[2500 gots soot]

I just bought a 1990 W250 last night and it needs a sending unit. I called the dealership, napa, and a couple salvage yards and can't find one. Does anybody know where to get one from?

Thanks,
Blake

 

[ciamcoop]

Those would've been the places I called. Can you just fix it? I've fixed a few before, not on these trucks so Idk how they're set up, but a lot of times the float either falls off or leaks and fills up with fuel.

 

[2500 gots soot]

The guy i bought it off of smeared silicone over the top of the sending unit because the top was cracked and it still leaked. Is it hard finding parts for these years of trucks?

 

[freedomisntfree]

i got the same problem.... i posted two threads on here with very little reply. Dont know if it is uncommon or just my luck.. check these items out on ebay d250 fuel module items - Get great deals on eBay Motors items on eBay.com! i have yet to see one that specificaly says it for diesel, so i havent bought it ... i want to replace the whole thing and forget about it, since my bed is removed it easier now.

 

[JEEPSTER401]

I just bought one from the dealer and picked it up and put it in of Friday. The dealer can still get all of the parts. It sounds like you need the whole module itself. You can buy parts and pieces to fix one ore buy a complete module. With my discount it still cost $250 for the entire unit. I called several aftermarket stores (NAPA, Autoo Zone, Advanced) and they were not able to get it.

 

[2500 gots soot]

By any chance would you have the part number of the complete fuel module? My dealership still says they can't get one.

 

[wjones]

sometimes i have luck with this place... Mopar Parts for Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep: MoparPartsAmerica
otherwise might be worth it to start calling other dealers.

 

[JEEPSTER401]

By any chance would you have the part number of the complete fuel module? My dealership still says they can't get one.

I will get it and let you know. It is at home and I am at work.

 

[rckbndr]

my local dealer had one in stock, it seemed to be a common item. they told me that it was a common fail item in these trucks and im assuming that the sending unit was used in different applications as well. i also bought a new filler neck doughnut gasket. $65 bucks for the sending unit (cheaper than ebay) they said the used to sell just the module for the level reader (which was the fail part) and you would just rebuild your old one, but now they just sell the whole unit $65 i was expecting it to be way more than that. this was a few months ago, and i will look through my receipts and try to find a part number also for you.......

 

[2500 gots soot]

Thanks guys for all the help if you find that part number it would help me out a bunch. I'm picking up the truck this weekend and was wanting to get the part ordered so I could put it In this weekend and drive it.

 

[JEEPSTER401]

The part number for the whole complete unit is 52018309. The dealer description is Module-F/P

 

[JEEPSTER401]

my local dealer had one in stock, it seemed to be a common item. they told me that it was a common fail item in these trucks and im assuming that the sending unit was used in different applications as well. i also bought a new filler neck doughnut gasket. $65 bucks for the sending unit (cheaper than ebay) they said the used to sell just the module for the level reader (which was the fail part) and you would just rebuild your old one, but now they just sell the whole unit $65 i was expecting it to be way more than that. this was a few months ago, and i will look through my receipts and try to find a part number also for you.......

If you got the entire module for that you definitely got a smoking deal. I am guessing that we are talking about two different parts though. After seeing mine I would be pretty shocked if the entire thing only cost $65. The module comes with everything new.

 

[2500 gots soot]

Thanks for the part number.

 

[freedomisntfree]

Im interested in a picture of the part if you can be so kind to take one when u get it... i just been back and forth with this part and a picture with price would definately clear things up.... thnx

 

[JEEPSTER401]

Im interested in a picture of the part if you can be so kind to take one when u get it... i just been back and forth with this part and a picture with price would definately clear things up.... thnx

I would if it weren't already in the tank and back in the truck. Basically it is the entire white module that goes into your tank. It has the large plastic spanner nut that holds it into the tank. There is the large sealing washer that seals the circumference. It house all of the functions for picking up, filtering and measuring fuel. It is what the fuel sending unit bolts to, or in this case it comes with it. It has the feed and return line on the top as well as the electrical connector that send the fuel level to the instrument cluster. It has a vent on top. I am not sure if this helps. The Chrysler dealer that I go to had a picture in their parts breakdown on their computer. I paid $266 for it out the door.

 

[rckbndr]

Jeepster401, yea your right i guess you bought the whole canister (coffee can sized) unit that had the pickup tube, pickup screen, sender all in one anti slosh container that fits in the tank...yea all i bought was the sending unit that fits in that. it would definatly be a good idea to replace the whole thing but my pockets told me that i can only do the sending unit. ;]

 

[2500 gots soot]

I am still having trouble ordering the fuel module the part# 52018309 is for a 1991 and he said it won't fit my truck and my price is $366.00. The dealer also said dodge discontinued the part in 2001 for the 1990. Is there any differences between the 1990 fuel module and the 1991 fuel module?

 

[JEEPSTER401]

Jeepster401, yea your right i guess you bought the whole canister (coffee can sized) unit that had the pickup tube, pickup screen, sender all in one anti slosh container that fits in the tank...yea all i bought was the sending unit that fits in that. it would definatly be a good idea to replace the whole thing but my pockets told me that i can only do the sending unit. ;]

Ya, I would have bought just the sending unit but when I pulled the tank the bottom of it is full of crap and the filters for the pickup were wasted along with the sending unit, and the whole module was coated with what looked like mold or something from vegi oil or some other king of home brew.

 

[JEEPSTER401]

I am still having trouble ordering the fuel module the part# 52018309 is for a 1991 and he said it won't fit my truck and my price is $366.00. The dealer also said dodge discontinued the part in 2001 for the 1990. Is there any differences between the 1990 fuel module and the 1991 fuel module?[/QUO

I am not sure on that, maybe try another dealer and see what story they give you. It is a Carter part. I am not sure why it would have changed in 1991 they still made N I/C then.

 

[freedomisntfree]

thnx for the info jeepster, did u have any issues with the floater? i read a post where a member installed it facing a different direction and floater would get stuck...