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10-26-04, 05:15 PM
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on the sc300, where is the fuel filter located at? I've heard it is underneath the driver side, but am not sure if I'm seeing it. Can anyone help out with this? Thanks
10-27-04, 11:15 AM
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Try to de-pressurize the lines as much as possible.
Take off the gas cap to relieve air pressure.
While the car is on, pull the EFI fuse....this will clear the lines of some more fuel.
Use clamps to pinch the lines shut either on both sides of the filter, or at least on the gas tank side.
**Make sure to remember to take the clamp off.
~Alan
Take off the gas cap to relieve air pressure.
While the car is on, pull the EFI fuse....this will clear the lines of some more fuel.
Use clamps to pinch the lines shut either on both sides of the filter, or at least on the gas tank side.
**Make sure to remember to take the clamp off.
~Alan
10-27-04, 02:12 PM
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Originally posted by SPORTcoupe
Try to de-pressurize the lines as much as possible.
Take off the gas cap to relieve air pressure.
While the car is on, pull the EFI fuse....this will clear the lines of some more fuel.
Use clamps to pinch the lines shut either on both sides of the filter, or at least on the gas tank side.
**Make sure to remember to take the clamp off.
~Alan
Try to de-pressurize the lines as much as possible.
Take off the gas cap to relieve air pressure.
While the car is on, pull the EFI fuse....this will clear the lines of some more fuel.
Use clamps to pinch the lines shut either on both sides of the filter, or at least on the gas tank side.
**Make sure to remember to take the clamp off.
~Alan
arent the lines hard lines? Clamping them off would damage the line and just lead to a costly replacement. Pulling the efi fuse and opening up the gas cap should be plenty to depressurize but there will still be fuel spilt so be ready with many rags and maybe something to let it drain into.
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Originally posted by rscott
Pulling the efi fuse and opening up the gas cap should be plenty to depressurize but there will still be fuel spilt so be ready with many rags and maybe something to let it drain into.
Pulling the efi fuse and opening up the gas cap should be plenty to depressurize but there will still be fuel spilt so be ready with many rags and maybe something to let it drain into.
1) As for clamping lines -> helpful --on the semi-rigid line right out of bottom of tank
2) Removing fuse and venting tank - helpful if tank is pressurized. I kept mine in since under vacuum so it would not siphon too bad.
3) As for swap out, make sure you got a Rigid 10" pipe wrench handy. I had to wrench them on and off. Forget penetrating oil and the such. The SAE flare design is poor since the threads almost gall coming loose. Almost had to get a metric die to chase threads, but trusty Rigid saved the day. Filter good for another 100k. hehehhe Ohand the tank has a problem with siphoning fuel out QUICK!!! Just the way it was designed with a bottom feed line to the filter.
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10-28-04, 11:54 AM
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Originally posted by rscott
arent the lines hard lines?
arent the lines hard lines?
10-28-04, 12:53 PM
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Ah i was thinking directly around the filter. I didnt venture so far. That is good to know, but since mine is a 92 and the rubber is probably on its way out, ill probably stay away from the clamping. Wouldnt want that hose to crack.
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its not as easy as it looks. be prepared for gallons of fuel to come out. Before i did mine i unplugged the fuel pump and cranked the car a few times to get most of the fuel out of the system. Then I clamped down the lines where they turn to rubber in front of the car. I read about this in a thread do a search. Even when i did that i still lost almost 2 gallons of fuel. My bucket was about to overflow by the time i finished the job.
The nuts down there are rusted up tight especially since our cars are old and its under the car exposed to the elements..I couldnt seam to get the nuts loose even with alot of liquid wrench and a flared nut wrench. After a while it started stripping the nut even with a perfect fit flared nut wrench so i ended up useing a vise grip to get it loose. if your mechanic could do it for cheap then i'd recommend you let him do the dirty work.
The nuts down there are rusted up tight especially since our cars are old and its under the car exposed to the elements..I couldnt seam to get the nuts loose even with alot of liquid wrench and a flared nut wrench. After a while it started stripping the nut even with a perfect fit flared nut wrench so i ended up useing a vise grip to get it loose. if your mechanic could do it for cheap then i'd recommend you let him do the dirty work.
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nice write up.
There is definitely alot of fuel still in the lines. Depressurizing allows you to do the job without being sprayed with fuel in the eyes (maybe its not so extreme but it makes the job alot harder.
There is definitely alot of fuel still in the lines. Depressurizing allows you to do the job without being sprayed with fuel in the eyes (maybe its not so extreme but it makes the job alot harder.