It is being installed by Canadian Tire which is notorious for their part-time teenage "mechanics" and low quality of service. It was not my choice but the car was under a purchase warranty so I didn't get to choose. Curious as to what things I should look out for when I get it back in case they forget something or screw up something else. I definitely don't want to get stranded again like I was when the pump originally failed.
Welp heres my 2cents
Check the gas tank straps, and fuel lines.
Not that it would be the mechanic's fault, just general rust wear on things that don't like being touched. One strap on each of mine was rusted to the point i didn't even know how they were holding the tank in. (did 1 gas tank, and 1 fuel pump.)
The fuel lines, you want to look at from say the drivers door back. they're held to the underbody by plastic clips that hold all the lines together, you need to unhook them when you drop the tank, and because the clips catch/hold water that you pickup from the road(im assuming), the lines are more likely to leak there after they've been jostled around and disconnected. I had to flare in a 6 inch piece on my pressure line on one, and I just flared/ran a line from in front of the door almost to the rear wheel where it curves up and around on the other one. If it leaks anywhere else i'm going to have somebody else do it or try to look into a roll of braided flexible fuel line I saw somewhere one time, which I imagine is ridiculously expensive, but will probably never need changed again and be easier to work with.
Like I said, those aren't things to really blame the mechanic for. lol and if your mechanics are anything like ours(US), theyre going to call you in the a.m. and want to run full lines if they find a leak or even think the line isnt in great shape and hit you with a nice fat bill. But unless you can run them yourself, id just let them do it and not argue, because those particular issues are at SOME point unavoidable(unless you undercoated them with the car withing the first couple years) and bending them to run them the whole way from the rail to the tank sucks major ass, and that is the correct way to fix it.
If it were me, i'd be more pissed if they gave it back leaking, or knowing it was in bad enough shape to develop one and didn't say anything.(Thats any problem really though. I hate it when they 'slide me through' on inspection lol.) I'm a somewhat of a safety nut.
well its pretty straightforward, its either going to run or not, or leak or not
make sure they replace the fuel filter
warranty of the pump wont be recognized if its not replaced
-96 cavalier 2.2 auto 143k miles
