Fuel Line Bolt Stripped @#$@%!!!!

[jhmesquire]

I was trying to change my fuel filter, when I striped the little bolt that holds the filter to the steal fuel line. I was using a line wrench! What the @#%$!!!!

has this happened to anyone???
Any Ideas on how to fix it? I have to remove the stripped bolt and get the bolt off the line and replace it.

I though About cutting the line and putting a small rubber hose inbetween the two cut pices, but I don't know what to do about the nut.

Any Ideas????

[Eye8Pussies]

locking pliers

since the bolt is stripped anyway, make them really tight until they dig into the bolt and you have to use big pliers just to close the locking pliers


otherwise, you can do exactly what you thought of using soft lines.

just make sure you use actual high pressure fuel lines and fuel clamps

[jhmesquire]

I tried big vice grips they finished it off. I is completly round and smooth. I might still cut it out and use a vice, or I could just order another line. I was going to replace the filter.

[wiccanferret]

What I did in that situation was got some high pressure rubber hose, four clamps and a fuel filter from a Ford Taurus.

Hack the old filter off with a saw, line and all.

Attach a piece of hose to both sides of the filter then to the line. It worked fine. The filter was about $8 and was a simple in-line fuel filter.

[Eye8Pussies]

pbblaster....

but yeah...it's kind of late now.

I'd just cut it out

[DAMON]

Im not sure of the exact location of the bolt in question, but these work great from my experience:



nut breaker, auto zone sells them.

[wiccanferret]

Um...it's on the fuel filter so it would have fuel line on both sides of it. Pretty sure you wouldn't be able to get a closed end nut breaker on there...

[DAMON]

thats what I figured, unless you were to buy a new fuel line...

[jhmesquire]

Goog guss! I wet to the dealer today ordered it, it was only $28. Not to bad for the whole line from filter to tank. I should hav it next week. I'm pretty sure the filter needs to be replaced anyway.

[wiccanferret]

Holy crap that's going to be a huge PITA to change.

[jhmesquire]

Originally Posted by wiccanferret

Holy crap that's going to be a huge PITA to change.

PITA??? whats that?
I was going to do it at a friends shop. I looked at the diagram it goes from the fuel filter to just befor the tank. There looks like anothe shorter line that meets it just befor the tank. I think toyota knew this would happen.

[DAMON]

PITA= Paint In The Ass

[MrSo0h0o]

how many miles do u have on your car? when i wanted to replace my fuel filter on my 93, i tried it myself but i had stripped the bolt too. i went to the dealership and the manager told me that he would love to take my money but it would not be smart to replace it because of my mileage(100K). he said that most likely the line would break on me and i would have to get a whole new line.

[Eye8Pussies]

Originally Posted by jhmesquire

PITA??? whats that?
I was going to do it at a friends shop. I looked at the diagram it goes from the fuel filter to just befor the tank. There looks like anothe shorter line that meets it just befor the tank. I think toyota knew this would happen.

just make sure you soak that connection point down with pb blaster for a couple of days first

unfortunately, on things such as fuel lines, going to a shop does really help too much except that they have a lift. Usually shops are useful since they have a torch, but it's not a good idea to put a torch to a fuel line

[jhmesquire]

I'm at 109k, and the dealer told me it never needed to be replaced. They also said plugs last 100k. i'm pretty sure they over estimate. the line was like 30 bucks not bad. I have access to a lift so it shoudn't be to bad.