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Fuel Filter
Replacement
I had a fuel filter in my shop for a little over a year and thought
I would replace it. I
had other work to perform on the car and this was a good time to do
it. The filter is
located in the left wheel well and the removal of the wheel and
wheel well lining is necessary.
As
you can see I removed the wheel and wheel well lining without taking any
photos. Sorry!
All that is necessary is to remove the wheel to have access to
the two nuts and screws and the two push screws that hold the wheel
liner.
As you can see that
filter has been on for a long time.
Remove the nut for the
support bracket.
In this photo I am installing a fuel line disconnect
tool. This tool is slotted
to slip over the fuel filter side of the fuel line connection and once
installed you push it towards the fuel line to open the clips that hold
the fuel line to the filter.
Once you do this to
both ends of the filter it should come out.
Once I removed the
filter a little fuel spilled out and I noticed the fuel was brown in
color.
This was a surprise and needless to say I was a bit
concerned; however I checked the other end of the filter and found that
it was clear. Was pleased
to see it did its job.
Bolted the filter in place and just pushed the fuel
lines into place. I would
recommend that you start the car and check the filter for leaks prior to
reinstalling the wheel liner and wheel.
Cut the filter in half
to see how bad that filter was.
I would say it was overdue for a replacement.
106,000mi.
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