Quote Originally Posted by Bigcol View Post
I have only ever had 2 electric fuel pumps die on me

both times they just stopped working


your wiring on your fuel pump does not need to be insulated, it is sufficient as it is with the plug & insulated wires

you would need air (or a gap in between the connectors) to make the electrical connections spark and then go B A N G
Yes, I realized that, though when you fill the tank at the servo, bit of air can get into the tank via the fill and breather lines. I reckon most possible time a spark from the intank electrical connection can ignite would be the time you fill the tank at the servo. Once we shut the fuel cap, the limited air inside the tank probably limit how for the ignited fire can go.

I still think petrol submerged electrical components are bad ideas. It's bad for two reasons.
Petrol does NOT conduct electricity afaik. So, petrol getting in between the electrical connectors inside the tank can weaken the electrical conductivity of the metal connections(I think). Or the gunk in petrol(the die) can build up inside the electrical plug. The other reason of course is the electrical spark hazard. I'm sure Nissan engineers thought "long and hard" about the second reason. Otherwise we would've heard of petrol tank explosions from intank fuel pumps like RB30 Patrol fuel pump.
It couldn't have been rocket science for Nissan to extend the wire out and make the electrical connection external. Same could've done with the sender as they did with the oil pressure sender. For a fuel pump they ask $800, I think it's well worth to make them far safer and last longer.

I'm leaning more towards drilling a hole on the old intank pump plate and creat a new pickup line for an external pump. Far less headaches that way I reckon.

I'm only wondering right now whether I should use an intank strainer/filer or not.
Using a one would prevent the pump from failing from petrol gunk buildup over time, but also create the added headache of strainer itself getting blocked over time(since it's intank one, it won't be fun to lower the tank again).
NOT using an intank strainer/filter would kill the pump early, but I would still have the choice of just replacing the pump without having getting into the tank one day to replace the strainer.

Any suggestions for an intank strainer mate?

Thanx