fuel filter

[bduffman]

hey guys changing fuel filter today striped the engine down got one side of the filter off but cant seam to get the in side off any tips seriously thinking of just paying lubemobile to come fix it cause its giving me the sh*ts

[Bennoz]

You went & undid all the othe bolts holding it on didn't you? Bolt it back on to the firewall & have another crack.

Also super helpful, using a proper 14mm brake line spanner to undo it - or just grind a section out of an exisitng 14mm ring spanner.

[Bennoz]

[bduffman]

i may just do that and i tryed with it bolted on no luck so i unbolted it and tryed turning both no luck either well im gona go grind and if it dosent work ill be back in 10 for another tip

[bduffman]

ok so took off the filter put the new one on but prob now is the outlet is leaking fuel ( should i be useing 1 or 2 washers ) 1 in front and one behind ?
i know theres ment to be one behind as it was still on the bolt

[Astron_Boy]

means you haven't done it up tight enough.

[bduffman]

great prob is i dont think i did the bracket up tight enough cause it spins slightly
i really dont want to undo it all just to tighten the bracket ( and its a bitch to try from in the engine bay )
any ideas on how to tighten it with out redoing it

[Astron_Boy]

Not unless you're a magician.

I'm afraid you'll need to tighten the bracket.
When you put the new filter in, did you match the notches up with the bracket and filter, this is to ensure the unit will Not spin, so you can tighten it up.

Remember the force it took to undo the bolts? equal amount need to be put back into replacing it.

[Bennoz]

2 x washers. 1 on either side of the outlet.

[bduffman]

yea i got the outlet fixed up ( must be magic ) bro came over got him to tighten while i held the line in place ( holding the filter from spinning ) but now the inlet is leaking ( think from spinning the filter back , so just waiting for engine to cool down befor i attempt to try and tighten it again

[aza013]

OH god I can smell a fire coming on.
But I hope not.

[SchumieFan]

^^^LOL

thats what i was thinking!

never mind, its just the fuel line... not important

[Bennoz]

My god, its a comedy of errors. Tip for the uneducated: when ever undoing either the top of bottom fuel lines, always make sure the filter is A. tightened within its bracket and B. bolted to the firewall.

[SchumieFan]

My god, its a comedy of errors. Tip for the uneducated: when ever undoing either the top of bottom fuel lines, always make sure the filter is A. tightened within its bracket and B. bolted to the firewall.

spoil sport!

[bduffman]

alls well that ends well
got them both tightened up ( another tip when pulling car apart ) make sure u tighten the rear bolts up completely forgot went to drive and engine light came on cause there wasnt a grounding

but alls working now not leaking that i can see and every thing is tighten up so will soon see if i have any issues will get step dad to have a look and see if he thinks its all good

theres a noise coming from engine bay cant discribe it but its like wooshing sound but nothing is leaking so dont no and revs are up high

[bduffman]

not on topic but also cleaned the intake manifold with the throtal body cleaner ( was really really dirty ay but slightly cleaner now )

[silverGPX]

LOL a whoosing sound..

[zuihoujueding]

not on topic but also cleaned the intake manifold with the throtal body cleaner ( was really really dirty ay but slightly cleaner now )

Yeah it can get really dirty.
on second thought, has anyone did any itb on their FTO?