Fuel Filter
Fuel Filter This may be the first time the fuel filter has been changed. I recently purchased this fine lady and have been changing out all of the fluids, belts, hoses, plugs etc.
The plugs were a fun job, as most of you know
Someone actually changed them once before and left two of the five coil pack bolts out of the valve cover. I can certainly see why, but.... anyway, the mechanic also did NOT tighten the plugs, they were only hand tightened.
not sure why....
The plugs were a fun job, as most of you know
Someone actually changed them once before and left two of the five coil pack bolts out of the valve cover. I can certainly see why, but.... anyway, the mechanic also did NOT tighten the plugs, they were only hand tightened.
not sure why.... Last edited by bgw70; Apr 29, 2014 at 08:20 PM. Reason: add pics
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From: Schiller Park, ILL Member: #317
In any event, if you have a small ratcheting box end 10mm wrench, that last coil rail bolt becomes quite easy to remove, and thus putting it back (if you choose) isn't so bad either.
fuel filters, second only to the neglected cooling systems.
mines been replaced twice since I got the car a little over 2 years ago, first time was general maintenance after getting the car and running a bottle of Lucas Fuel System cleaner (the small 10 dollar bottle), I gave it 2 tanks of fuel to work the Lucas thru then slapped on the new filter, then about a year / year and a half later the fuel pump died so I had the filter replaced with the install of the new pump.
mines been replaced twice since I got the car a little over 2 years ago, first time was general maintenance after getting the car and running a bottle of Lucas Fuel System cleaner (the small 10 dollar bottle), I gave it 2 tanks of fuel to work the Lucas thru then slapped on the new filter, then about a year / year and a half later the fuel pump died so I had the filter replaced with the install of the new pump.
