Okay, today I switched out my stock fuel pump with the Walbro fuel pump. It was a little more difficult to do than I thought especially since I'm no master mechanic and this definitely proves it.

As I was putting everything back I was tightening the bolts down to the pump assembly. Well I tightened one of the bolts down way too tight and it snapped completely off.

My stupid question is this. Do I need to be concerned about this or will the remaining bolts (I think there is 5) secure it enough to keep a good seal?

Thanks for you response.

 

.....leave it to NWE to do this.....i dont think its really a vacume seal ther...u should be fine w/ the 5 others...all that does is keep the fuel pump steady. if ur really worried get some RTB gasket maker and seal it shut....

 

lol...what can I say. Thanks.

 

Uhhh...that sucks . Personally, I would definately do it right and fix it. If your car was a beater Honda Civic or something I would say don't worry about it.

 

Go and buy a screw extractor set and remove the broken bolt. It may seal, but the best thing to do is remove the broken bolt.

 

yeah what they said also...but untill u can do that it should be fine...if you bought the RRM turbo kit and read the instructions it tells you not to TQ the screws on tight

 

I think you're ok for the time being, but I'd get it fixed as well. Little things like that add up, and next thing you know you'll have some odd problem due to a simple install problem that nobody thought of. I'd fix it in the near future, but not worry to much about it.

 

either extract it or seal it up.. eventully gas will find its way out.. esp on a hot day with a full tank..you must have really cranked that bolt to snap..

 

Funny thing is that it didn't even feel like I was tightening it, then all of a sudden...SNAP!

 

Looks like I'm off to the store to get one tomorrow...

How is that bolt in there anyway? I know the nut scews right on top of it but the bolt itself, is it welded on or something?