Fuel filter replacement
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Great job!!.. set about doing this last night... Got the rear jacked up so I could get under... but where is it??... tucked right up above the diff on the passenger side thats where!... with a nut and bolt you can't get on (obviously a lock nut as well)and threads rusted so it would not turn etc... eventualy managed with a ratchet spanner and sockett by turning about 1/5 turn per go... the bolt is about a mile long also so took ages!!... then you can't get the old filter out as it hit's the frame work!!...
Amyone re-located this thing??.. why's it in such a stupid place when the pump is right down by the wheel and easy to get at.... Job took abouit 2 hours all in... not a long time I know but do it on my other car would take 5 mins... crackers!!
Amyone re-located this thing??.. why's it in such a stupid place when the pump is right down by the wheel and easy to get at.... Job took abouit 2 hours all in... not a long time I know but do it on my other car would take 5 mins... crackers!!
The trick is not to make the filter more accessible but the bolt. Once released from its clamp the filter is easy enough to remove. A bit fiddly I know but not too bad.
I’ve picked up an allergic reaction to petrol from getting sprayed all over my arms by the stuff and not cleaning it off immediately. It’s a bit unsightly and very uncomfortable but not serious. However, rather than run the risk of starting it all off again I get a garage to do it. I’ve had it done before an MoT, together with headlight adjustment check and timing, and they didn’t charge for fitting, just the cost of the filter. Mind you, my car failed on the handbrake.
I’ve picked up an allergic reaction to petrol from getting sprayed all over my arms by the stuff and not cleaning it off immediately. It’s a bit unsightly and very uncomfortable but not serious. However, rather than run the risk of starting it all off again I get a garage to do it. I’ve had it done before an MoT, together with headlight adjustment check and timing, and they didn’t charge for fitting, just the cost of the filter. Mind you, my car failed on the handbrake.
Pull the fuel relay or pump connector and run the engine before you start. Quick & easy way to reduce some of the fuel pressure for quite a few operations. If renewing the fuel pipes I like to have a join after the fuel pump so you can disconnect the joint and the pump hose sections to drain down the filter. Every little bit of help & comfort you can get is essential doing that job 
Always change the filter if you have the wishbones off
and even consider it if the driveshaft is out - don't even think twice about it if the diff is out 
Always change the filter if you have the wishbones off
and even consider it if the driveshaft is out - don't even think twice about it if the diff is out Gassing Station | Griffith | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff