Hey guys my 2000 sr5 5spd 4x4 had a nice little puddle of gasoline waiting for me outside the other morning , rust ate through the tank
so i hunted a got real good deal on a oem one for 75 bux thats still real clean.

any ways i was all set to just go ahead and do the fuel pump ,(preventative maintenance)pickup etc when i called toyota the parts guy more are less told me that our fuel pumps rarely fail and not to worry about it, a oem one will cost about 350

after a quick search on this here forum i saw little to now write ups on fuel pump replacements further giving me hope that i could save said money

so
1)whatcha think shes got 160k and purrs can i skip the pump for now?

2)if i had to do the pump later can i get at it in the cabin or do i have to lower the tank again?

3)what other parts should i replace as far as preventing further dropping of the new gas tank?

thanks!!