Edited by Justock 7/31/09:
1) Please ignore the links to the photos, they no longer work.
2) Thanks to pmohr, I have this link which does work... http://forums.maxima.org/album.php?albumid=926
3) After doing a lot more work on my '95 GLE, I found that with a little practice, you can remove the whole plastic air intake assemble in about 5 minutes. You just have to remove a few hoses, connectors, and screws. Then you can get hoth hands on the fuel filter and replace it quite easily. Live and learn! (And ignore the rest of the advice in this post).
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I can't post photos so please use the links.

http://forums.maxima.org/members/jus...ement-001.html

After reading several helpful posts on this subject, I came up with my own method for getting the fuel filter off of my 4th gen. If you have ABS it is very tight to get your hands on the filter, especially the lower hose. I worked from the top side. I was able to spin the filter in the bracket to get the clamp screws where a stubby phillips screwdriver could loosen them . I pushed the lower hose off by wedging a disk brake adjusting tool between the filter and the end of the hose. I pushed downward, then spun the filter in the bracket and did it again. I kept spinning and pushing until the hose started to back off. Then I could pull and wiggle with my finger tips until it came off (I didn't say it was easy). With the lower hose off, I pulled the filter out of the bracket, flipped it upside down and brought it up and out into the open. It was easy to remove the upper hose. To assemble, I wiped a little WD-40 on the filter nipples and the hoses slid on easily. It took about an hour. If you have big hands, you can palm a basketball, but you can't change this filter (all men are created equal )

More pictures...

http://forums.maxima.org/members/jus...ement-013.html

http://forums.maxima.org/members/jus...ement-025.html

http://forums.maxima.org/members/jus...ement-017.html

 

Good to know.

 

So using the [img] [/img] tags don't work for you?

Because they work just fine for me...

 

I understand how that works, but I have always used long, hose pliers:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=37909

 

Hey thanks! I don't have privileges to post attachments yet. Maybe that's why I just got a little box with a red X when I tried to include the pictures. Maybe I'll try to edit them another time.

Harbor Freight...here I come !

 

IIRC only donating members can attach images.

Everyone can still link them inline, though.

 

You can attach images if you are not a donating member...

 

That's not an attachment, if that's what you were attempting to imply. That's just linking it inline.

This is an attachment.

 

Should've used WD-40 to disassemble, would've made the job very very easy.

 

We used to use door panel removing tools... worked really nice for removing the fuel lines with out any damage to them.

 

wheni change the fuel filter is there anything else i should replace?(im new at this)

 

Are you trying to do some maintenance, or just replace the fuel filter?

If just the filter then no, nothing else will need to be replaced.

 

not trying to jack the thread but I've read that when changing the filter use a 300z filter in place of the max one. What is the benefit of this?

 

^ since its a bit bigger you can get more mileage out of them compared to ours. I actually just paid the $15 and got me a new oem one. Didn't really care for the 300zx one.

 

I believe it, because my brake adjusting tool makes a great door panel removing tool. So much for using the proper tool for the job.

 

all about getting the job done clean and fast. Everyone has their own way.

 

i just replaced mine with a 300z fuel filter(first time). i don't know how long the previous one was in my max but it was spiting out "light brown" gasoline.
the gas that was gushing out of the fuel hose was clear.

after struggling for 15 min. i searched the forum and used a door removal tool => it made things MUCH easier.

also replaced the top clamp with one that i can use a ratchet on.

it took 30 min. and a scraped up left for arm....

next time it should take no more than 15 min...

 

I replaced mine with the 300zx filter as well, that sucker is a HELL of a lot thicker than the maxima one...

Now I gotta replace the GF's filter

 

it tells me I am not allowed to see the thread you have posted a link of. wtf?

 

just got back from dinner / test drive
it got rid of the knocking i had!!!

i did the plugs, i've been running 93 octane and a whole lot of fuel injector cleaner and i was baffled until now...

 

No, they're not.

There are no thread links, so best I can tell he's referring to the links to the OPs gallery in the first post. The URL format for the gallery has since been revised.

http://forums.maxima.org/album.php?albumid=926