Fuel pump location

1997 MERCEDES BENZ E320
244,000 MILES • 3.4L • 6 CYL • RWD • AUTOMATIC
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JOHN LEWIS2
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Looking for secondary location for fuel pump and filter. It is not under car near rear differential.
Oct 15, 2017 at 9:00 AM
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It looks like the car has one fuel pump located on the differential cage in the center, here is where the book says it is (below)

You will need to jack then car up to get a look at it .

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/jack-up-and-lift-your-car-safely

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-a-fuel-pump-works

Please let us know what happens.

Cheers, Ken
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