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tkearins · 08-20-2009, 01:40 PM

I am going to replace my fuel filter on my 95' 5sfe 178K. I've never done this before. Does it matter which brand? My choices are:
Az filters for $20
Purolater for $20
Fram for $23.19
Beck/Arnley for $27.

All I have are some wrenches and I plan to get som PB blaster for the banjo bolts. anyone have any suggestions on brand, or helpful tips for when I go at this?

#2! · 08-20-2009, 02:02 PM

I think I paid $11 for a fram filter from walmart. Easiest fuel filter Iv ever changed on a car. Pull out the air box and you have plenty of room to access everything. I would have had it done in 5 minutes but I lost the copper washer on the top side. Keep track of that because it leaks without.

tkearins · 08-20-2009, 02:06 PM

Does the fuel filter come with new gaskets in the box? Do I even need to change any gaskets or fittings when I do this?

#2! · 08-20-2009, 02:20 PM

I don't remember having to mess with any gaskets. remember seeing one or two copper washers between the fuel line and the banjo bolts. I dont think anything came with the filter so make sure those bolts are clean and in perfect condition or they will never seal correctly.

***JohnGD*** · 08-20-2009, 08:22 PM

I use Wix fuel filter. You can get those at local NAPA. Fram may give you more filtration area because of the way they rolled their filters, kinda like a toilet paper method. I didn't install a Fram, cut it open instead, but I think Fram and Purolator should also work fine.

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Originally Posted by tkearins

I am going to replace my fuel filter on my 95' 5sfe 178K. I've never done this before. Does it matter which brand? My choices are:
Az filters for $20
Purolater for $20
Fram for $23.19
Beck/Arnley for $27.

All I have are some wrenches and I plan to get som PB blaster for the banjo bolts. anyone have any suggestions on brand, or helpful tips for when I go at this?

whip_cracker · 08-20-2009, 10:00 PM

Good luck getting the bolts undone!

I found a nifty solution to that... undo the fuel cap where you fill up with petrol.

***JohnGD*** · 08-20-2009, 10:20 PM

Also make sure you use the right size flare nut wrenches. Otherwise you can easily round out the soft flare nut. (If the bottom connection is a flare on your car).

tkearins · 08-21-2009, 07:34 AM

Does anyone know what size the 95 4 cyl (5sfe) wrench should be? seems like 14 mm works best. I have regular wrenches and had no luck this morning. The top one came off like butter. The bottom one I took a few swipes at with the regular wrench and am afraid to round it off. I hit it with PB blaster several times too.

Also, theres 2 hex shaped nuts below the fuel filter. One is larger, like >18 mm which I think is part of the filter itself, and the other is lower connected to the line, about 14 mm. I should be going after the 14 mm one, correct?

tkearins · 08-21-2009, 08:15 AM

Ok, really, really dumb question here.....the bottom flare nut won't move at all. However, now that I'm at my day job and thinking over things, I think I may have been turning it the wrong way! So as your looking down over the filter, and my hands are underneath the filter (where I can't see what I'm doing, jsut going by feel), should I be turning that nut to the left, or to the right? Since its upside down facing the bottom of the filter, my wrench handle should be moving clockwise as I'm looking down, correct?

***JohnGD*** · 08-21-2009, 08:01 PM

As many others mentioned, the lower pipe can easily twist ($) if not careful.

And yes, the flare nut loosens in the "regular" left-hand direction. So looking from the top (opposite) it will be right-hand (clockwise).

Use the larger wrench to hold the filter housing. As you mentioned, the larger nut is a part of the filter.

And you did disconnect the battery, relieve the fuel pressure and loosen the gas cap, right?

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Originally Posted by tkearins

Ok, really, really dumb question here.....the bottom flare nut won't move at all. However, now that I'm at my day job and thinking over things, I think I may have been turning it the wrong way! So as your looking down over the filter, and my hands are underneath the filter (where I can't see what I'm doing, jsut going by feel), should I be turning that nut to the left, or to the right? Since its upside down facing the bottom of the filter, my wrench handle should be moving clockwise as I'm looking down, correct?