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Any way to stop the fuel p1ssing everywhere as I started on this last night but lost my nerve a little. As in can you drain it before removing by running the engine without the fuel pump on. Or is it just a case of using rags to mop up the spilled fuel.
Thanks Ed. |
Take the top bolt off, it'll spill a small amount. Wrap it in a towel or something to catch the drips.
Then take the white plastic cap off your new fuel filter and put it on the old fuel filter. This will create a small vacuum to hold a majority of the fuel. Then begin taking off the bottom bolt. It'll spill a little so place newspapers or something underneath. Now carefully and quickly move the old fuel filter into a container upside down. It holds a lot of fuel either way, if you find a way to drain it before taking off the bolt let me know. My method didn't spill so much on me. 81' 911sc - Weekend Project Car 09 GTR - Race Car |
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Have a fire extinguisher handy when you start up with the new filter, NO leaks, not a drop. Best to have an assistant start the car while you are in back looking.
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wow by the time you read all of these posts you coudld have been done :)
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Dr. J gave you good advice. Use two wrenches and make sure they are in a "V" formation. What you want to be able to do is wrap your hand around both wrenches and squeeze. Done in that manner, there is no danger of bending your fuel lines.
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I finally got around to doing this! You need to remove the outer nuts. (#1 & #4) #3 was 17mm, the rest were 19mm. I removed the heater duct, but did not remove the heater blower fan. Is it hard to remove the heater fan itself? Plugging the top line to create a vacuum that prevents spillage was a good tip. Unfortunately, I had trouble getting the filter free and clear once disconnected! When I initially loosened clamp around the filter, it dangled freely, so I thought it wasn't doing anything! It did not realize that it was secured on that bracket! The filter was stuck, and I spilled some gas on the wires below. I wiped them off, but will give the car a day to dry before starting it. (or until the gas smell goes away) http://i58.tinypic.com/1198qx0.jpg I wasn't able to swing the wrench for the top nut, so I removed it via the rubber hose. I then removed the hard line once the filter was off. Filter was 20 years old, but probably only had 30,000 miles on it. Gas came out pretty dirty. http://i61.tinypic.com/jt5i5s.jpg http://i59.tinypic.com/339rtrc.jpg As I was wiping off the gas, a small piece of paper came loose from somewhere, and fell right into my heater pipe. The OCD kicked in and I had to remove it. I did the masking tape on the screwdriver trick, only to have the masking tape fall off in there. I then got to use my "grabber" took for the first time! http://i57.tinypic.com/30lcaqq.jpg http://i60.tinypic.com/2mpbscw.jpg |
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