Draining tank for pump replacement

[rhandwor]

What size hole did you cut foreign cars like Volvo have a factory access for this.

[mmoss10]

LOL! Just use your "common sense". Maybe you could add a sun roof while you're at it.

[WHATDIDYOUBREAKNOW]

re:I was going to do that, but then I remember the problem I had when trying to replace the hole I cut in the transmission pan last time I changed the tranny fluid...I hate all those bolts.


I weld in a plug fitting for that

[tgwright]

"LOL! Just use your "common sense". Maybe you could add a sun roof while you're at it."

SUNROOF!! What do I need a sunroof for after I make it a convertible??!!

[WHATDIDYOUBREAKNOW]

the way most of the cars rust around here you'll be lucky if the tank doesn't fall of on its own...

[J-Ri]

Originally Posted by WHATDIDYOUBREAKNOW

the way most of the cars rust around here you'll be lucky if the tank doesn't fall of on its own...

AROUND HERE? You surely realize this new internet thing is world-wide, right?

And honestly, cutting a hole in the floor is about the worst idea I've ever heard, short of cutting a hole in the gas tank. How do you know where to cut? Drill lots of small holes until you find the pump/sender? What about cleaning all the dust/gravel out before removing the ring? Do you blow that all over the interior?

This series of thoughts is a fair representation of all his posts. Seriously, read them!

[WHATDIDYOUBREAKNOW]

opcorn:

[mmoss10]

You got my vote. This kind of advice could get someone injured.

[rhandwor]

Some of these people are replacing pumps every 30,000 miles and the dealers make a lot of money on the pump change or they would install an axcess panel like Volvo's and other foreign cars. Lift up the mat remove 6 to 8 metal screws and your ready to install the pump.
You can easily change a pump in a couple of hours with a lift and Hydraulic high lift jack on wheels.
Some dealers get $600.00 for the pump. Even at $100.00 per hour the labor should be $200.00 not $600.00.

[mmoss10]

Isn't the Volvo dealer Home of the $80 oil change? Maybe you should post in the Volvo forum? This forum is for those of us who screwed up and bought a Chevrolet Tahoe and now are doomed to working on them for the rest of our lives!

[WHATDIDYOUBREAKNOW]

RE;This kind of advice could get someone injured.


IF YOUR THAT MUCH OF AN IDIOT YOU SHOULDN'T BE DRIVING LET ALONE WORKING ON IT.......

WHAT A BUNCH A CRYBABIES..

[mmoss10]

LOL. If that post doesn't get you banned, then they don't ban very many. Maybe one or twelve too many PBR's?

[rhandwor]

I drive a Chevy Silverado but if I drove a Tahoe I would cut a hole like the man suggested. Then get some heavy sheet metal, silicon caulk and some self tappers cover the hole and put back the floor cover.
I do some work on the side and have done some Volvo work.
When you upgrade buy a new set of torx plus both regular and tamper proof.
Then buy a grinder to remove the transmission drain plug. Some GM's use a torx to hold in the distributor and you need a E4 deep quarter inch drive female torx to remove it.
My point is the auto manufacturers make you buy new tools and try to discourage people from working on their own vehicles.
Basically you have to buy from the internet to get tools you need. Tool trucks will make house calls if you buy enough.
Either the pumps aren't large enough or they got a good buy on Chinese bearings for the fuel pumps. I used to work in a steel mill in Youngstown Ohio and four mills closed in a day and I mostly buy USA mfg. vehicles.
With the economy going down hill quickly not everybody can afford dealer prices.

[J-Ri]

I never said an access hole is a bad idea. In fact, they are a great idea. CUTTING A HOLE ABOVE THE GAS TANK IS A BAD IDEA. If one were to remove the tank, cut a hole, weld a ring around it (of course remove all upholstery), drill and tap that ring for small screws, then make a solid cover that could be bolted on, it would probably be fine. But cutting a hole and gluing a piece of shet metal over it?

[WHATDIDYOUBREAKNOW]

DO YOU THINK A TAHOE IS A TANK?

IT'S A PEICE OF SHIT TIN CAN!