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Old 05-13-2009, 02:33 PM
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nice job professor-maybe ill add it to my 'summer' list
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Yeah me too, I've had mine sitting around here for almost a year!
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Originally Posted by NissanTun3r
I didn't notice my car running smoother
It was a tad bit nothing to jump around about, but its a worthwhile mod I threw the filter away didn't get a chance to open it up so can't speak on the condition of it, but I did notice a piece of black plastic sitting in the tank. Don't know how it got there but I can only imagine what else gets in there by accident
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did the p0300 ever come back?
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Originally Posted by Ahmad_1290
did the p0300 ever come back?
nope but i still get the lean codes.
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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
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hey professor, what was that "seal" that housecor mentioned on his site at the end of the install process?
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Old 05-16-2009, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by wyche89
hey professor, what was that "seal" that housecor mentioned on his site at the end of the install process?
There is a rubber seal that goes on the neck of the fuel pump motor itself that seats in the filter housing.
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I haven't seen this, or I missed it, so... should I have a nearly empty tank before going through this process, or doesn't it matter? Anyone?
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Originally Posted by Professor
There is a rubber seal that goes on the neck of the fuel pump motor itself that seats in the filter housing.
ok.. and that has to be purchased separately?
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Originally Posted by wyche89
ok.. and that has to be purchased separately?
I believe that's the rubber O-Ring. It's about 5" in diameter.

http://www.courtesyparts.com:80/ring-fue-p-265960.html
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Originally Posted by Rochester
I haven't seen this, or I missed it, so... should I have a nearly empty tank before going through this process, or doesn't it matter? Anyone?
I would do it with near empty. If your tank is near full, fuel will spill out from the tank.
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make sure you do it with an empty tank or at least 1/4 or less, be very CAREFUL with the fuel pump sender reciever as it is very fragile and the arm can destroy the circuit board and then youll never know how much gas is left in the tank, the o-ring if you dont want to order a new one the old can be cut and a dab of krazy glue can be applied and itll work fine, recommended you change it though. also recommend while in there to put a walbro 255 lph pump in and change out the fuel strainer at the bottom of the pump as that can get dirty too.
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Old 05-16-2009, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by wyche89
ok.. and that has to be purchased separately?
I reused my old one, and iam not talking about the 5 inch rubber O-Ring.

Its This part.
http://www.courtesyparts.com/17044-p...l-p-54216.html

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Old 05-16-2009, 05:18 PM
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filter part # for the 2000 maxima

i just pick up the filter for my 2000 SE part # 16400-2y922 from my local nissan dealer for $18.88 if eney ones needs the part #
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Originally Posted by solis
i just pick up the filter for my 2000 SE part # 16400-2y922 from my local nissan dealer for $18.88 if eney ones needs the part #
yeow they ripped ya, there only $12 pretty much everywhere else, but thats the correct part #
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Originally Posted by Professor
I reused my old one, and iam not talking about the 5 inch rubber O-Ring.

Its This part.
http://www.courtesyparts.com/17044-p...l-p-54216.html
Well, now I'm confused. I bought the filter ("strainer", actually), and the O-ring, and now I'm waiting for a convergence of a free weekend and an empty tank.

However, I don't want to start this process if I don't have all the parts... and you're saying there's a 3rd part?

Can someone please talk to this a little more?
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Originally Posted by Rochester
Well, now I'm confused. I bought the filter ("strainer", actually), and the O-ring, and now I'm waiting for a convergence of a free weekend and an empty tank.

However, I don't want to start this process if I don't have all the parts... and you're saying there's a 3rd part?

Can someone please talk to this a little more?
all you need you already got, just transfer the parts from the old one .
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Where's the write-up for this??? Can I see what you are calling easy???
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Originally Posted by kcxd35
Where's the write-up for this??? Can I see what you are calling easy???
http://www.shiftice.com/fuel_filter.html
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i'm gonna try my best to get this done this week.. i think i may have F'd it up at the track one time when i ran a bunch of times with the tank damn near empty and some cheap @$$ octane booster in there
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Gonna do this on tuesday, seems easy enough...thx....=O)
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just intalled the filter today and the car just jumps of the line and i was having a problem with accleration past 4000 rpm it just would not go past, that has gone away. life time filter my ***
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Originally Posted by solis
just intalled the filter today and the car just jumps of the line and i was having a problem with accleration past 4000 rpm it just would not go past, that has gone away. life time filter my ***

Glad it helped you out.
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Old 06-02-2009, 11:08 PM
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I bought mine from autozone for like $10 for my 4th gen and changed it the same day the acceleration is better
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hmm...I have 240,000 on mine, maybe it's time I change it.
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Originally Posted by pimpin02max
hmm...I have 240,000 on mine, maybe it's time I change it.
Maybe
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This should help some ppl

On top of the pump where it attaches to the filter there is a rubber thing you need to make sure you reuse.
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Also I FINALLY Found out whats been causing my LEAN codes, the pump itself weakend and the pressure was not in spec. New pump, no codes.
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Originally Posted by Professor
Also I FINALLY Found out whats been causing my LEAN codes, the pump itself weakend and the pressure was not in spec. New pump, no codes.
Good info, glad you found your issue and was able to correct it.
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Originally Posted by Professor
Also I FINALLY Found out whats been causing my LEAN codes, the pump itself weakend and the pressure was not in spec. New pump, no codes.
how much did the pump cost you, and is that easy to install?
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Old 07-09-2009, 01:11 PM
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How heavy is the rear seat to get it out?
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Old 07-10-2009, 06:31 AM
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Originally Posted by sontakke
How heavy is the rear seat to get it out?
If you can lift a beer, you can pull the seat out. Its not heavy. Just push in and up at the bottom base of each "seat" (Left and right) to unhook the loop and hook mechanism. Then pull out. My 1.5 year old could do it.
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Originally Posted by Nelsito65
16400-2y505 (2k2 fuel filter) and 17342-01A00 (O-ring)
so these are the correct part numbers for the 5.5 gen fuel filter and o-ring, which is all you need to do the install right?

EDIT: nevermind, i'm seeing on courtesy parts that the part number for the fuel filter is: 16400-A33B001

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Old 07-11-2009, 05:30 AM
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I did mine recently and the old one was brown. New one was a bright yellow. All I used was a 10mm socket ratchet and my bare hands.

The bottom half of seats come out by pulling two rings. Top half of fuel pump is very flexible but the bottom half not as much because the tabs are thicker. All in all surprised with how easy it was when I finished. I did not use new seals and the car feels the same, but I have peace of mind.
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Originally Posted by STILO
I did mine recently and the old one was brown. New one was a bright yellow. All I used was a 10mm socket ratchet and my bare hands.

The bottom half of seats come out by pulling two rings. Top half of fuel pump is very flexible but the bottom half not as much because the tabs are thicker. All in all surprised with how easy it was when I finished. I did not use new seals and the car feels the same, but I have peace of mind.
cool.. how many miles u got?
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I got 107k miles.
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hmm.. i'm hoping i feel a difference with mine.. maybe that's whats causing my rough idle
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I went to the stealership to get the filter and they wanted $40 dollars for it!!! I turned around and walked out...
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