Changing fuel filter HELP!!!!
06-15-2007, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by 99SilverSE
Finally got around to TRY to change it today(June 7th) and found that the bolt on the filter has rusted itself to the screw on the line.
What do I need to do to get it apart? I sprayed it with WD-40 and I thought it was turning but it was the whole thing(both sides) were turning.
I don't want to brake the line but if I do how do I get it to work again?
What do I need to do to get it apart? I sprayed it with WD-40 and I thought it was turning but it was the whole thing(both sides) were turning.
I don't want to brake the line but if I do how do I get it to work again?
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06-20-2007, 03:19 AM
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i dont have a pic, but IIRC, on my 93 its on the back side of the fuel rail with a plastic screw on cover over it. It sticks out from the hard rail along the intake manifold.
07-18-2007, 08:09 PM
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I tried to loosen the fuel filter AGAIN today and still no luck.
I sprayed it with penatrating oil and thought it came loose but all I did was get the line nut loose from the line. So now the filter spins freely but the two nuts are still stuck together.
What can I do? Is the line broke now? How much is it for a new line that runs from the engine to the filter?
I sprayed it with penatrating oil and thought it came loose but all I did was get the line nut loose from the line. So now the filter spins freely but the two nuts are still stuck together.
What can I do? Is the line broke now? How much is it for a new line that runs from the engine to the filter?
07-18-2007, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by ghostintheshell
anyone have a pic of the location to depressurize the fuel filter?
on the L36 it is somewhat hidden on the end of the rail
07-18-2007, 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by 99SilverSE
I tried to loosen the fuel filter AGAIN today and still no luck.
I sprayed it with penatrating oil and thought it came loose but all I did was get the line nut loose from the line. So now the filter spins freely but the two nuts are still stuck together.
What can I do? Is the line broke now? How much is it for a new line that runs from the engine to the filter?
I sprayed it with penatrating oil and thought it came loose but all I did was get the line nut loose from the line. So now the filter spins freely but the two nuts are still stuck together.
What can I do? Is the line broke now? How much is it for a new line that runs from the engine to the filter?
I got a wire brush and brushed the rust off and put a bit of penatrating oil on the threads and put it back together.
07-19-2007, 10:32 AM
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Nope the line was fine. It was just the nut/bolt that was rusted together enough to be a pain in the rear.
I did find out that the line nut is supposed to turn though. I though I broke a weld on it or something, but once it came apart I saw that it was supposed to be that way.
I did find out that the line nut is supposed to turn though. I though I broke a weld on it or something, but once it came apart I saw that it was supposed to be that way.
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I don't have the patients for that. My line in front of the filter is really rusty.
I am taking mine in. I can't be stuck without a vehicle.
I guess that'* why God gave some guys the ability, and some none..
I am taking mine in. I can't be stuck without a vehicle.
I guess that'* why God gave some guys the ability, and some none..