fuel filter

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 7:39 pm

omg i just took this bastard off took me about 3hours to get it out...

30min on the intake manifold...
1hour on the banjo bolt holding the outlet of the fuel filter on...
1.5hours on the inlet bolt... wtf they really dont give you any room back there to work with...

what bs mitsubishi engineer decided to put it there, the s13 one took me 10min to change...

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 12:10 am

FFS put the new one on and its leaking...
now gotta redo the whole thing and tighten the hoses

eThix · Post by **eThix** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 12:26 am

sorry but "lol" at the leak

Post by **Bennoz** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:11 am

Is this what you rang me about Sat night?

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:16 am

hahaha nah the car wouldn't idle and kept bogging down, felt like it was starved of fuel, so i thought it wold be the fuel filter and injectors were clogged

it works now, just the fuel leak now hahaha cant drive it till i got time to fix it

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:51 pm

do you guys think i could use plumbing tape so i wouldnt have to tighten the f**k out of it, when i redo it

Delvance · Post by **Delvance** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 5:38 pm

Lol i don't think that'd work

Just tighten it lol. You probably won't have to change it for another 100,00kms anyways (even though it's recommended 30,000).

Post by **Bennoz** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 10:07 pm

There's a Loctite product thats specific to petroleum. Cant remember which one, but I've posted it on here before if you search...

lwrida · Post by **lwrida** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 10:41 pm

yeah loctites a great product use it for work, but it's a bi*ch to get undone once its hard.

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 12:40 am

is water pump sealant ok? lol

cbf going out to buy loctite, i have plumbers tape and water pump sealant!

Post by **Bennoz** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 9:26 am

lwrida wrote:yeah loctites a great product use it for work, but it's a bi*ch to get undone once its hard.

Very true! Didn't think about that...

jonowong wrote:is water pump sealant ok? lol

cbf going out to buy loctite, i have plumbers tape and water pump sealant!

Nup, petrol will erode the both.

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:12 pm

Bennoz wrote:
lwrida wrote:yeah loctites a great product use it for work, but it's a bi*ch to get undone once its hard.
Very true! Didn't think about that...

jonowong wrote:is water pump sealant ok? lol

cbf going out to buy loctite, i have plumbers tape and water pump sealant!
Nup, petrol will erode the both.

you make me cry

Post by **Bennoz** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:17 pm

Why is it leaking?

[kindergarten teachers voice] Did you thread the fuel filter inlet? [/kindergarten teachers voice]

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:29 pm

i think i didnt tighten it enough... im going to go do it now, if it still leaks... ill get some sealant

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:46 pm

tightened! rounded the bolt but tightened! no longer leaking now!

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:59 pm

Why did you remove your intake manifold?? I removed my batt, and took no time even on my first attempt.

Changed it three times.

I guess I have the right tools, and bigger arms heehhe.

RalliartBoy · Post by **RalliartBoy** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 9:31 pm

Sorry to bring up an old thread but i'm about to take this on (changing the fuel filter) and want to know if it is worth doing myself or should i just pay to get it done ?

Any advice or tips as to how to go about it ?

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 1:10 pm

its a bitch of a job...

if the mechanics can do it for cheap get them to do it...

im poor so i do it

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 3:05 am

you need the right tools! Took me less than an hour first go. Now prob 15 minutes.

RalliartBoy · Post by **RalliartBoy** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:35 am

Which tools are they ?