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We see problems with a lot of after-market 500-horsepower pumps, particularly on the turbo Subarus when we’re doing upgrades, because we’ve found that the factory pumps can’t deliver enough reliable fuel pressure and flow when you start turning up the power as a result of a fuel leak that may have occurred after doing some modifications or changing the fuel pump.
To access the fuel pump on the ’02 model WRX for example, there is a cover that’s on the floor underneath the backseat, and also partly accessible from inside the trunk or the boot.
This gives you access to the top of the fuel tank, which has got several very small bolts that hold the cover down with a seal.
You undo that seal and pull the fuel pump out to change it, and when it goes back together you’re actually putting the cover back on and the seal can often slip or not go back in the correct location.
You’re actually doing it blind because you can’t see what you’re doing since you’re working from the top and you can’t look in from the side of the tank because it’s all up underneath the back of the car.
It is a very easy trap for people to not put that seal back on properly and something to pay attention to whenever you are working with the fuel pump.
The first sign of a leak is either when you fill the car up full with fuel or if it’s got a reasonably full tank and you go for a drive and see signs of fuel spilling out around the side of the petrol tank.
It won’t actually come inside the car, but it will come out around the side of the tank and then drip on the ground.
My recommendation is to get that checked out because there’s probably every chance that that seal has possibly been pinched, damaged, or just hasn’t been put back together properly after the petrol tank was taken apart to fit the fuel pump.
It’s certainly something that needs to be checked very quickly because driving around with leaky fuel in the back of the car under any condition is certainly not safe.
So keep this in mind and enjoy your driving experience.
Brett Middleton has over 10 years experience working on Subaru’s and has transcribed all his knowledge into the Subaru Performance Handbook. His company, MRT Performance has modified and serviced more Subaru’s in Australia than any other workshop.
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Auto Repair: Changing Headlights
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