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UNLESS you have to drop the gas tank to get at it..

Damn I wish I had known this a couple years ago when my E46 fuel pump left me stranded 🤣😢😢

Or just smack the bottom of the tank

Yea it's bad, but that hammer didn't fix crap.

“Sounds like we’re out of gas let’s extort the fuel pump”

Lmao. Just lean under the car and bang on the tank. You dont have to rip the interior apart to knock a pump. The assembly is gonna be seated against the bottom of the tank and the shock from hitting the tank will do the same as your doing without the extra bs.

Jesus loves you all

Lol, youre half way thru the job. Just replace it now.

It still seemed to take a decade to start even after that beatdown. That pump started NOW, but it really should be making out a will and notifying a next of kin.

Great tip guys! Saved me in a Pantera from being stranded.

I hit mine every morning so she knows what's up

It actually works , my x3 left me stranded after getting food from a restaurant, an hour later i ended up coming across this video and it worked for me 💯

Tapping the Fuel Pump if fitted from the top or Tap the Tank if Pump is fitted from the side has saved me a few times

Ok also

You forgot to mention why the whacking is a bandage to the real problem (a clogged filter simply pushing the plaque around).

Lol this is how mechanics make u come back to them😭🤣

Forgot to check the fuse first 😉

I wish most American cars was this easy to access the fuel pump

Dude has a left over radiator fan from the last job 😆😆😆