How to replace your Renault fuel pump!

eBay sourced fuel pump assembly fitting for Renault.
Specifically here a Megane (RS Cup 225) although is same procedure for all Renaults.

[manic_tinkerer]

I have to go do this job on a 2013 Clio IV 1.5 dci shortly, and was scouting youtube for pump removal vids in case I was doing things the hard way (and it seems I'm not) and if you think this one is awkward, on the IV they made that access hole smaller than the pump, so all you can do is unplug the fuel pump wiring from above. Then you have to drain the tank, remove the rear arch liners, rear wheels off, handbrake cables, exhaust off to one side, all the lines & wiring to the tank and drop the tank downwards to get access to replace the pump itself. If it was a landrover or something I'd just cut the hole in the floorpan bigger, but apparently that's not the done thing on the wife's car.
On a different job on the little turd I had to take off the FAP/Cat & turbo to have it cleaned after turbo failure, and you have to take off the front subframe, steering balljoints, steering rack, anti-roll bar, undertray & plastics etc and take the FAP out below as its too big to get out the space otherwise. For the turbo there's so many pain the arse brackets and fittings jammed between the motor and firewall I gave up and pulled the motor (which involves removing everything forward of the strut towers too) and put one in a lower mileage one from a breakers in so I never have to touch it again. Next time it goes properly wrong its getting repaired by the being doused in petrol and torched method.
Its like Renault looked at the Clio3 and thought "How can we enshittify this more for mechanics". The Clio IV phase2 (2014 onwards) revised the FAP & turbo so you dont have to remove half the car to deal with a failed turbo though, probably was too much enshittifaction even for Renault concessionaires.

[MrTumbleweed]

Handy little video. Got to change the pump on my 2.0l Laguna so this helps a lot 👍

[theblytonian]

Renault dealers have a special specific tool to remove that fuel pump lockring. There's a German Renault dealer vid which illustrates its removal with it.

[wintersun]

what was the inside of the tank like? Any debris or water from condensation? Did you replace the fuel filter?

[stonedgefish]

Can you please detail the symptoms of the car that pointed to failure of the fuel pump?

[jacksepia]

Hi Simon Smith i see two plugs on your sender pump, one is electric power for your sender but you know what is for the other plug wire?

[jaylad]

Hi Simon, my clio is having an issue where the car won’t start, hitting the pump from under the seat with a spanner would usually get the car starting but now that method no longer works at all, I’m conscious that a fuel pump swap would be the answer, would you say so too ? Any help would be great, I am considering purchasing a pump and doing it myself thanks to the help of this video . Just hoping/wondering if you reckon a swap of pumps will likely fix it. Thanks J

[mihaijuravle]

On my megane 2 when i removed the pump to check if it works it doesnt show the the fuel left in the tank. Its was stuck on zero and after i readjusted it shows me the tank is half full but it reality is full.

[danieduplooy]

How do i get toe the pipe se play to the tank cot leck a tank to wards tank

[joeplus]

Watching all your vids now. Having some similar issues you were having.

The return fuel line comes from the fuel filter. The cup has a fuel filter and the R26 not. Also note the arrows on the pump assembly shows the fuel out line :)

Another tip, to prime pump. Insert card, hold start button in for ten seconds(make sure your in no start mode e.g. no clutch in or brake plus neutral). The ignition will switch on and prime the pump.

[ssdivizion]

Why did you need to change this fuel pump?
My car, for example, has a problem when it goes up a hill, it loses power and someone tells me that it is possible that the problem is in the fuel pump, in the city and on low speeds there is no problem

[mreillycfc]

Great vid mate really helped me out 👌 the only thing I did different after watching was with the use of the removal tool . I only used two sides instead of the three and found it was a better grip 👍

[skylineXpert]

I got a problem with my Twingo II
It coughs a bit when i drive 30 in 3rd or 4th and 70 in 5th.
It happened last year In 2019 and now its annoying.

Fuel gauge says 1/2 when i consumed 30 litres, according to the onboard measure for consumption and that matches when i refuel. So Its not that unreliable.

It has been doing a lot of short runs. So I expect gunk.

But my backyard guy (If you knew what the dealership charged) Is OK with me buying spare parts.

[Dinner]

what was the reason for the new pump? are you still having starting issues?

[sphindiwezulu]

My red n green connections seems to be too tight, I just cannot get them off.

[EverythingAboutWheels]

does the seal (the black rubber one) go in bw the tank and the fuel gauge or over the fuel gauge under the cap?

[verybigkittens]

impossible to do this from inside the car under the rear seat. hole under seat is conveniently offset from the petrol pump, so will have to lower the tank. God knows why it was done like this.

[yvetteyirebatiabem]

Why has renault made it so hard to remove this thing

[SureshBabu-iumm]

Great vedio on this typical pump fixing. Specially ring fixing back, for my car mechanic gone mad 3 hours to keep that black ring in renalut fluence BUT STILL NOT FIXED AND LOKKING TO GO SHOWROOM. it very dificult to sit on threads. very conjusted place to work. my hand and mechanic hand cutted with metal sharp edges. very bad designe renault fluence. but important you have not shown how you fixed the black cap ring. REMAINING ALL ARE EASY TO OPEN AND FIXING BACK