where is the fuel filter located on the 2nd gen rx-7?

 

i was told engine side middle ish on right on/by the firewall, if you find it tell me i havent had time to get at it

 

Kinda below the brake master on the driverside framerail

 

I'll see if I can get at the little bugger. Thanks guys.

 

hey man, you have to depressureize your fuel system b4 you mess with that...

 

Its under the car by the drivers door. Like a few a foot or 2 under the car. It is a small black cylinder with a hose coming out of each end.

 

how do you depressurise the fuel system?

 

If you don't have a fuel cut switch, yank the EGI fuse while its idling and let it die.

 

I didn't depressure mine when I changed my car and hardly any fuel came out.

 

Your injectors must be shot then.

 

Yup, I didnt depressurize (cause I was a dumbass) and got my hair full of fuel as a result. Make sure to depressurize!

 

It was in my NA and my car never flooded except when it sat for about 6 months straight and ran good when it ran, lol.

 

MaTeZZ got to taste some fuel when he was changing fuel filter ;o)))

 

Anyone know if the bolts and bracket are included with a new filter? mine are kinda grungy.

Cory

 

scathcart

 

Which one? The 100 micron ss mesh canister pre-pump filter or the 10 micron paper canister filter after the pump?
I'm special!

Sean

 

Sean, did you get the pm?

 

Wrong, that won't work! If you pull the EGI fuse the injectors stop working, so pressure remains in the system.
You need to unplug the fuel pump plug under the rear carpet while the engine's running so fuel keeps flowing through the injectors until the engine starves and dies.

 

you rang?

 

yeah, replied too, check it out.

 

Do it the ghetto way and put some vice grips on the fuel line

 

hayes said just to unscrew the gas cap, i still got an ear full full of but i kept the line on the filter loosley until i got both ends off, it wasn't too bad

 

That's to relieve any pressure in the fuel tank, not the fuel lines!

 

I replaced my fuel filter like 2 weeks ago. The filter does not come with the bracket. Just use the same one and clean it off with some WD40, some of the paint will probably come off while cleaning it but, no big deal you can hardly see it from the engine bay. Since it sits almost directly under your brake master cylinder it's bound to get dripped on and look like ka-ka. Un-Plug the connection to your fuel pump like everyone has said near the base of the drivers side speaker tower under the carpet, while the car is running. Jack the car up and use jack stands for safety. I found it easier to remove the bracket with the filter still attached and then work on it. Make sure you have some rags cause that filter is going to be full of gas. You still may have gas coming out of the fuel line so vice grips will help. The filters have grooves on them so make sure they match up in the bracket or else you'll have trouble tightening the bracket around the new filter. And most importantly install the filter correctly with the "in" facing down toward the gas tank.

 

if i smell gas while driving could that be the fuel filter? I checked the fuel rail and puls. damper, no leaks and everything seems good. Sometimes the gas smell is so strong that my eyes begin to water. thx in advance