I know this topic comes up fairly often, but with changes in the availability of aftermarket options (and supply chain issues, etc.), I'm interested in learning what is currently out there.
I have a 2003 factory tank which has never been dropped.
The Jeep is getting harder and harder to start as it gets older.
By hard start, I mean it isn't getting sufficient fuel pressure and it makes you think it isn't going to fire, then it finally cracks to life.
I usually allow the pump to charge the system for a few seconds before turning the key to start, but that isn't giving me the confidence that I would like to have.
I have not officially diagnosed the fuel system yet, as I have been more focused on the brake issue right now, but I know what's next on the list.
What direct-fit options are new to the market, and what alternatives are there to using the conventional pump assembly?
For instance (I'm just spit-balling here);
1- Can we just add an aftermarket, in-line, electric pump to supplement the weak factory unit?
2- Can we modify another pump (like maybe a pump from a Toyota, Honda, Ford, Chevy, etc.) to fit in our tanks?
3- Can we rebuild the factory pumps?
4- Has a reliable aftermarket replacement been released recently?
5- What about an aftermarket tank with a completely different pump assembly?
I really don't want to get stranded with a Jeep that won't start, especially after dumping several hundred into putting new brakes on it.
I have a 2003 factory tank which has never been dropped.
The Jeep is getting harder and harder to start as it gets older.
By hard start, I mean it isn't getting sufficient fuel pressure and it makes you think it isn't going to fire, then it finally cracks to life.
I usually allow the pump to charge the system for a few seconds before turning the key to start, but that isn't giving me the confidence that I would like to have.
I have not officially diagnosed the fuel system yet, as I have been more focused on the brake issue right now, but I know what's next on the list.
What direct-fit options are new to the market, and what alternatives are there to using the conventional pump assembly?
For instance (I'm just spit-balling here);
1- Can we just add an aftermarket, in-line, electric pump to supplement the weak factory unit?
2- Can we modify another pump (like maybe a pump from a Toyota, Honda, Ford, Chevy, etc.) to fit in our tanks?
3- Can we rebuild the factory pumps?
4- Has a reliable aftermarket replacement been released recently?
5- What about an aftermarket tank with a completely different pump assembly?
I really don't want to get stranded with a Jeep that won't start, especially after dumping several hundred into putting new brakes on it.