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Got a friend with a chevy corsica, 4 cyl, 1996, EFI.

the fuel pump in the tank is bad (so says the dealer) and i got elected to change it. Lucky me.

Anyone know if the tank has to come out or is there an access hole in the trunk or under the back seat?

Thanks for any input on this...

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Trivia we may care about in 40 years...or not

-The Chevrolet Corsica was the first American car to be equipped with daytime running lights as standard equipment.


-The Chevrolet Corsica was at one time the hottest-selling GM car in China.


-At the height of its popularity, the Corsica outsold all other cars in the Chevrolet lineup except the Cavalier.

-A little-known twin of the Corsica is the Pontiac Tempest, which is identical to the Corsica with the exception of a slightly different front grille; all of which were sold in Canada.

-Over the years, the Corsica has been offered in sedan and hatchback formats, and in 4 trim levels: base, LT, LTZ and the somewhat rare XT, which offered leather interior!

-The Corsica was designed as a 4-door version of the Chevrolet Beretta, but it is actually shorter than the Beretta by a few inches. Its powertrain and chassis are descendants of those of the Chevrolet Citation.

I did the fuel pump in a smilarly yeared Ford Tempo, that was a pain in the ass without a lift. No, I doubt you can get to it through the trunk.

I worked at a nissan dealer, and many of those cars can be got to from int he trunk or under the back seat. I can hope, right?

We have no lift...jack stands, floor jacks and beer. I don't expect it to be fun. car is low mileage, but rusty underneath.

Hate to ruin your day, but you have to drop the tank to replace the pump. If my database is correct, you can buy the pump alone for 1/4 the price of a pump/sending unit assembly. Flate rate time pays 1.9 HRS, so in the driveway, I'd figuire it's a 4 hour job.

i think basically that the chevy lumina i have would be the same, i changed it, its not bad just sucks without a lift, jack it up as high as u can, take off ur straps, lines on the top are connected and drop the tank, it has to come off though or u wont be changing anything. i would say with beer, 6 hours, busting ur ass, 2 1/2. yeah beer does sound better

got the pump from advance autoparts, included sender and everything, $260. Total time, about 1.5 hours,including washing our hands and putting away the tools, and that included pulling hte back seat - just to be sure. The return line on teh GM pump was a quick connect, the generaic pump was hose, so we had to make a modification there.

Not a bad job at all. better yet, it fixed the problem!