you need to change your fuel filter when....
#1
you need to change your fuel filter when....
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1gRzFwqu3CM
black gas comes out of it...
...and your car stalls once in a while.
black gas comes out of it...
...and your car stalls once in a while.
#4
40k...
it was a bytch to change.
after a while my car started stalling at the light...i knew what was the culprit..
i really hate changing it...but i think i may have figured out an easier way of doing it.
it was a bytch to change.
after a while my car started stalling at the light...i knew what was the culprit..
i really hate changing it...but i think i may have figured out an easier way of doing it.
#6
hire someone with smaller hands...
jk.
i have medium sized hands...
i used needle nosed pliers to pinch the hoses right where the filter ends...
it displaces the pressure to that part making it abit easier...
i doubt its profound...i doubt its new...its probably really common but its been two years since i've done it and i've forgotten the tricks to doing this.
jk.
i have medium sized hands...
i used needle nosed pliers to pinch the hoses right where the filter ends...
it displaces the pressure to that part making it abit easier...
i doubt its profound...i doubt its new...its probably really common but its been two years since i've done it and i've forgotten the tricks to doing this.
#7
after reading several posts about how hard it was going to be, as well as hearing from 305blackmax that it will be extremely difficult to get the hoses off for the first time, mine was actually surprisingly easy.
I did it with MOHFpro90 and Silmax00 in about 20 minutes. no leaks !! (we had the airbox off tho, makes it a lot easier to get at)
I did it with MOHFpro90 and Silmax00 in about 20 minutes. no leaks !! (we had the airbox off tho, makes it a lot easier to get at)
#9
You'd think so. But with big hands and being lazy after doing a 5 hour overhaul something this easy has now become "Crap how the hell are these two hoses comin' off!"
#11
I had mine changed on my last grand prix at 167,000 miles and it was the original fuel filter. It wouldn't come off with wrenches, so I had to cut it off and fabricate a new section of the fuel line. What a PIA.
#12
Two pairs of forscips one one the supply, one on the discharge to minimize the fuel draining all over the place. If you need to replace the flexible fuel hose at most you need a couple of dollars worth. Good insurance to boot. Most of the time its the factory original stuff that is present anyway and ought to be replaced.
#14
100,xxx fuel filter change...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sounbwo...7600904583001/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sounbwo...7600904583001/
#15
207.000+ KM, never had any issues or stalling with it though...it filters better when its dirty, until it completely clogs, i do not think it affects the fuel pressure enough to over heat the fuel pump tho...i believe the sediment to be fuel tank rust and other components deteriorating.
Last edited by andrei3333; 01-19-2008 at 12:57 PM.
#20
which begs the question what grade steel is the fuel tank made of ?
its not supposed to rust, but it does, rather slowly, but still...I think i was wrong when i said i never had any issues with the dirty FF...I remember the first winter i owned the car, on really cold days/nights (ie; -10C or lower) it would crank, and almost catch on fully, the rpm would go wild and die unless i hit the gas...not that i think of it after i replaced the FF it never happened again...
Whats the freezing point of gasoline ? and does it become thicker at -10C or lower ? cause i think with an almost clogged filter the very thick gas flows a lot slower...
its not supposed to rust, but it does, rather slowly, but still...I think i was wrong when i said i never had any issues with the dirty FF...I remember the first winter i owned the car, on really cold days/nights (ie; -10C or lower) it would crank, and almost catch on fully, the rpm would go wild and die unless i hit the gas...not that i think of it after i replaced the FF it never happened again...
Whats the freezing point of gasoline ? and does it become thicker at -10C or lower ? cause i think with an almost clogged filter the very thick gas flows a lot slower...
#21
I work part time at jiffy lube. N i hate doing maxima fuel filters n altimas. old gms are even worse all they do is rust.
oh if u want better fuel economy. get a 2 or 3 step fuel system cleaner. the 1 that hangs and goes into a vacuum line ie; brakebooster. the liquid stuff not aerosol
oh if u want better fuel economy. get a 2 or 3 step fuel system cleaner. the 1 that hangs and goes into a vacuum line ie; brakebooster. the liquid stuff not aerosol
#22
as long as you relieve all the fuel pressure, this job is not bad at all. Mind you it did take about 10 cranks, starts, etc to relieve the pressure.
if you're really having trouble, pour some hot azz water on the hoses it will help. but honestly guys this is an easy job.
if you're really having trouble, pour some hot azz water on the hoses it will help. but honestly guys this is an easy job.
#24
#25
I work part time at jiffy lube. N i hate doing maxima fuel filters n altimas. old gms are even worse all they do is rust.
oh if u want better fuel economy. get a 2 or 3 step fuel system cleaner. the 1 that hangs and goes into a vacuum line ie; brakebooster. the liquid stuff not aerosol
oh if u want better fuel economy. get a 2 or 3 step fuel system cleaner. the 1 that hangs and goes into a vacuum line ie; brakebooster. the liquid stuff not aerosol
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