for taking the longest time that is. I started replacing my VP44 yesterday at 9am and finished at 7pm (taking an hour for lunch). Now I took my time and ran into a few snags like ripping the intake gasket which took me a while to clean up but all in all it went well. I was not aware there were two intake gaskets so I was relieved I only ripped one of them since I had only purchased one replacement. I also replaced my cam sensor but that only took a minute or two with the pump removed.

So put me down for a 9 hour install.

Thanks to everyone for their help and advice and encouragement.

 

Its good not to rush....
So now that you have done it, how long do you think it would take if you had to do it again?

 

8 1/2 . No seriously probably 4-5. I spent a lot of time figuring out what had to be removed, relocated, etc. I ended up not taking the back injectors off. I had enough room to remove/reinstall the vp44 just by holding them out of the way. The darn stock low pressure feed and return lines were in the way the most. I took the feed line loose at the rubber hose to have more room and when I went to prime the system had one heck of a leak where the hose met the metal line. Good thing I had some worm clamps handy to stop the leak. I was really surprised at how easy priming the system was. I only had to cycle the fuel pump 3 times to have diesel coming out the open injector lines. Then it fired right up and ran sluggish for about 30-45 seconds and smoothed out.

 

Great...if you're in the area stop by I think mine is on it's way out. Of course free beverages and some steak when you're done. Not sure where you're located but nice weather here also.

 

LOL i really am not looking forward to replacing my VP. i hope mine lives forever

 

magic 8 ball says its in the near future

 

Well now I know what I'm in for...as soon as I get the money, till then it's dead pedal. And I high-tacked my intake gaskets on when I did my grid heater, so tack on an extra hour for me cleanin them off, haha.

 

I rode around with dead pedal for over a year. It was getting to the point where I had dead pedal almost all the time. The only code ever set was the P0216 code. I think it was about to go out any day and leave me beside the road.

 

Congratulations!!! I'm getting ready to do the same thing in a few weeks. My truck has had the P0216 code for six months now and the dead pedal issue is happening more frequently. This is the only DTC I've seen other than a P1693.

 

When you first remove the nut and washer off the front of the pump take a look with a mirror to see how the key should look in the keyway when you put the new pump on. To make the key easier to see in the keyway, you might try painting the tip of the new key with a bright color paint. I did not do this but remember someone else on the forum making this suggestion.

 

Just wondering, do the Check Engine light come on when you get the P1693 DTC?

 

My check engine light never came on.