Consider I have changed one before ok. About how long does it take to change the fuel filter. I've read other posts on how, and It's pretty much only one way to do it. I was just wondering how long it took some of you guys the first time you did it. I'm not too mechanically inclined but I found the plugs to be a breeze to do and the pcv vaulve was pretty easy. Thanks...

 

5 min.. if u still have a stock intake it is hard to get in there.. but i also have small hands..

 

Yeah small hands would sure come in handy..So should I take the intake off to get to it better?

 

Take the intake off to give yourself move room. Slide the hose clamp off and use a pair of pliers to hold the hose while you twist the filter back and forth. It's in a tight spot, but it comes out easily. Apply some oil to the new filter so the hoses slide on nice and easy.

 

took me about 10 minutes. Not hard to do, just make sure you relieve the fuel pressure first.

 

Ok "Pep Boys"...I mean how long might it take someone that have never done it before take. I mean it looks pretty simple, but I've heard the horry stories...Well ready or not, I'm not giving some shop $75 to do it. I have comfidence in meself

 

Good luck with it. It took me a good hour i think. Thats just cuz i suck. That was to get the old one off, and the new one on. I wont go into details about the rest of my "adventure". It shouldnt take you "THAT" long. Have fun scraping your hands up.

 

i've tried this twice in the cold and gave up both times and was left with bloody hands seeing that i got abs in the way.. i can get the screws loose but i cant position myself right so that i can pull the hose off.. i think its stuck on there and i dont wanna pull and elongate the hose.. i decided to wait till it gets a little warmer and then dedicate some real effort and time to this.. this is the only thing left to do on my 60,000 mi tune-up.. hopefully after this ill get better mpg cuz 240 on a tank with gas prices at almost $2 is hurtin my pockets..

 

it's quite easy if you have a CAI and take it off... Tho the last person that changed my fuel filter screwed up royally and put in the screw wrong. Took me forever and a half to fix that tho. NOT fun to leak a gallon of fuel (or so it seemed) all over the engine bay...

 

The hardest part is getting the damn hoses off. For all the ten minute guys.....I would like to know if they had witnesses. Especially with ABS, getting a good grip is a b!tch.

Dave

 

Directions:
1. If you have stock intake, or HAI, remove it.
2. Get a plastic bag, and fill with 1/2 a roll of paper towels. Place bagin engine bay, so it's right under the filter.
3. Remove top hose, and place filter into bag, and point hose into bag.
4. With filter in the bag, remove bottom hose, and leave bottom hose in the bag.
5. Put new filter in, attach bottom hose, then, top hose, tighten everything.
6. Remove bag from engine bay, put off to the side.
7. Replace intake(if removed)

Disposal:
1. Take bag (filled with filter and gas-soaked towels), and light on fire.
2. Throw onto d1ckhead neighbor's lawn.
3. Watch grass and leaves catch fire.
4. Watch fire grow.
5. Watch house catch on fire.
6. Watch d1ckhead neighbor return home to find house on fire. Laugh.
7. Watch d1ckhead neighbor try to rescue photos and precious family heirlooms from home.
8. Watch him/her fail.
9. Laugh.
10. Go inside, make some nachos, and watch TV.

 

11. Wait for fire department and cops to show up and arrest yo A@@ for arson...lol...Thanks for the tips..I'm going to tackle it after work today or tomorrow....

 

I have to say that it really depends. I've pulled the hose 3 times now (2 filters and my fuel pressure gauge install). The first time was easy: 10 mins with no ABS. The second time took me at least 20 mins because the hose was really stuck on there. The 3rd time I couldn't get the hose off at all. I used a box cutter and poked a hole to remove the pressure and just cut the hose before reinstalling it.

So IMHO over time the hoses get less cooperative. Eventually it'll be worth replacing the hose just so you can still get it off.
-hype

 

For me it took three tries! The last time I got smart and used some long handled needle nose to hold onto the hose while I twisted the filter. Remember pull on the filter not the hose(chinese finger cuffs syndrome). Good Luck!

 

the twisting really helped to get the hoses off the filter. take the intake tube off too (MAF, and that square box with all the hoses too); you can also clean the throttle body now too.

with the right hand coming from the top of the filter, and the left hand reaching from the empty space that the intake used to be, pinch the hose as close to the filter as possible, but hose only, don't pinch the metal tube inside the hose. with the other hand, twist the filter until the hose comes loose. same procedure on the other hose.

clean throttle body.

one hour.


tommy

 

5 hands with aftermarket intake and small hands, 2 hours with big hands and stock filter intake

 

Thanks to all that lent their advice. Trust me it all can in handy. I went to a friends house after work yesterday and it took us less the 45 minutes from start to finish. Taking off the intake was the trick that made it easy. The hoses were a little difficult, but not very. It did help to have an extra pair of hands to do some twisting to get then off. Very small amount of fuel was spilled also. Thanks again for everyone's advice...

 

Ok forgot to mention the boost in performance I noticed that came with the new fuel filter. I guess the old one was pretty clogged up. I just cleaned the throttle boday as best I could without talking it off because I'm at work and I don't have a new gasket with me.. Next up, EGR vaulve...it's making a funny sound....

 

quick question.. how does the filter itself dis-attatch from the engine bay???

 

It simply unclips from a little holder attatched to the firewall. After removing the intake it was easy to pull out. It made things alot easier. Hey didn't you do alot of work on your EGR vaulve? If so I could use some pointers because a mechanic says it's the cause of this muffeled sound coming from the area around it. Personally I'm still trying to pinpoint exactly where the damn thing is. Is it something that can be removed and cleaned or is it best to replaced.

 

I'd like to see the neighbors face!

Next time I will use two forceps to seal off the lines and cut the hose down if nessesary. I used a flat screw driver to get between the end of the hose and the old filter to break the bond. And then twisted to remove.

End result 1 hour later. Bloody big hands and knuckles. Big puddle of gas in the driveway. Loopy brain from the fumes and having my 6'5" frame jambed under the hood.

 

Those 10 minutes were on my first time...I guess I'm just mechanically inclined

 

i would love to meet the guy who changed their filter in 5 mins...

BS