modenaf1

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I looked at mine and after trying to disconnect the hoses I thought "no flippin way...." In about 5 minutes of getting ABSOLUTELY nowhere I decided to take a different approach. I just said screw it and pulled the hose from the fuel rail, jacked up the car, took the drivers side wheel off, dangled the fuel filter down there and then went to town and it was a lot easier (I changed it out in less than 10 minutes), especially with that ABS controller and respective brake lines right in front of the fuel filter.


I searched the forums on how to do it and couldn't find any real helpful tips, so I just thought I would post this up in case it can be of any help to anyone.

Just some additional tips posted in this thread:

QNO_A32

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nice how-to

95maxdvt

Im looking @ ur vehicle list and GET THE F OUT LOL
you have a stock maxima and u list that ur taurus WAGON is 200hp??
GO TO SLEEP

B_Eaze

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lol dude you might get flamed for this and i dont blame them, it takes 10 min to do it without jacking your car up. did u disconnect the fuel pump fuse and relieve all the pressure from the fuel lines? some cranking of the starter to get all the pressure out.

modenaf1

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Umm.....wow. +1 and thumbs up for you and useful posts on the .org. [/sarcasm]

Do some research of the 3.0 Liter Duratec V6 back in 1996. 3 liter dual overhead cam, it had primary and secondary intake ports on each cylinder, one was closed below 3500RPM for better torque and above 3500 the butterflies snap open for better high RPM breathing. Yes, that is a somewhat variable intake manifold.

In fact here are some interesting facts on the engine:

Note the end part...it is twin turbocharged and they use it in the Noble sports cars. The reason? Not only is it capable of taking forced induction, it is one of the most lightweight 3.0 V6's of the 90's and even today.



Oh and also...



I might also note that this engine was on Wards 10 best engines list as well.






Do some research before you embarrass yourself with asinine comments like the above. As far as my Maxima being stock, I just bought it, on the to-do list is:



Cattman y-pipe
UDP
Eibach Prokit springs
Tokico Blues struts (id prefer illuminas but they may not fit in the budget)
FSTB
RSB



Let me guess? On yours you hit up ricersRus and threw on some body pieces? Because it sure sounds like it from your post. You are a shame to the .org. Do yourself a favor, go buy a civic and join some ricer forum and get the **** out.






Oh yes, and I forgot one thing, while on the topic of your post, who actually is laughing at who? I have done my fair share of axle replacements in the past, never before have I wedged a leaf spring in there and pounded it with a sledge. Yikes..if you want to laugh at the fact that my previous car was a Taurus wagon, just think about the fact that the transmission and both axles in it are in tip top shape while you are tearing your tranny apart trying to fish out that snap ring......whos laughing at who now?

modenaf1

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Why would I get flamed? I know how to change a fuel filter....relieving the pressure has nothing at all to do with this, obviously you have never changed your fuel filter before, your car doesn't have abs, or you have small hands, because what I am referring to is the impossible nature of getting your hands in there to disconnect it.


Geeze, I post up what I did to more easily change my fuel filter to help out other people and I get a flippin flame fest....you guys have got to be kidding me.

MaximaSpd85

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i have abs, yes it is a pain in the booty. takes A LOT of patience. i found that removing the output hose from the hard fuel line rather than pulling the hose off of the filter made it somewhat easier.

maxima_fan_boy

Hey good post man. I guess some people take those Fast and the Delirious movies to literally .

B_Eaze

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i definitely dont have large hands and i have abs. change my fuel filter with a zx one in ten minutes including relieving time in march, maybe its jus me.

oh and double posting instead of editing ur post will get you flamed but hey.... do you man

udienow

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it just takes patiance, no need to jack the car. That top hose is a ***** to get off, but will come off eventually.

ajcool2

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I changed mine without doing all of that and I have ABS.

Also have you had your taurus dynoed? I've seen a stock SHO put down 180.

garyrr

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+1 i have abs and changed it to the zx filter in less then 10 min. It was a little stuck on but it came with some work. To his defence he posted 200 hp not 200whp so a dyno of 180 whp could be about 200 at the fly

ROCKART

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yea removing the airbox adds a lot of room to get your hands in there.

when i (mohfpro) did it the IACV and TB were off as well.

Kazoo

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Thanks for the info. I could have used it last night. I changed the fuel filter out and it took me way longer than it should have. The hoses were stuck on there as if somone glued them on. The whole time I was *****ing why they could not put the fuel filter on the frame rail like other cars. I could hardly get one of my hands down there to get to the fuel filter. I love when poeple post "I could do it in 10 minutes", well then come on over!

John

ajcool2

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Yeah thats why I was asking.

The Wizard

iTrader: (43)

I have ABS and big hands/arms and have changed the fuel filter, it's not that bad to get to.

But +1 on sharing your tips and tricks, could possibly help someone out.

B_Eaze

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hey guess i was being ignorant to the fact that im a bit at an advantage with my height (6'4") i can see how it can be awkward to reach.

to get the top hose out i found i had to crank the starter A LOT of times to relieve all the pressure. it kept starting even without the fuel pump fuse in. maybe try cranking more

97SEdriver

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you guys with ABS can't just disconnect the Intake?

I don't have ABS and that is what I had to do, unbolted everthing up to the TB....

hurleybob

Just another tip. Dip a rag in boiling water and wrap it over the hose for a minute. Softens up the rubber making pulling it off MUCH easier.

The Wizard

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Very true. I use a blowdryer to do the same thing.

black_maxed95

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I literally just got back from changing my fuel filter...its a pain in the *** but I got it without removing anything. I have a short ram intake so no big airbox. I also relieved the fuel pressure which seemed to help. The hardest part is getting a philips on the hose clamps to loosen them. I have ABS too.

my arms are all cut up now tho but eh...

oh ya, 300zx FF ftw!

modenaf1

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Meh, I guess it depends on how old and dried out the fuel hoses are. The previous owner of my car didn't keep up on maintenance very well and it was near impossible to get the hoses off. In fact, on the plastic side of the fuel filter that was on there, once I jacked the car up and went in from the wheel well, it pulled the nipple right off the fuel filter. I was just posting this up to let people know who had trouble like I did that jacking up the car was an easier way to do it IF you need the extra leverage, not saying everyone has to, but those who run into problems like this, I was just posting this as a suggestion for that.

As for the Taurus there was no point in having it dynoed, it wasn't a fast car, there is no cheap aftermarket, the only way to add power is pretty much a tune to get rid of the horrible Ford ECU programming that goes waaaaay too safe, a custom fabricated UDP, a custom fabricated y-pipe, and boring out the intake butterflies. Not to mention the AX4N transaxles on those things were absolutely horrid. The whole car was solid and reliable with the exception of that damn transmission, not only that they had huge drivetrain losses too. If I had to guess the Taurus 200 at the crank was really probably only 160-165 whp. In fact that is what most people dynoed at.

Either way, I absolutely hate automatics, which is why I bought a 5sp Maxima.

I was never trying to argue that my Taurus station wagon was a fast car, it just bugged me that an uneducated individual called BS on the 200 crank horsepower which is fact..... Not to mention he also is post whoring in a thread like a newbie contributing absolutely no relevant information. Oh well enough of that, if I had known some people were so sensitive I would have only listed my Maxima in my sig.... Maybe to make people feel better I'll list my previous previous car before the Taurus, a 1989 Sentra XE sport coupe with a whopping 90 crank horsepower. That should make people feel a little less defensive lol.


Yea, same here. I cranked it and let it sit a few minutes than cranked it again. It did the trick though, when I finally was able to rip the hose off (and the fuel filter nipple along with it lol) barely any fuel came out. I remember back when I changed the fuel filter on the Taurus, my previous vehicle that I just sold recently that seems to have caused a lot of hype in this thread, I just started it and let it die then disconnected the fuel filter hose and holy ****...sprayed fuel everywhere.

Hey! I never thought of that! That is a great idea! I am going to edit that into the original post!

Same for that too!

Oh yea, thats another thing, I didn't have any of those short screwdrivers and the direction the hose clamps were pointed it was just not possible to get a screw driver on it either, thats why I just jacked up the car, disconnected from the fuel rail,and went to work from the wheel well.

And yes, 300zx fuel filter FTW. I am surprised mine fit in that clamp/bracket thingy on the firewall too, the 300zx filter is quite a bit larger than the stock one!

dgeesaman

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I also have ABS, and yes getting in there is a lot harder. The non-ABS owners just don't understand, it's ok. I still found that removing the intake and working from above was best.

The hoses tend to be glued solid to the filter. Just spray some PB blaster or other penetrating oil and use a pliers to work the hose slightly starting at the filter end of the stuck hose. As you work the hose the penetrating oil will release the grip of the hose, so with just a little gentle twisting of the hose it will come completely loose.

Now if you want a fun fuel filter change, try a 3rd gen RX-7. It's above the differential in the rear, and there is only room to get one arm on each side of the diff, so you basically have to work while hugging the diff and the gas pours down into your armpits. +10pts if you do it after driving for an hour.

Dave

maximomo

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Ha, funny! I JUST changed my fuel filter and replaced it with a 300z filter. It took me about 15 minutes but I had to remove the STUPID spring bracket for the original filter so I had room to work with the new oversized filter. The trick to doing the job is being physically flexible and skilled with your hands and knowing to use a lubricant on the fuel line connections to get the bigger tubes into the little hose. Something like the KY gel your girlfriend uses when I come to town!

hot_wax_tree

Wow nice guy........(get a life)

agreed. but the SHOs had 220hp n the non V8 one's and I would say a non SHO would put down even worse.

But man SHO's are fast....