Cadillac CTS fuel pump dilemma
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- Another wrench in the gears of the blue devil cadillac. Lets hope this sorts it out and we can get back on the road. A big thanks to the subscriber who sent us this pump. Even thou it had a leak we are very grateful! And we will make it work! Thanks for watching guys!
No access to the fuel pump without dropping the tank or cutting your own access hole. Gotta love those American engineers...
Sean Spring some Pontiacs had access holes in the trunk
Just a suggestion, you could just change the pump motor.
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Use Environmental splices. Heat shrink tubing in not water proof. So over time the water will get in there and after a few years the wires will rot and you will be back in there again. Environmental Splices are cheap on line. If you are intent on using heat shrink put some RTV on the wire, slide the heat shrink over it and shrink it. Also use non-corrosive RTV on it, corrosive RTV Smells like vinegar. So use automotive gasket RTV like Permatex Ultra Black. Only use RTV on wiring external to the tank as gasoline dissolves RTV. Thanks for sharing. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya
A hole on the floor just to change the fuel pump?
That's GM for you, at least we should be grateful they make anything RWD that isn't a truck or sport car (I'm looking at you Ford)
its a wonderful driving machine other then it sucks.
Didn't know that you have a modern Cadillac Jay, it's an overly complicated contraption that's for sure.
Hopefully you saved the radio for your Cavalier! ^^
shes a little tech filled for sure. Nice sometimes though
If it has timing belts then it's a 3.2L, which means it's an '03 or '04. Same engine as used in the Saturn L200. It's a different engine than the 3.6L timing chain eaters.Good luck with it. Those cars make me cringe.
Maybe crimping the wires near the fuel tank is a safer option than soldering and heat shrinking. Just saying.....
Wiring colors? I'm doing same.can u help with color wires to this pump?
What color goes with what the same wire i have on the sts 2005 5 but it just doesnt start
If its the v6 motor, beware of timing chain issues, it is an interference motor, but they have slack issues due to plastic tensioners snapping under-load causing the timing to skip and well you know.
that's true , for some reason on some models , the chains were not manufactured to specifications , and could stretch , Holden Commodore 3.6 V6 engines had the same problem on some cars too .
it is the v6, but it has a timing belt?
Jay Smart has he chains up front has i believe 3 chains
is it a 3.6 V6 ?
commodore665 no the 3.6 didn’t come out at the time
What year is this CTS? I have a 2006 that I bought 2 years ago that only had 30k miles. It's a 73,000 miles now and really haven't had any trouble with it. It as the 3.6 motor.
do you still have the diagram for the wires? can't seem to get mine wired right
Did the same thing on an 03 Taurus Wagon that was basically given to me. Had a dead fuel pump. I went to drop the tank only to discover that it had a full tank of gas which was still relatively fresh. Cut a hole in the floor instead and replaced it that way then sealed the hole back up. Dropping an empty or almost empty tank seemed like a PITA, I wasn't about to go dropping a full one especially when the gas was still good.
bigbob..i had to do something like that on my 01 sable..future advice for you ..put a small piece of plywood on top of a floor jack and use that to lower the tank instead of ripping holes in the floor pan
I did the same on my 94 suburban lol seem liked every few years it went out! I'm one of them people it gets to half I fill it back up!! I also just put a hinge and a flip over lock on it. Lmao
Hey was hoping you could help me. Doing the same 03 CT’s fuel pump swap. The new pump did not come with the eclectic connector. I sweat wires to all the leads on the pump. Any clue what order they connect to the car harness in???
What would cause the gas to overflow when you remove the sending unit!?
how did the car act when you tried to start it when it was damaged. my engine sputters and doesn't get gas to start and I believe it may be the problem
JB Weld = good stuff. Fixed many motorcycle cases with it. Might want to scuff around the top once it's in and JB that to.
Oh crap...I can't see after I saw the cut hole... Fricken cars!!
Holy sheep dip batman. Stop right where you are. Please, please, do not use an incandescent trouble light anywhere near the fuel system. Speaking from experience here guy. When that light drops, there is going to be heavy trouble. Just saying. The old school guy.
Just a question what made you want to check your pump?
No access panel for the fuel pump. Way to go, GM!
Do you know where the flex fuel sensor is located in a 2010 cadillac
That should work. I would have changed the pump only if possible. Bad planning a trip in an unknown machine. Always better to test it at home before going abroad.
Ive driven this car all over the southeast up until this fuel pump issue. Hopefully once this is resolved it will be fine again
Jay Smart
Good plan then. It looks like a nice car. Show us if the epoxy worked, I bet it will.
Veggie Chips are bomb! Somebody went to Big Lots 😄
Love me some veggie chips. And straws. Ranch is the bomb
smart open fuel and a light bulb lamp lol!
my belief for fuel system related stuff is that you better be safe than sorry so idk if you could use the this top part from old pump might be a safer option but on the other hand you have done all this wiring for the new one already
GM fuel pumps are garbage....in fact, I bet the one that was in it was a GM replacement part. But the quality of the new one looks pretty suspect as well
Too bad there doesn't seem to be any aftermarket or universal like Walbro pump we can use
Jay Smart, if you see this, I hope you can help me. My husband installed an aftermarket pump in a 2003 CTS, but I cannot figure out the wiring harness hookups. The pump I bought came with no instructions on the wires, and they are very different from the harness. Anyone reading this help us? Thanks.
Wiring harness should be 1 mm grey as 12 volt power to pump, 1 mm black or pink is pump ground. 0.35 mm purple is fuel level sender and 0.35 mm black is sender ground. You didn't tell us what color/size of wires you have from the new jack they supplied so can't help there.
Be very very careful with those lights or anything u use when dealing with gas or gas tank or anything at all I seen and heard too that a garage was using one of those lights while dropping a gas tank in the bulb busted blew up the car in the garage because of the fumes and everything so strong I just wanted to say that's all I hate dealing with gas at all especially when having to drop and one the whole gas tank
New junk yard inventory video ? ...also did you guys crush that Bonneville .?
I thought this was a roaches to wrenches video at first😂😂
wut?
cadillac, expensive to buy, expensive to fix XD
Its almost as bad as german cars. Atleast with German cars your getting to drive...well.. a German car haha
I fuckin love veggie straws
Is it the same place in the 2004 SRX
Hope the fix of the leak works :)
Try Hobson down! I don’t have time for hem hawing
Positive vibes bro!
Wo man
That what I'm hanna do if the time. Comes
How many cars do you own Jay?
to many
Hoovies Garage ... I mean, Jays Garage
Maybe you would be less broke if you stopped buying all those cars. Just sayin'.
Good Job Jay!
On another note, do you allow your viewers to follow you on Snapchat?
but of course!
Should did the top of pump too
Is that gasoline in the tank? OMG
Soo .....!! Did it work or what !???!
Yeah I’ve dropped the rear sub frame to do the tank so fucking gay lol
How do you go on an out of state trip with no loot. Either liez all liez or you got millionzzz o dollazzz
How much are those pumps?
glen they range from 133 dollars to 200 dollars
Doesn't show how the clips where removed. Which hose is what? Just blah blah follow me.
Should be good to go bro
What year car?
2003
2.8 or 3.6?
3.2
I like it! But ofcourse I do, haha. Beater or keeper?
Well, its been a "nice beater" up until the fuel pump quit.
so It will resume the position once fixed
Not impressed with your hack job, you should have found center from underneath with a screw driver and then cut a circular hole with a cut-off wheel.........then use a piece of sheet-metal from a car that's larger than the whole you made...and use old-school threaded fender fasteners that look like large versions of speaker fasteners. You took a lot of torsional strength from the body-shell the way you hacked-it up Jay. You should have thought it out before you hacked it up Jay. If you had taken your time, your "one-off" access cover to the fuel-pump housing would have looked very Professional.
D McNamara how is the way he cut it bad ? Would like to know
6Raqq RAMBO:
The corners should have been rounded with a large drill bit, hole-saw,cut-off wheel, or a hole punch kit...and then he should have used universal "clip-on" fender nuts and bolts to cinch-down an over-size sheet-metal cover. End result? little loss of torsional rigidity of the body-shell and a guarantee of weather,grime NOT finding its way into the car. Corners that are not rounded have very little strength....and tend to begin stress cracks that just grow with time.
To start with,Jay should have found approximate center from underneath and used a screw driver,etc. and punched a reference mark with a hammer if other stamped reference points could not be found and used as a guide for the center of the fuel pump from above under the seat.
Jay made the hole way too big than it needed to be. I should know....I made a fuel-pump access panel for my Yukon XL...unless you knew GM never made a access panel.....the access panel I made looks "factory"original.
FYI....all hardware stores carry fender "clip-on" nuts.....as they have a wide variety of uses. Don't even need to go to a junkyard to get some off cars...if going to the junkyard is not your thing.
From experience of making multiple access panels over the years on various cars....after you make the general shape of your oversize cover....draw it out (with a magic marker) on the car 1st while you are holding it down.... and check you have enough metal for the clip-on fender nuts (both car and cover) then;1 at a time drill thru the cover and car,insert fender nut and bolt and work your way around. It should take about 1 hour to mark, drill,install fender nuts on car and bolt down....Why 1 hour ish long? you'll want to primer and paint (allow to dry both steps) the edges of the car and new cover you made. 4-6 fender nuts should suffice for reasonable size access panel.
Remember, your fender nut clips have only so much adjustment inward...so make sure the fender nuts center with holes you drilled for both cover and car....that's why it's important to draw your cover dimensions on the car 1st before drilling ;so you have a general reference point of where you need to drill. it's a patient one at a time deal....get sloppy and impatient....it will look like shit and none of holes will line-up to each other or with the clip-on fender nuts.
To guarantee the hole and fender nut clips center where they need to be.....transfer the inner edges of the hole on the car to the access-cover...with one finger holding down on those reference lines draw out the fender nut....then drill sightly off center towards the cars hole on each one.
Hey I thought it was a great idea to cut through the floor instead of having to drop the tank..blah blah blah...
What an absolute horse shit "repair".
Whats your snap
Whats your snap jay
jr.smarticus
What’s ur Snapchat
jr.smarticus
Viewer donation?? LOL work harder...I don’t understand how people in 2018 fell it’s perfectly fine to ask people for money or objects....if anyone wants to give me some free money I’ll take it
I'm quite sure Jay never asked for it. the person who donated just wanted to let Jay know he is appreciated.
kb94596 I’m 28 years old I own my own $450K Home I have a 68 Camaro RS/SS a 2018 MDX a 70 Challenger all from hard work I just installed a 9K lbs lift in my garage by my mortgage is almost due so if you could mail me some $100 bills I’d be very thankful!!! I don’t get this mentality of “give me, give me” that’s taken over YT....I say another YTuber begging for money to build a garage...I don’t get what’s wrong with 2 jobs or hard work but thats me and that’s why I have things I guess
He told in a previous vid that he just mentioned it, he didn't asked for any help. The viewer just sent him the pump, like tons of other youtubers get gifts on their mail. I have seen many of his vids, he doesnt look the sort of guy you are talking about. I had this fuel pump around and another guy making free entertaining content says he need that pump, Edit: If wouldnt mind sending the pump to him. He offered many time spares from the cars he is scrapping.
PatsCelticsFan Get over yourself!
pats..i doubt at 28 you own a 450k dollar home and all the cars you are talking about ..you don't get that at 28 by working "2 jobs" unless you are doing something illegal..even if you started working at 16.. 12 years isn't enough for you to aquire that kind of money..my brother makes 125k a year and can't say he own's property like that..so quit trying to cyber bully people and get a life.. Edit...if you owe mortgage then you don't own that house the bank does