Problem Changing Fuel Filter
#1
Problem Changing Fuel Filter
I read up on changing the fuel filter and decide to give it a try. I followed the steps given in the stickies, remove the fuse, crank, crank, crank, etc...
First of all let me say that getting the top hose of the fuel filter was a pain and once I did get it off a had a steady stream of gas coming out of the top of the filter. I waited a couple of minutes, still streaming gas, I plugged it with my finger a couple of times, still streaming gas, looked at the situation from underneath the car and when I saw how much gas came out and was still coming out, I decided to put everything back together and find wisdom here on the .org before I try it again.
From what I read some gas is expected but I'm talking a steady stream here that showed no signs of letting up. Did I not wait long enough or did I miss something?
Thanks in advance!
First of all let me say that getting the top hose of the fuel filter was a pain and once I did get it off a had a steady stream of gas coming out of the top of the filter. I waited a couple of minutes, still streaming gas, I plugged it with my finger a couple of times, still streaming gas, looked at the situation from underneath the car and when I saw how much gas came out and was still coming out, I decided to put everything back together and find wisdom here on the .org before I try it again.
From what I read some gas is expected but I'm talking a steady stream here that showed no signs of letting up. Did I not wait long enough or did I miss something?
Thanks in advance!
#4
Originally Posted by matty
Did you pull the fuse with the car running and let it shut off ??
-matt
-matt
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Just remove teh hose from under teh TB with teh filter...It's easier that way.
#5
Originally Posted by johnt671
When I did mine , I let the car sit overnight and changed it before Istarted the car. I got very little gas leakage that way. the fuel system loses pressure overnight.
With my second attempt I did the same thing but I also unscrewed the gas tank cap to help with the pressure then after getting the top hose off I turned the filter over and let everything dump out. Of course I'm sure it helped that most of the gas came out during the first attempt.
#6
Originally Posted by Gismo-T
Just remove teh hose from under teh TB with teh filter...It's easier that way.
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#7
so at the end u changed it right ? did u put the oem max filter or the 300z ?
when i changed mine to 300z some fuel came out but not as much as u seem to be describing, my filter change was a major biatch, the hoses were like litterally glued to the filter, but i got it after some great advice from members on here, used a flat head to pry the hoses off.
when i changed mine to 300z some fuel came out but not as much as u seem to be describing, my filter change was a major biatch, the hoses were like litterally glued to the filter, but i got it after some great advice from members on here, used a flat head to pry the hoses off.
#8
Would you recommend doing this on while the low fuel warning light is on to help prevent a huge loss of fuel or could this run your car dry? I want to do this when I clean the TB and IACV while putting on my new intake, but it doesn't sound like a quick 30 minute thing.
#9
the gas lost probably wouldnt be enough to run dry but i wouldnt take a chance. i did mine and after everything was done, i had lost what seemed to be a lot of gas
but when i went to start up the car and see if the gas gauge had dropped, i hadnt notice a significant difference. i would just throw in 10 bucks to be on the safe side.
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#10
Yea I will....and sorry for the noob questions but how long does it take to change the filter? Is it a quick (less than an hour) job that can be done by anyone with regular tools?
#11
Originally Posted by andrei3333
so at the end u changed it right ? did u put the oem max filter or the 300z ?
when i changed mine to 300z some fuel came out but not as much as u seem to be describing, my filter change was a major biatch, the hoses were like litterally glued to the filter, but i got it after some great advice from members on here, used a flat head to pry the hoses off.
when i changed mine to 300z some fuel came out but not as much as u seem to be describing, my filter change was a major biatch, the hoses were like litterally glued to the filter, but i got it after some great advice from members on here, used a flat head to pry the hoses off.
And yeah I wouldn't have gotten it off w/o a flathead and even with one the job was tough. I made sure to lube the ends so the job will be easier for the 300z filter change in the future.
#12
Originally Posted by 99BlackMaxMS
Yea I will....and sorry for the noob questions but how long does it take to change the filter? Is it a quick (less than an hour) job that can be done by anyone with regular tools?
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#14
it also depends if u got ABS or not, the lines really do restrict movement
i did not take the TB off but i took off the large hose that connects the intake to the IACV and the little hose right near by it, this gave me SOME restricted space.
scratches and blood i had. the friggin clamps that hold the filter on the firewal are MADE TO CUT u up and make u bleed. Nissan makes us pay the price -- either at the dealer OR WITH BLOOD!!!
i did not take the TB off but i took off the large hose that connects the intake to the IACV and the little hose right near by it, this gave me SOME restricted space.
scratches and blood i had. the friggin clamps that hold the filter on the firewal are MADE TO CUT u up and make u bleed. Nissan makes us pay the price -- either at the dealer OR WITH BLOOD!!!
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