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Maintenance Guides / 2.5td lift pump swirl pot pictures
« on: 03 August 2009, 22:00:27 »
inside of the swirl pot
the 4 tabs/clips that hold the pot in the tank.
And Thanks to Sethsmate for also forwarding the following useful info...
I took mine out in individual parts as the troublesome ribbed pipe was not connected, although I don't see any reason why the whole assembly cannot come out together. There are 4 clips around the outside edge of the swirl pot, the only way I could see what I was doing was to siphon all the fuel out of the tank and get my head in there as far as possible and have a look with a torch. I have attached a rough picture of what the clips are like to undo. The other picture shows roughly where the 4 clips are.
I tried to undo them with my fingers but they are fairly stiff, I ended up using a small flat blade screwdriver to prise them apart, holding it parallel to the bottom of the tank if you know what I mean (?) and pulling the bottom part of the clip away until you can pull the pot up a little bit to get the clip past the part that it clicks onto. Once you have one undone, then the other 3 are a bit tight but do come eventually. Sorry it might sound like a crap description but its difficult to describe - I should have taken more pictures.
Once all 4 are released, the pot just comes straight up complete with sender etc. It will all make more sense when you reach this point.
the 4 tabs/clips that hold the pot in the tank.
And Thanks to Sethsmate for also forwarding the following useful info...
I took mine out in individual parts as the troublesome ribbed pipe was not connected, although I don't see any reason why the whole assembly cannot come out together. There are 4 clips around the outside edge of the swirl pot, the only way I could see what I was doing was to siphon all the fuel out of the tank and get my head in there as far as possible and have a look with a torch. I have attached a rough picture of what the clips are like to undo. The other picture shows roughly where the 4 clips are.
I tried to undo them with my fingers but they are fairly stiff, I ended up using a small flat blade screwdriver to prise them apart, holding it parallel to the bottom of the tank if you know what I mean (?) and pulling the bottom part of the clip away until you can pull the pot up a little bit to get the clip past the part that it clicks onto. Once you have one undone, then the other 3 are a bit tight but do come eventually. Sorry it might sound like a crap description but its difficult to describe - I should have taken more pictures.
Once all 4 are released, the pot just comes straight up complete with sender etc. It will all make more sense when you reach this point.