Idiot changes fuel filter
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Idiot changes fuel filter
I changed my fuel filter and 
I took the gas cap off, I let the fuel out of the fuel rail using the schrader valve. That thing leaked gas all over me the entire time.
If you've ever gotten gasoline into your armpit you know how much fun that is. I got it done and it doesn't leak but good grief what was I supposed to do differently ? I had the car up on jack stands and it was level the best I could tell. There's gotta be a better safer way then what I did.
I took the gas cap off, I let the fuel out of the fuel rail using the schrader valve. That thing leaked gas all over me the entire time.
If you've ever gotten gasoline into your armpit you know how much fun that is. I got it done and it doesn't leak but good grief what was I supposed to do differently ? I had the car up on jack stands and it was level the best I could tell. There's gotta be a better safer way then what I did.
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From: Ft. Lauderdale Fl
I changed my fuel filter and
I took the gas cap off, I let the fuel out of the fuel rail using the schrader valve. That thing leaked gas all over me the entire time.
If you've ever gotten gasoline into your armpit you know how much fun that is. I got it done and it doesn't leak but good grief what was I supposed to do differently ? I had the car up on jack stands and it was level the best I could tell. There's gotta be a better safer way then what I did.
I took the gas cap off, I let the fuel out of the fuel rail using the schrader valve. That thing leaked gas all over me the entire time.
If you've ever gotten gasoline into your armpit you know how much fun that is. I got it done and it doesn't leak but good grief what was I supposed to do differently ? I had the car up on jack stands and it was level the best I could tell. There's gotta be a better safer way then what I did.
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From: Littleton CO
However, from another recent thread:
When I did mine, I used every pressure-relief trick I could find here at the forum, and it still never really stopped. It took 20-30 minutes for the trickle to become a drip that was slow enough to work around. The amount of fuel lost, however, was not very great - not much more than a cup or so.
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I had the same experience you guys did. The only way I think that this will work without us all turning into mops is to lower the amount of fuel in the tank as far as possible.
Maybe also lift the front end a touch higher than the rear.
Later
Maybe also lift the front end a touch higher than the rear.
Later
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Here is how you do it. Do the fuse trick, and then, you have to remove the rubber collar around the fuel inlet neck in the back, and then take two hose clamp pliers, or some clamping needle nose, and clamp off both rubber fuel hoses from the tank. Works like a champ every time.
Also, to keep the fuel from running down your arms, take a shop rag, and wrap it around your wrists. This will keep most of the fuel from running back down your arms.
Trey
Also, to keep the fuel from running down your arms, take a shop rag, and wrap it around your wrists. This will keep most of the fuel from running back down your arms.
Trey
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I watched a mechanic buddy of mine change my fuel filter. Same thing happend to him. It made him very mad. So he charged me the full book rate. I didn't mind after watching him take a gasoline shower.
So he charged me the full book rate. I didn't mind after watching him take a gasoline shower.
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Fuel filter
I thought I was the only one getting a gas bath. I've got to admit it is not much fun and as you're lying there, you're wondering if some character will drive bye and throw a cigarette butt out the window in your direction.
Just the joys of ownership
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Just the joys of ownership
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I run the car without the fuse until it dies. I also undo the gas cap and relieve some pressure at the valve. Only a little bit comes out after that. It's usually small enough to catch by covering with a small rag.
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Take the fuel pump fuse out, then run the engine until it quites.
I did that and I spilled less than a 1/4 of a cup when I changed mine. A shop towel took care of the rest and I was good to go.
It's also a good idea to disconnect the battery after you've pulled the fuel pump fuse and started the engine until it dies from fuel starvatation.
It's real easy to introduce a spark under there when working with tools since the filter is located close to the starter solenoid, its exposed section of copper cables and the knock sensor shields.
I did that and I spilled less than a 1/4 of a cup when I changed mine. A shop towel took care of the rest and I was good to go.
It's also a good idea to disconnect the battery after you've pulled the fuel pump fuse and started the engine until it dies from fuel starvatation.
It's real easy to introduce a spark under there when working with tools since the filter is located close to the starter solenoid, its exposed section of copper cables and the knock sensor shields.
Last edited by onedef92; Mar 30, 2007 at 03:07 PM.