There are two reasons for installing an upgraded fuel pump in an XR4Ti. The first reason is obvious - you need more fuel for your modified engine. The second reason is unfortunate - one of your fuel pumps died. Whatever your reason, the Walbro GSS340 255 liter per hour high pressure pump is a great choice. It's dependable, quiet (you cannot hear it running in an XR4Ti), and cheap! Anyway, I figured that I would create a write-up on the project in case anyone would like to perform this upgrade themselves. Basically, this procedure involves removing the two existing fuel pumps and replacing it with the GSS340, and then extending the high pressure fuel pump wiring to the fuel tank to control the new fuel pump. The old low pressure fuel pump wiring will no longer be used.

Recommended Items:

Walbro GSS340 Pump (255lph High Pressure)
1' fuel hose
25mm to 50mm hose clamp
14-16GA butt connectors (blue)
14-16GA ring connector (blue)
12ft 12GA red stranded wire
6ft 12GA black stranded wire
Electrical tape
Epoxy

Recommended Tools:

Wire crimpers
Wire stripper
17mm socket
13mm socket
10mm socket
8mm socket
Screwdrivers
Jack
Two jack stands
Hammer
Chisel
Rags

Recommended Steps:

1.) If possible, remove as much fuel from the tank as you can. This can be done using a few methods. First, you can use a siphon pump through the filler tube to suck out the fuel into a gas can. Second, you can disconnect the fuel hose from the return side of the fuel pressure regulator, and attach a separate fuel hose to carry the fuel to a gas can. After turning on the engine, since so little fuel is used at idle, most of the fuel will flow out the return hose into the gas can. This, of course, only works if you don't have a dead fuel pump. If you cannot remove most of the fuel from the tank, the tank will be VERY heavy when you go to lower it from the vehicle. In addition, several gallons of fuel could spill out when the tank is pulled away from the filler tube. Make every effort you can do empty the tank as best you can.

2.) Lift the left rear seat bottom forward and remove the bolt that attaches the rear seat belt receptacles to the floorpan.

3.) Remove the left rear seat back by removing the four screws (two on each side) that attaches the rear seat back hinges to the rear seat back. Lift the rear seat back away.

4.) Remove the left rear side bolster by carefully bending the retaining tabs at the bottom and lifting the side bolster up and away.

5.) Remove the 2 screws retaining the left shock bolt cover and lift away the shock bolt cover.

6.) Pull up the plastic cover on the left rear seat belt mechanism and remove the retaining bolt.

7.) Disconnect the two spade terminals that connect to the rear speaker.

8.) Remove the screws retaining the left rear plastic side shelf *including* the 2 screws at the rear of the left back seat wall panel. Lift away the left rear plastic side shelf.

9.) Remove the seven screws that attach the rear hatch wall panel to the body. Disconnect the hatch light wiring and lift away the rear hatch wall panel.

10.) Remove the hatch floor cover.

11.) Remove the three plastic push retainers that secure the left rear hatch wall panel to the body and lift away the left rear hatch wall panel.

12.) Remove the stowed jack and tire iron.

13.) Make sure that the vehicle has cooled completely. Fuel and hot exhaust pipes don't mix.

14.) Open the fuel door and remove the three screws retaining the filler tube to the body. Place the gas cap and screws aside.

15.) Raise the rear end of the vehicle and support it with jack stands.

16.) Remove the exhaust pipes *if necessary*. The fuel tank can be removed without removing stock exhaust pipes, but this may not be the case with an aftermarket exhaust.

17.) Near the entry point of the filler tube into the fuel tank, remove the bolt retaining the filler tube bracket to the lip of the fuel tank.

18.) Place a bucket, box, or other object beneath the fuel tank, leaving a 4 to 6 inch gap between the two. This will be used to support the tank as you begin to lower it.

19.) Remove the six screws retaining the fuel tank shield to the body.

20.) Carefully remove the two bolts retaining the fuel tank straps to the body. Support the tank such that it does not suddenly drop on the supporting object you placed beneath.

21.) With the fuel tank resting on the supporting object, use a small screwdriver to remove the two fuel clips at the fuel line connections at the top of the tank. Once the clips are removed, disconnect the fuel lines. Also disconnect the vent tube, the fuel pump wiring connector, and the fuel gauge wiring connector.

22.) Pull the fuel tank away from the vehicle.

23.) If the filler tube grommet remained on the filler tube, remove it and re-install it on the tank.

24.) The in-tank fuel pump is secured by a large locking ring. The ring has several tabs sticking up. Using a hammer and chisel, carefully tap the locking ring counterclockwise until it releases. Alternate the tabs you are tapping on occasionally to help ease the release and to prevent damaging a tab.

25.) Lift away the locking ring, and remove the fuel pump assembly from the tank. A small screwdriver may be used to separate the pump coverplate from the tank in case the o-ring is sticking.

26.) Clean any rust and small pebbles that fall on the fuel pump coverplate's seat on the tank. Be careful not to let anything drop into the tank at all times!

27.) Remove the two spade connectors that connect to the top of the in- tank fuel pump.

28.) Remove the two small screws that retain the fuel pump to it's bracket.

29.) Separate the fuel pump and the rubber fuel hose from the assembly.

30.) Remove the dangling fuel pump wiring by snipping it away at the "through-wall" connector on the coverplate. Do not snip away the fuel gauge wiring!

31.) Drill a hole through the coverplate large enough to pass the new fuel pump wiring through it. Deburr the hole as necessary.

32.) The new pump will now be placed where the old in-tank pump used to sit. Cut a section of fuel hose long enough such that the distance from the tip of the new pump outlet to the steel fuel tube is about 1/4". Slip the fuel hose over the pump outlet and slip that over the steel fuel tube.

33.) Attach the sock filter to the bottom of the new fuel pump such that the sock extends toward the rear of the vehicle. You may have to remove the pump from the fuel tube, affix the sock filter, and then stick the pump back on the steel fuel tube a few times to get it positioned properly.

34.) Tighten the hose clamps to the fuel hose at the fuel tube and the fuel pump outlet.

35.) Use a steel hose clamp to attach the fuel pump body to the bracket. If the 1/4" gap from the previous step was attained, there should be just enough pump body for the hose clamp to wrap around.

View image of completed pump and bracket assembly
View closeup image of assembly

36.) Wrap a thickness of electrical tape (or otherwise cover the wiring) at the point where the wiring will pass through the coverplate. Try not to tape the wire inside of the tank - the gasoline may eat it.

37.) Install a grommet in the drilled hole that the wires will pass through, if possible.

38.) Plug the supplied fuel pump wiring pigtail into the fuel pump, and guide the wiring though the drilled hole.

39.) If a grommet was not installed in step 26, apply a large glob of epoxy to the fuel pump wires and the drilled hole. What we are trying to accomplish here is to prevent the wiring from moving around the drilled hole, which could rub the wires bare and perhaps cause a spark. Allow epoxy to dry.

40.) Carefully lower the fuel pump assembly into the fuel tank. Make sure you remember to install the o-ring.

41.) Place the locking ring over the fuel pump coverplate and use the hammer and chisel to tap it clockwise into position.

42.) Using a small flat blade screwdriver, carefully remove the hairpin clip from the fuel line on the input side of the external fuel pump, and disconnect the fuel line. Have rags available, for gasoline will spill out of the fuel line.

43.) Carefully remove the hairpin clip from the fuel line on the output side of the external fuel pump and disconnect the fuel line.

44.) Carefully remove the hairpin clip from the fuel line on the input side of the fuel filter and remove the "S-shaped" fuel line from the vehicle.

45.) Remove the three bolts attaching the external fuel pump to the welded body bracket.

46.) Disconnect the external fuel pump wiring connector and remove the pump from the vehicle. Now would be a great time to change your fuel filter!

47.) Connect the fuel line that used to connect to the input side of the external fuel pump to the input side of the fuel filter. Install one of the three hairpin clips that were removed to lock the fuel line into place.

48.) Work the grommet up from the floorpan where the external fuel pump wiring passes through.

49.) Cut the external fuel pump wiring between the branch point in the wiring harness and the floorpan grommet.

50.) Pull the floorpan grommet off of the wiring.

51.) Thread one of the bolts that once secured the external fuel pump to the welded body bracket into the hole in the floorpan grommet (this will seal the hole that remains from the removed wiring).

52.) Insert the floorpan grommet into the hole in the floorpan.

53.) Cut the external fuel pump ground wire a few inches from the branch point in the wiring harness. Place a piece of electrical tape over the end of the wire - it will not be used anymore.

54.) Use a butt connector to connect the external fuel pump power wire to the 12' length of 12GA red stranded wire.

55.) Carefully run the red wire into into the hatch area. Follow the path of the existing hatch wiring harness as it enters the left side of the car, passes below the rear washer fluid bottle, runs along the rear end of the hatch behind the jack stow bracket, and to the in-tank fuel pump grommet.

56.) Secure the red wire to the existing hatch wiring harness in many places using electrical tape.

57.) Attach a ring terminal to the end of the 12GA black stranded wire.

58.) Remove the screw securing the ring terminal ground to the body below the hatch striker.

59.) Insert the black wire's ring terminal over the existing ring terminal ground below the hatch striker and re-install the screw.

60.) Carefully run the black wire behind the jack stow bracket and to the in-tank fuel pump grommet.

61.) Work the grommet up from the floorpan where the in-tank fuel pump wiring passes through.

62.) Cut the positive wire for the in-tank fuel pump between the grommet and the in-tank fuel pump connector. Do not cut the fuel gauge positive wire or the ground. If you cut the ground your fuel level gauge will no longer function.

63.) Pull the positive wire for the in-tank fuel pump out of the grommet.

64.) Your goal now is to connect the red wire from the fuel pump to the 12GA red wire you ran though the body, and also connect the black wire from the fuel pump to the 12GA black wire you grounded below the hatch striker. Both wires should pass through the floorpan grommet just like the old wiring used to. It is optimal to install a connector somewhere between the fuel pump and the floorpan grommet, but not necessary. I ended up using the old connector for the external fuel pump as the connector for my new fuel pump. This option looks very professional, and is extremely functional.

65.) Tape the red wire and the black wire together from the fuel pump to the connector (if installed), and from the connector (if installed) through the grommet and to the wiring harness branch near the right rear taillamp. Use electrical tape. Note that the grommet can be slid along the wiring to facilitate the continuous application of tape.

66.) Use electrical tape to tape the fuel gauge wiring from the fuel pump to the wiring harness branch near the right rear taillamp.

67.) Insert the floorpan grommet into the hole in the floorpan.

68.) Lift the fuel tank up, allowing the fuel filler tube to enter the tank.

69.) Support the fuel tank with the bucket, box, or other supporting object you used during disassembly.

70.) Connect the pressurized fuel line to the fuel tank and insert the hairpin clip.

71.) Insert the duckbill clip on the return fuel line and connect it ot the fuel tank.

72.) Connect the fuel gauge wiring connector and the fuel tank vent tube.

73.) If necessary, connect the fuel pump wiring connector.

74.) Make sure the fuel tank straps properly pass through the fuel tank shield, raise the shield, fuel tank, and straps, and insert the bolts that retain the fuel tank straps to the body.

75.) Install the six screws that retain the fuel tank shield to the body.

76.) Install the bolt that attaches the fuel filler tube bracket to the fuel tank lip.

77.) Install the three screws that retain the fuel filler tube to the body through the fuel filler door.

78.) Lower the vehicle to the ground.

79.) Install the stowed jack and tire iron.

80.) Install the left rear hatch wall panel, securing it with the three plastic push retainers.

81.) Install the hatch floor cover.

82.) Connect the hatch light wiring to the rear hatch wall panel and install the rear hatch wall panel, securing it with the seven screws.

83.) Install the left rear plastic side shelf, securing it with the screws. You'll have to slide the front edge of the shelf behind the left back seat wall panel.

84.) Connect the two spade terminals that connect to the rear speaker.

85.) Install the left rear seat belt mechanism, securing it with the retaining bolt. Make sure to install the round black spacer between the mechanism and the body, inserting the dowel into the hole in the body. Snap the plastic cover on the seat belt mechanism in place.

86.) Install the left shock bolt cover, securing it with two screws.

87.) Install the left rear side bolster. You may have to carefully bend the retaining tabs at the bottom to faciliate installation.

88.) Install the left rear seat back by installing the four screws (two on each side) that attaches the rear seat back hinges to the rear seat back.

89.) Install the bolt that attaches the rear seat belt receptacles to the floorpan.

90.) Partially fill the fuel tank. Four gallons of fuel should be fine. It is recommended that you don't insert too much fuel, just in case you have to drop the tank again for any reason.

91.) Prior to turning on the engine, you can pressurize the fuel system by turning on the ignition for a few seconds, thereby letting the fuel pump cycle, turning off the ignition, and repeating several times. Or, if you would like, you can simply crank the engine for ~15 seconds until the fuel pressure builds and the engine fires.

92.) Once the engine is running, check underneath the vehicle for fuel leaks.