relocating the fuel filter
 

While my engine is out and being rebuilt I would like to re run my fuel line so that the fuel filter is on the firewall (easy to change) however I can't find any sort of bracket for the stock fuel filter. What would you guys use?

The stock location of the fuel filter on the driverside framerail isnt that hard to get to is it? Stock it has it's own bracket and a rubber shock mount also IIRC.

yeah, it has a bracket.... and I've changed mine a couple time with no real problems. I don't know where a better place to put it would be.

well the bracket is no longer existing so it's just kind of dangeling there so I would like to get a bracket for it and put it on the firewall to the right of the upper intake manifold or something. This will clean up my engine bay plus make it extra easy to change the filter. Anyone have a picture of the stock bracket for it? Thanks!

How hard could it be...to make one?

I am thinking....use two hose clamps...a piece of alum. that is about 8" by 1"wide.

Bend it so it has four 90 degree bends in it....drill two holes...mount it...then put your hose clamps on it.

Done :)

James

do you think the stock bracket would work? Because as stupid as this sounds I want this to look factory.

I think the stock location is a PITA to get too. Theres so much fucking grease down there, and its difficult to work, easiest with the car jacked up though.

Personally, I would put it right beside the plenum on an na, bolt it right up to it and have the outlet run right to the primary rail, that is, if your emissions is removed. If your emissions is still in place, I have to admit that the place it resides right now stock, is the best place.

No i've got a turbo and all emissions are gone so I am just going to bolt it to the firewall and run the out going toward the fuel line directly into the fuel rail. should work perfect.

when i cant get some thing to work i go to my two backups... zip-ties and duct tape?

trust me.

Just a thought, wouldnt it be dangerous to have your filter in your engine bay? all that heat, sparks etc near a fuel source?

Surely it isnt hard to jack your car up 1 time every 4-6 months to change a filter.

The fuel filter change interval is 60,000 miles. Even for my daily driver (~12,500 miles a year) that's five years! For those who don't use their cars most days this will be much longer. With the front of the car on ramps the filter is easily accessed. And since it's almost out of sight in the stock location, how is moving it up to the level of the UIM going to clean up your engine bay? :confused:

It's been there for 15+ years, so I doubt it. ;)

You mean 4-6 years right?

Wow, I was getting worried for second

well the 323 gtx has the fuel filter in this location and looks great and actually does help keep the engine bay clean. I'm going to try this and if it works, awesome but if it doesn't I'll put it back in the stock loation, I just think if whatever I'm thinking works then it will look pretty damn good.

How does it help keep the engine bay clean? :confused: I though it just filtered fuel...

If *you* want to relocate the fuel filter, then *you* need to make the decision where the new location to put it!
I don't understand why you're asking us where to put it and how to mount it, cause in the end, it's *your* decision to do so???
We could go around in circles debating this, and it's really a waste of time. :(

Find a good location *you* are happy with.
Move it.
Figure out how to mount it so that *you* are happy with it.
That can't be that hard, can it???


-Ted

lol reted tearing me a new one :) I wasn't asking where to mount it I was mearly asking what you guys would use as a bracket, lol. I descided to buy a mazda trix fuel filter with the bracket and will fab to where I want to put it. NZ, I gotta thank you for making me spit my breakfast out all over my keyboard, haha. It's not that the filter cleans the engine bay it's that it has a nice clean look of having a fuel filter right there and ready to change when you need to. And someone said up above that it gets real grimey and nasty down there etc... and it sucks to change it when you do have to and that is correct. Instead of fighting with it when I do have to change it I would love to just geterdone! :)

FWIW, Mallory and Aeromotive both make very nice and easily mountable EFI filters with replaceable elements. I'm still trying to figure out where to mount mine...

hahah, I wasn't tearing you a new one...if I did, you would've felt it! :D

My point was that we could offer you opinions, but you will probably shoot them down.
So why bother?
The discussion ends up going around in circles. :)

Easiest would be some kinda flat aluminum.
Aluminum is relatively easy to bend and cut.
You just needs a piece that's thick enough to resist bending and warping when installed.
Home Depot usually has flat sheet aluminum that will work, but it's not that cheap.

You can use sheet steel, but this stuff tends to rust. :(
I guess you can always spray paint it???

Canton Mecca has "canister" type fuel filters with replacable filter elements...
http://www.cmfilters.com/fuel.cfm#
It looks like it might fit in the stock bracket???


-Ted

Aaron cake thats what I was thinking about doing but I thought (I probably thought wrong) the aeromotive and Malloy filters where only for stainless steal braided fuel lines? Reted I know you where taking it easy on me I appreciate that :) You at least used some lube this time, haha. Anyways Thats a good Idea using the aluminum from home depot and if the stock bracket doesn't work well I'll move on to fabing one out of aluminum. Thanks again for both ya'lls inputs.

Most of them use NPT fittings, so you can pick up the appropriate nipple from your local plumbing store. Some use AN sizes, in which case you need an AN to nipple fitting (likely available from the same place you got the filter).

oh, very cool! Thanks for the info! If the stock fuel filter and bracket doesn't work then I will go this route!

Ted and NZconvertable, you guys are hilarious. Any dumb ass thread that comes up you guys both scream out "Forum Tornado Attack!" like little digimon characters and just shoot down all idiocy.
















I love it ;)

ok thats not cool, this isn't a dumb ass thread. I was mearly asking peoples oppinion on what people would use for a bracket to mount their fuel fiters. Quit sucking ass newb.

I didnt read all the posts but all I have to say is I have a remote mount oil filter still in the box from Summit Id would sell for $30 plus shipping, just pm me if interested

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