Requesting explicit detail on how to replace fuel filter ?

[strikee]

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.

[gtrp]

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
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[Discseven]

Originally Posted by Hnichols

...Oh, and don't forget to disconnect the (-) battery cable.

Good one NICHO!

[jlex]

Originally Posted by Dr J

It helps to put the wrenches clocked about 30 degrees so that you can squeeze them to loosen and the same idea to tighten them up since it gets tight in there.

This is exactly the right way to do it.... you squeeze the offset wrenches so they line up with each other. Very simple.

[Hugh R]

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.

[theiceman]

wow by the time you read all of these posts you coudld have been done

dont worry youl be fine

[CCM911]

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.

[whiterabbit]

Originally Posted by strikee

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.

The new one should come with plastic caps each end. Remove the bottom line first and put the plastic cap on the old filter from the new filter. Next remove the top line. This should limit spillage.

[sugarwood]

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)


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.


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!