Here is my problem. Long crank time before 2002 maxima starts. A year and a half ago I had this problem with the engine light on with code for crank sensor. It was the crank sensor wiring, replaced it along with crank sensor, all is good. Now a year and a half later same problem, but no engine codes. My problem was 2 times within a month it took me 3 cranks to start my car and on another occasion in that month I was in a parking spot idling and the car just died on me. So knowing I replaced the crank sensor and wiring a year earlier I thought it might be the fuel pump. I replaced the fuel pump and fuel filter and as soon as I did now it has a long crank on every single start which it didnt do before this. So I replaced spark plugs with OEM NGK platinum and started putting premium in it to no change. So it got way worse after I changed the fuel pump, but it was pretty straight forward, not sure how I could have messed anything up. Replaced with a Delphi fuel pump since OEM ones are $300 plus, and originally a beck and arnley fuel filter. I took the pump and filter back out today and I am replacing fuel filter with an OEM one from Nissan. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Please look at the pics attached.

Pic#1 is fuel pump, and the rubber piece on the right came off old fuel pump, rubber long piece on left came with new one
Pic#2 is what it looked like on old pump
Pic#3 is what the new rubber piece looks like obviously too long. I am assuming the long rubber piece would go in the same spot as the old one, pump came when no instructions obviously. Or does this long rubber piece not go on the fuel pump in that place? Should I just put the old piece on the new one and throw away the long rubber one?

 

long rubber piece doesn't belong there

 

I know it doesnt that why I am asking where does it go or is it not needed, There wasnt a piece like that when I took the old pump out

 

I meant get rid of it, doesn't belong there anywhere