

Locate your fuel pump test point, which is usually near the fuel injectors, and locate the point at which the pump hooks up with the filter injector rail. Hook the pressure gauge to the fuel pump test fitting. Either way, the fuel is sucked out of the fuel tank and pushed through a line to a filter, and then to the fuel injectors. The pump can be either inside or outside the fuel tank. In this manner, where is the fuel pump on a Ford Taurus? Loosen the clamp connecting the fuel tank hose and the vapor return hose, if there is one, to the old fuel pump. Release the gas tank pressure according to the instructions in the car's service manual.
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But go to the under the hood fuse block and check relay #30 which powers the fuel pump.Īlso, how do you change a fuel pump? Examine the fuel line from the gas tank and replace it if it's cracked or leaky. Surprisingly, there is no fuse listed for the fuel pump on the 2000 Taurus. Another thing you could try which would be a cheaper fix and 50 percent chance of working is to replace the fuel pump relay. This trouble code detects that the fuel rail/system pressure is too low.

The engine may throw a P0087 trouble code. Before taking anything apart, check to see if your engine’s computer has any trouble codes saved in it. Usually the fix is to replace the fuel pump in the gas tank. There are physical signs that you can feel when your Taurus’s fuel pump is going out. There actually are simple Remove fuel pump fuse, disconnect everything that is tethered to the gas tank, drop the tank, drain the fuel, replace the fuel pump, then reassemble in reverse order of disassembly.įurthermore, where is the fuel pump relay on a 2000 Ford Taurus? The 2003 Taurus had a lot of fuel pump concerns.
