to the lack of posts on this topic on the board maybe I am wasting my time. I just don't see how the filter won't get clogged over time.

 

If you are always pumping quality, clean gas, it should never get clogged. The tank is plastic, so it won't rust.
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Good call on the lack of threads here. Believe me, if it were a problem, we would have heard about it. Fuel imperfections tend to set a check engine light. The code says random misfire. Top Tier fuel is the fix.

 

What is the actual r and r time on a 2000 odyssey fuel pump

 

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