94 conv LT1
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Racer
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94 conv LT1
Has anyone changed their fuel filter? Had my oil changed yesterday and I picked up a fuel filter for $12 for them to do at the same time. I could not see it in engine compartment. They looked up on their computer and it showed 1.0 hours labor on a coupe and an additional .9 for a convertible! $150 to change a $12 filter! Is it buried back near the fuel tank?
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- need to remove the x-brace on the verts. $150 to change a $12 filter - welcome to the wonderful world of corvette labor - 
- if you have real issues with it, change it yourself. as long as there's no problems, you're OK, problems, that $150 thing will seem like a bargain. personally, I doubt I could do it in my garage, from start to finish, in 2 hours. I've never done a convertible, but I have done four coupes. anybody that thinks it's a 15 minute job is full of it...personally, I would rather change the fuel filter myself. I know of at least one horror story from a fuel filter change on a 95 coupe, and that was done at a chevy dealer.
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I changed mine on my 93 Vert last summer after I replaced the fuel pump.
I didn't have to remove the X brace.
I used 2 long combo wrenches. I took both lines off the bottom of the filter.
Then I pulled it up through the engine compartment, the flexable fuel lines have room if you remove the mounting bolt on the air box.
Then I removed the filter, reinstalled in reverse.
I know its a lot easier to remove the X brace but I was working in my garage and didnt want to drop it if i didn't have too.
I didn't have to remove the X brace.
I used 2 long combo wrenches. I took both lines off the bottom of the filter.
Then I pulled it up through the engine compartment, the flexable fuel lines have room if you remove the mounting bolt on the air box.
Then I removed the filter, reinstalled in reverse.
I know its a lot easier to remove the X brace but I was working in my garage and didnt want to drop it if i didn't have too.
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FYI, the filter is located on the passenger side of the firewall right where it kicks up from the floor pan. You can see it with flashlight from the top.
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You tube vid. He really should have disconnected the battery as the filter is somewhat close to the starter. If you touch the posts with your wrench there will be a fire from the fuel spill that you always get when you do this job.
I worked in a hospital and have seen the results of gasoline burns.
I worked in a hospital and have seen the results of gasoline burns.
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Thanks for the replies. You guys are correct about removing the X brace on the convertible. The car only has 23000 miles on it and am having no problems-just thought it would be simple! Took it back for a refund from "wallyworld"! As one comment said-Corvettes can be expensive unless you are wrench capable! I'm lucky I ran into a shop where the manager worked for Chevy until 98 and worked on Corvettes only. Forum members are just as good.
