I got the idea of changing my fuel filter out because it hadn't been done since I have had my car.(About 4 years) I thought I would just let everyone know what to expect!
First Remove the fuel pump fuse #11 and let the car run until it stalls out. This gets all the fuel out of the lines. Well most of it.
Second, there is a plastic shroud think that protects the fuel filter and exposed lines from flying stuff, I assume. There are 2 nuts to remove under the cab of the car and one screw near the outside of the car that goes between the metal fuel lines that go to the engine. I couldn't get the screw that was between the fuel lines out, it must have been rusted in or something so I just rotated the plastice shroud out so it stuck out the side of the car and was out of the way. You also may have to jack up your car. I did!
I used a large oil drain pan to catch fuel that was still in the lines for when I removed the fuel filter. I removed the Q clamp that holds the filter in place then I removed the Q clamp that holds the fuel line to the input side of the fuel filter. This will be the side that faces the outside of the car. Fuel started coming out of the line so I let it drain for a second then I put a piece of towel over the end of the line and it stopped drainning. I then let the extra fuel from the filter flow into the drain pan. IT was taking a while so I used the plastic stops that came on the ends of my new fuel filter to stop the flow. I then undid the Q clamp on the output end of the filter and pulled the filter off the fuel line.
When I pulled the old fuel filter out I noticed that it was the original fuel filter that came with the car. Or so I think. It said made in W Germany on the side. I assume that meant West Germany and being that my car is a 1988 when there was still an East and West I think it is the original fuel filter. That filter has been through 170k miles worth of fuel!!!
Putting the fuel filter back on is the reverse of taking it off. IT is really easy to put back on, the lines slid right over the ends of the new filter and I was in business. Hope this helps anyone!
First Remove the fuel pump fuse #11 and let the car run until it stalls out. This gets all the fuel out of the lines. Well most of it.
Second, there is a plastic shroud think that protects the fuel filter and exposed lines from flying stuff, I assume. There are 2 nuts to remove under the cab of the car and one screw near the outside of the car that goes between the metal fuel lines that go to the engine. I couldn't get the screw that was between the fuel lines out, it must have been rusted in or something so I just rotated the plastice shroud out so it stuck out the side of the car and was out of the way. You also may have to jack up your car. I did!
I used a large oil drain pan to catch fuel that was still in the lines for when I removed the fuel filter. I removed the Q clamp that holds the filter in place then I removed the Q clamp that holds the fuel line to the input side of the fuel filter. This will be the side that faces the outside of the car. Fuel started coming out of the line so I let it drain for a second then I put a piece of towel over the end of the line and it stopped drainning. I then let the extra fuel from the filter flow into the drain pan. IT was taking a while so I used the plastic stops that came on the ends of my new fuel filter to stop the flow. I then undid the Q clamp on the output end of the filter and pulled the filter off the fuel line.
When I pulled the old fuel filter out I noticed that it was the original fuel filter that came with the car. Or so I think. It said made in W Germany on the side. I assume that meant West Germany and being that my car is a 1988 when there was still an East and West I think it is the original fuel filter. That filter has been through 170k miles worth of fuel!!!
Putting the fuel filter back on is the reverse of taking it off. IT is really easy to put back on, the lines slid right over the ends of the new filter and I was in business. Hope this helps anyone!
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