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Tiny
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  • 1998 FORD TAURUS
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  • 187,578 MILES
I just changed the fuel pump assembly and the actual fuel pump has a different kind of connection but the assembly was the same connecting. It is not working is this because the fuel pump itself was different?
Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 AT 11:10 AM

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Tiny
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Good afternoon.

The connectors must be the same in order to work. Was there a kit to change the connector in the box?

What brand and part number did you get for the pump so I can look it up?

Roy
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Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 AT 11:43 AM
Tiny
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I pulled it out of a vehicle same year at a salvage yard.
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Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 AT 12:21 PM
Tiny
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Okay, using a junkyard part is not a good idea for this. They sit for a long time and in that time they may become seized.

The difference is the connector and the reason is due to the engine type.

Can you post a picture of the connector you have and the connector on the harness?

Roy
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Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 AT 12:45 PM
Tiny
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The is a picture of the old pump I still have to drop the tank but the only one does not have the prongs it just has a plastic push connection and the electrical connectors is the same on both even same middle number.
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Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 AT 12:59 PM
Tiny
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*Sorry model number.
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Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 AT 1:02 PM
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Can you tell me the eighth digit in your VIN number?
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Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 AT 1:02 PM
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It is a U.
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Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 AT 1:04 PM
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Okay, you have the wrong pump.

Below is a link to rock auto. They sell just the pump.

Roy

https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/ford,2003,taurus,3.0l+v6+ohv,1415214,fuel+&+air,fuel+pump,6256
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Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 AT 1:07 PM
Tiny
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Okay now my problem is the original assembly is no longer complete and the link says 2003 but mines a 1998.
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Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 AT 1:23 PM
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Okay, sorry, my mistake.

Check this.

Roy

https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/ford,1998,taurus,3.0l+v6+ohv,1304604,fuel+&+air,fuel+pump+&+housing+assembly,10147
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Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 AT 1:30 PM
Tiny
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Oh I think I get it, the pump itself has the same connection as the one I have that is wrong. So this new one will work for this engine?
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Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 AT 1:31 PM
Tiny
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Alright so I have looked up the pump itself and the ones I see on the rock auto site all have the same connection on the top as the one I currently have installed and not like the old one in the photo I sent with the two prongs. So is it still different, and if so can I use the current assembly which had the single connection fitting.
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Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 AT 1:41 PM
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If the lines will reach and the electrical is the same, try it. Hook it up and before you bolt up the tank try it and see.

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Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 AT 1:45 PM
Tiny
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Okay maybe I need to reword my original inquiry.
I pulled a fuel pump, assembly and all, from a 1998 Ford Taurus and installed it in a 9198 Ford Taurus. I noticed that the top of the fuel pump itself has a different connection one has two prongs the other has a single plastic push in one. But the rest of the assembly is identical and all hoses and lines and electric connectors connect fine. I tested the pump and heard it working before I installed it but now that it is in I get nothing. I just want to know if I have a non-compatible pump in or if it could be something else before dropping this tank for the fourth time.
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Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 AT 1:59 PM
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By prongs do you mean the electrical connections or the hose connections?

If it worked outside, were you hooked up to the car harness or an external source?

Roy
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Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 AT 2:08 PM
Tiny
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By prongs I mean the electrical connectors on the fuel pump. And I tested it by putting wires on my car battery then carefully touching them to the ground and hot points in the electrical connector in this picture.
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Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 AT 2:26 PM
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Okay, what does the car harness connector look like?

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Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 AT 2:42 PM
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It is this.
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Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 AT 2:50 PM
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That is which pump?

I need a picture of what the fuel pumps plug to.

Roy
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Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 AT 2:53 PM

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