Betty the Black E21 BMW 320i

[Senor_Taylor]

Most of my parts came in so I started working on it. I installed the new external fuel pump and fuel filter and removed the in tank pump which was beyond dead. It looked like something out of the titanic. The inside of the tank doesn't look terrible so I'm just moving forward without cleaning it for now. I jumped the relay for the fuel pump and poured fuel in the line that feeds it. I ended up getting fuel to flow to the distribution block, but not enough pressure due to a leak from a hole I punched in the hard lines. I JB welded that line and I'll slide a hose over it to reinforce.


Next step after getting fuel pressure in the distribution block is to ensure that it's reaching the right PSI to then feed the injectors. This involves a vane disc that is in inside the continuous injection unit that I should be able to lift by hand to simulate increased air flow. For some reason, I have high hopes that everything will be fine since it doesn't seem like anything past the fuel pumps sat with any old fuel in them.