8.1L Fuel Pump

[DeanHensler]

Has anyone changed the fuel pump in their 2003ish 8.1L?  Mine is starting to make a noise and I want to replace it as preventative.  Curious what part number is best as I don't want to do this job twice!

 

 

[vucelick]

I have a 2001 8.1L.  My sending unit was acting up so I just replaced the pump and sending unit as an assembly.  I went to napa and bought whatever they had.  Its been in there since 2008 so far.

As a note, Lift the bed instead of dropping the tank, its way easier.

[davester]

When I did the pumps on my truck, I compared the tops of my existing pumps with new ones on rockauto, so it had the same number and orientation of connectors on top.  I have a cab&chassis with a wood deck that I can pull up the boards to have a look and work on them, so it was easy for me to look at them.  You might be able to reach up with your phone and take some pics or a video of the pump from underneath the truck...