Fuel pump assembly gasket

[SMOKEU]

I removed the fuel pump assembly from my fuel tank to clean the fuel filter, and now it leaks several litres of fuel per minute. I asked Suzuki for a quote for the seals, and they said that they might not be able to find 1 of the seals and the other one is probably going to cost close to $100, so is there any alternative, like any readily available gasket sealant than won't react badly with petrol? I will need to remove the fuel pump assembly occasionally to clean out the fuel filter so I don't want it to be permanent. I left my fuel tank with them and they said they'll call me back tomorrow so I'd like a solution before they give me a proper quote.

[Akzle]

i might be the first to voice this:

stop taking things off your bike.. you keep f*ing breaking it!


might i suggest, to avoid the leaking, that you put it back

[nodrog:Me]

I removed the fuel pump assembly from my fuel tank to clean the fuel filter, and now it leaks several litres of fuel per minute. I asked Suzuki for a quote for the seals, and they said that they might not be able to find 1 of the seals and the other one is probably going to cost close to $100, so is there any alternative, like any readily available gasket sealant than won't react badly with petrol? I will need to remove the fuel pump assembly occasionally to clean out the fuel filter so I don't want it to be permanent. I left my fuel tank with them and they said they'll call me back tomorrow so I'd like a solution before they give me a proper quote.

is it a gasket or an O-ring?

[SMOKEU]

i might be the first to voice this:

stop taking things off your bike.. you keep f*ing breaking it!


might i suggest, to avoid the leaking, that you put it back

If I could afford a mechanic then I wouldn't work on it. I did put all the seals back where they belong according to my workshop manual, but then I ended up with several litres of fuel on the garage floor when I filled it up. I can see exactly where it's leaking from, and it's leaking from those seals.

is it a gasket or an O-ring?

The big one that Suzuki say they can get me is a flat rubber seal, like a gasket, and the one they say they probably can't find is more like an O ring, but several O rings connected together.

[nodrog:Me]

The big one that Suzuki say they can get me is a flat rubber seal, like a gasket, and the one they say they probably can't find is more like an O ring, but several O rings connected together.

if they are rubber, go to an engineering shop.

[FJRider]

Keep everything in the tank as permanent (except the fuel filter) ... and fit an inline fuel filter.

[SMOKEU]

Keep everything in the tank as permanent (except the fuel filter) ... and fit an inline fuel filter.

The only problem is that I have to remove the fuel pump assembly each time I want to replace the in tank fuel filter, and my workshop manual says that the gasket is meant to be replaced every time the fuel pump assembly is put back on, so that ends up being a very expensive job. I could omit the in tank filter entirely, but that could cause the fuel pump to become blocked with dirt.

I also can't fit an inline fuel filter in properly because I can't find a fuel filter that fits the stock sized fuel hose properly as the stock size hose is too big so I had to put a smaller fuel hose in which fits the in line filter nicely but the fuel hose won't fit onto the carby intake properly, although I shoved it on firmly and it's an extremely tight squeeze up to the point that I can't get the hose on more than about half way onto the carby fuel intake nipple, but it doesn't look like it's going to leak. I put on a hose clamp and it seems like it will hold (it's going to be a cunt to remove it).

[jellywrestler]

I removed the fuel pump assembly from my fuel tank to clean the fuel filter, and now it leaks several litres of fuel per minute. I asked Suzuki for a quote for the seals, and they said that they might not be able to find 1 of the seals and the other one is probably going to cost close to $100, so is there any alternative, like any readily available gasket sealant than won't react badly with petrol? I will need to remove the fuel pump assembly occasionally to clean out the fuel filter so I don't want it to be permanent. I left my fuel tank with them and they said they'll call me back tomorrow so I'd like a solution before they give me a proper quote.

did you bother to tell Suzuki what sort of bike you had and what year it is?

[FJRider]

The only problem is ...

Maybe look at doing a fully external fuel pump/filter system.

[SMOKEU]

did you bother to tell Suzuki what sort of bike you had and what year it is?

I sure did, and I even gave them the chassis number upon request, and I left the fuel tank and fuel pump assembly with them, including the gaskets. They can't even find an in tank fuel filter for it, and they said it's unlikely they can find the small O ring type seal.

Maybe look at doing a fully external fuel pump/filter system.

Yeah that could be an option. I might talk to my mechanic about that.

[pete376403]

Have you tried ebay.com?

[ducatilover]

What year is it? '98?
EDIT:
As suspected it's the same 96 through 01 in both the 6 and 750s, seems to match TL1000S also (part number google agrees)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/96-97-98-99-...item3a7815667d

Double edit: make sure you do the f/p plate bolts up in the right order, refer to manual.

[SMOKEU]

What year is it? '98?
EDIT:
As suspected it's the same 96 through 01 in both the 6 and 750s, seems to match TL1000S also (part number google agrees)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/96-97-98-99-...item3a7815667d

Double edit: make sure you do the f/p plate bolts up in the right order, refer to manual.

It's registered at a 1998 but I just found out it's a 1997 according to the chassis number

My workshop manual says I need a torque wrench that goes to 3nm but I can't find a torque wrench that goes that low.

[carburator]

It's registered at a 1998 but I just found out it's a 1997 according to the chassis number

My workshop manual says I need a torque wrench that goes to 3nm but I can't find a torque wrench that goes that low.

use a 1/4 drive and wrist tight and don't do them in seqwnce, do it like a head.

[jellywrestler]

I sure did, and I even gave them the chassis number upon request, and I left the fuel tank and fuel pump assembly with them, including the gaskets. They can't even find an in tank fuel filter for it, and they said it's unlikely they can find the small O ring type seal.

Well maybe if you bothered to post make and model and year on here someone might have been down the same path, have a part number, cross reference program or similar and maybe able to come up with an alternative to solve the problem?