Fuel Filter Need Help Asap Pleaz

[Kirill]

Today i decided to change fuel filter .<

So i decided to losen at first the bolts.I untightend the bolt on the top but the bolt down the filter wont go.I can`t see this f***** shit any help

[Nick]

eat your crusts, some spinich and giv'er shit

you can try to lock in another wrench to give more leverage, but i don't think there's room

lots of ppl seem to have problems with that bolt, but most of those ppl haven't changed their fuel filters in 5-10 years, they get what's coming to them

or you could bring it to the garage, its not a long job

[Velocity]

I had the same problem and increasing the more torque to loosen it is not a good idea. I added more power to loosen it and it caused the threads on the lower portion of the FF to strip. Then I stuck and couldnt go any further nor backward because the thread was stripped causing gas to leak like a mofo so I had to cut the metal fuel line and replace it with fuel hoses, and fittings to the new FF. My suggestion would be to definatley use a flare wrench instead of a normal wrench or else you'll end up stripping the bolt. Also becareful of how much torque you apply or you'll end up having to cut the fuel line as i did.

[wontonjohnny]

whats a flare wrench????

[Nick]

also called a line wrench, which is the "proper" tool to be using when working on any kind of fluid line


it grabs more corners so you won't strip the fitting, which is a pain in the arse to replace if you fuck it up

[Nick]

[wontonjohnny]

arent the connections banjo?? .. couldnt you just use sockets???

[Nick]

explain banjo

[wontonjohnny]

banjo fittings...

bolt with a hollow core ... bolt goest through a ring also with a hollow section for fuel to enter the bolt


something liek that ... but it basically gets rid of inline hose connections...

[Nick]

oh yeah, the top one is, but i believe the bottom one is just a straight line out

but i'm not 100%, i'd go check but its pissing rain out

[wontonjohnny]

i think your right...

[wontonjohnny]

did changing your filter do anything???

the guy at toyota said it shouldnt have to be changed if your car isnt lagging... and if you use good fuel. it should never need changing

[Nick]

haynes manual says to replace fuel filter every 30k miles (50k kms) or every 2 years

which i think is a good guideline, filters are dirt cheap and they're there to protect you, there's a lot of crap in gas

those old tanks they got under service stations have tons of sediment and rust flakes in there, most important of all, never fill where they just filled the tanks, it puts everything that was in the tank into suspension

and that primary filter in the tank dosen't do much

[wontonjohnny]

fuel filters arent cheap

65 bucks for toyota ... id suggest that you not use other brands like bosch ....

[Nick]

heh, i think you can get them for 30-40$ at crappy tire,

and its cheaper than continuously straining your fuel pump, and or messing up your injectors