Fuel filter change comments.
04-10-05, 04:32 PM
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Fuel filter change comments.
so i did the fuel filter change this weekend and it was a snap only took an hour...as for plugging the lines i used a wooden dowel a little larger than the fuel lineand that seemed to work fine also u can use a yellow electrical connector that you would use for household electrical....and OMG gas in ur armpit hurts like a ****...well other than that not tooo bad just a PITA to get to...
04-10-05, 11:55 PM
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You can also relocate it to the engine bay. Fuel flow keeps it cool. I have never had vapor problems, and fuel filter cleaning takes ~15 minutes with no fuel spilled, no crawling under the car. I clean mine every other oil change, you wouldn't BELIEVE the crap that comes off. Dirty as hell, man! No wonder the injectors clog... I run the K&N small billet style filter. Larger unit would make sense for the aftermarket high flow boys (mostly stock here...).
04-11-05, 12:53 AM
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ya i agree please post some pics of that setup in the engine bay....how do u clean the filter also....would be interested in that also....and did u just put a connector between the 2 hoses where the filter was..and then tap it up in the engine bay
04-11-05, 01:30 AM
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don't race, don't need to
I'll have to dig for the pic, and it's prolly been loaded on before, so more digging...
I used the curved S shaped hose to take the place of the filter. The hose is right there, though that damn pumpkin makes it hard to get to. That's why I moved the thing.
To clean the filter, which is a 10 micron or so wire mesh, I soak it in Techroline fuel system cleaner in a glass jar with a TIGHT lid for a couple days (I have two filters, they're just metal discs, so I just swap them and then clean the other after a few days), then go after it with a toothbrush in a little dish with more of the Techroline. Cleans right up (even checked it under a microscope to be sure... I'm so wierd!), flows great afterward. I can usually feel when it's getting dirty.. the engine starts to feel less rev happy. Kind of like a spark plug change. Anyway, I have pics of the filter mounted, and the filter element before cleaning... I'll try and get them up tonight. I don't have any pics of the bypass over the differential, but it isn't hard. I will say that I just recently replaced my diff bushings, and dropped the diff the two or three inches possible when you un bolt it from the subframe. I had lots of room to see the filter bypass I did, and it would have made the process MUCH MUCH easier. It isn't hard at all to drop the diff down so the axles rest on the bump stops.. jimlab did a write up int he suspension section. A couple pics soon then...
I used the curved S shaped hose to take the place of the filter. The hose is right there, though that damn pumpkin makes it hard to get to. That's why I moved the thing.
To clean the filter, which is a 10 micron or so wire mesh, I soak it in Techroline fuel system cleaner in a glass jar with a TIGHT lid for a couple days (I have two filters, they're just metal discs, so I just swap them and then clean the other after a few days), then go after it with a toothbrush in a little dish with more of the Techroline. Cleans right up (even checked it under a microscope to be sure... I'm so wierd!), flows great afterward. I can usually feel when it's getting dirty.. the engine starts to feel less rev happy. Kind of like a spark plug change. Anyway, I have pics of the filter mounted, and the filter element before cleaning... I'll try and get them up tonight. I don't have any pics of the bypass over the differential, but it isn't hard. I will say that I just recently replaced my diff bushings, and dropped the diff the two or three inches possible when you un bolt it from the subframe. I had lots of room to see the filter bypass I did, and it would have made the process MUCH MUCH easier. It isn't hard at all to drop the diff down so the axles rest on the bump stops.. jimlab did a write up int he suspension section. A couple pics soon then...
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