How to change fuel filter?
How to change fuel filter? ok, my car is rolling around to about 75k miles and i crawled under the car to check and see how new my fuel filter is and it looked like it was from the stoneage so i decided to change it. i picked up a fram fuel filter from autozone and asked the tech there how to do the instal. he said it was easy and just unscrew the one side and pull the other side out then sold me a ******* 8 dollar tool. so i get home, jack my car up and do as instructed and i get coverd in gasoline....geuss he was the real tool 
i geuss i need to disable the fuel pump. can anyone tell me which fuse disable the fuel pump?? and maybe if there is anything else i should know before doing something stupid again. thanks alot guys.
i geuss i need to disable the fuel pump. can anyone tell me which fuse disable the fuel pump?? and maybe if there is anything else i should know before doing something stupid again. thanks alot guys.
Originally Posted by NHRAMAN
To relieve pressure..that is all u need to do..make sure your ignition is off.
install U. has the whole process, and according to them you need to disconect the bat. remove the fuse.
Pull the fuse or relay. Start the car to remove fuel that's left in the lines, and let it stall out(run out of gas due to the fuel pump being disabled). Remove gas cap to relieve pressure.
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as said above disconnect the battery, and uncap gas tank.
2 wrenches to unscrew the foward side line from the filter and the quick disconnect is easy, just pinch it or needle nose it.
ps.
how was the bath?
2 wrenches to unscrew the foward side line from the filter and the quick disconnect is easy, just pinch it or needle nose it.
ps.
how was the bath?
I changed my fuel filter today. Got a lil gas on me cause I didn't run it out but when I tried to loosen it it was rusted on so I twisted my damn fuel line in half. I got it fixed though so it's all good. Had to go buy a new end from autozone and bend it and **** and hook it together with a pressure fitment or w/e. LoLz it sucked. Now I know not what to do. LoLz
mig welder FTW! 
Originally Posted by Craiggg
I changed my fuel filter today. Got a lil gas on me cause I didn't run it out but when I tried to loosen it it was rusted on so I twisted my damn fuel line in half. I got it fixed though so it's all good. Had to go buy a new end from autozone and bend it and **** and hook it together with a pressure fitment or w/e. LoLz it sucked. Now I know not what to do. LoLz
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From: grimsby, ont. can.
if you loosen the nut end abit gas will sart to drizzle out. Let the drizzle stop and turn some more till the gas stops. Its just pressure build up in the line you are releasing. Then remove it and install the new filter. Don't kink the plastic line from the tank to the filter.
if you disconnect the battery, pull the fuse for the pump and chok the wheels and secure your neck tie and wear your goggles and remove your jewellry and not run or smoke in the shop or whatever else... how can you sart the car to run the fuel out of the lines?
if you disconnect the battery, pull the fuse for the pump and chok the wheels and secure your neck tie and wear your goggles and remove your jewellry and not run or smoke in the shop or whatever else... how can you sart the car to run the fuel out of the lines?
There's no need to disconnect the battery. Pulling the relay or fuse disables the fuel pump.
You can still start the car with the fuse pulled. There's a seperate fuse for the injectors, whatever fuel is left in the lines will get used up. It won't run very long. That's why you don't disconnect the battery.
You can forget all that, and just change it. Some fuel will splash out, but it'll stop.
You can still start the car with the fuse pulled. There's a seperate fuse for the injectors, whatever fuel is left in the lines will get used up. It won't run very long. That's why you don't disconnect the battery.
You can forget all that, and just change it. Some fuel will splash out, but it'll stop.
Last edited by 2002 SS #476; Sep 24, 2006 at 01:18 PM.
Originally Posted by Shallow Bay
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i just changed mine 15 minutes ago for the first time...
pull fuse, open gas cap, used pliers to unclip the one end... let it drip into a catch pan until i got bored, then just unscrewed the nuts and replaced the filter with the rubber hose still dripping.
didn't spill one drop on the concrete! do i get a prize?
pull fuse, open gas cap, used pliers to unclip the one end... let it drip into a catch pan until i got bored, then just unscrewed the nuts and replaced the filter with the rubber hose still dripping.
didn't spill one drop on the concrete! do i get a prize?
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Originally Posted by NxLS1496
yea i thought it was funny too, trust it takes alot to get the gasoline smell off of you. why would i need to open my gas cap 
LMAO 
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lol...just change the freakin' thing. why pull the pump fuse or relay???!!? or unhook the battery??? some people need think before they post. the pump only primes for 2 seconds with the key on, and won't stay running til you start it obviously. so why pull the fuse?