2004 R1150R fuel pump removal

Hello, I am trying to change the fuel pump on my bike. I have removed it out of the tank, the fuel pump is held in by a type of plastic retainer system, has anyone else ran into this? Is there a special tool to open this to remove the fuel pump cartridge? Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Hi Tundra,

I believe, once you remove the attached fuel hose it is a simple friction fit and/or a simple retaining clip you can remove without any tools. The fuel filter (sock) is also a friction fit that should just pop off.

Thanks for the reply Claudio, that is what I thought as well, it sits in the metal housing it has a plastic sleeve that has tabs on it, I spread those tabs and the cartridge will not budge. I even grabbed it with channel locks and it still didn't budge. I will keep plugging away at it.

Give it a bit of heat but NOT with flame/spark or a heat gun....different technique needed of course.

Assuming the unit is off the bike, just heat up some water in a kettle and pour it over the jammed up up bits...that should free it up I think. It will also make things more malleable and less prone to breaking. I had a similar issue with an F800 pump once (similar housing concept) and this worked well. Just be sure you aren't getting water into the pump if you still need it.

So I did get it loose the other evening, it had rust in the base of it. I put pb blaster on it let it sit all night and it did come apart.

Glad to hear it. Out of curiosity, which pump brand you replacing it with. I used one sourced from Euromoto Electrics and its been rock solid.

Whilst it's all sitting on the bench, rather than inside the tank, you might as well renew the little U-shaped tube at the same time as you renew the pump AND the fuel filter ( Mahle brand ).

Remember, the Greedy Berlin Pig only guarantees the rubber components on its vehicles for a mere five years. That's so they can see you coming for another wallet-opening session when you want some new ones.

BMW = Bring More Wallet.

I dread to think how much the dealerships will make out of those unfortunate riders who've been tempted to buy the latest models. With all that fantastically-complicated electronic wizardy. Just think of the cost of maintenance / parts renewal when it all starts to go tits-up.

With BMW shop labour rates at 200 snoojits / hour.......

Claudio and Alan , I purchased the fuel pump on amazon(had good reviews) it is a Quantum from www.high fuel.com I also purchased some fuel line equipment from beemerboneyard . I am not sure how folks are suppose to replace the in tank vent lines??? Hopefully I will have time to work on it next week and get it all sorted out.