I Cant find the fuel filter!!
- Thread starter Danny-Boi
- Start date
-
Sponsors (?)
Jay5_o
New Member
ram360
Founding Member
Jack up the car. It's in front of your gas tank more towards the passenger side, you can't miss it. It's about the diameter of a soda can, but a little shorter.
Just back the rear of the car up on ramps. You'll see it then.
You can do it without jacking anything up but it's a tight squeeze
You can do it without jacking anything up but it's a tight squeeze
If you know what your fuel filter looks like (assuming your replacing it and have one bought)...the fuel filter will be easily seen...there will probably be dirt all over it... but is very noticeable...I advise wearing glasses when removing/installing...because you don't want dirt and gasoline in your eyes...
Where is that fuel pump relay located at?...is that the one in the hatch area by the lights you unplug?
Where is that fuel pump relay located at?...is that the one in the hatch area by the lights you unplug?
maybe you can. LOL. some of us are not so, ahhh, svelte.Mustang5L5 said:
i would add that you can trace the fuel lines and find it. while tracing, take a look at the lines - sometimes with aftermarket exhausts, the lines are allowed to touch the exhaust. make sure you are not about to burn through a line.
good luck.
FrdMustangCpe
New Member
FrdMustangCpe
New Member
ill probably just go ahead and replace it now then. ive only had the car for month or so and who knows if the previous owner ever changed it. any tips on R/R? i think you open the gas cap and release the pressure right?
larrendeuce
Member
The one located in the hatch is the inertia switch. Its usually more work to get to because you have to removes some plastic panels. Compared to reaching under your seat. Either way works, just crank the car over and let it run until it dies.
I did the inertia switch one...I unplugged it...(the car had been sitting 3 hours)...and then I went to start the car...and it just turned over but didn't start...is 3 hours long enough for the car to release it's own fuel pressure...?...fuel still came out of the fuel filter...probably enough to fill 1/2 a cup...
i think you would need to get the car to start to bleed off the pressure.5spd GT said:
ive never done any of that. i get fuel in my armpit no matter what, so i just pop a line and drain the fuel into a jar.
just me. good luck.
HISSIN50 said:
Well I did this like 2 months ago...but was wondering why the car didn't even start...dumb question and mistake I could have made...I probably had the battery cable off (doing spark plugs also at same time)...would the car try to turnover with the negative battery cable off the battery...it tried to start but didn't turn on...????
larrendeuce
Member
Yeah if it doesn't start then just crank it for a couple seconds, the injectors will release the pressure, and gas will always come out of the filter and lines because everything is still primed.
5sp, i dont think a motor will turn over with no neg cable attached.
remember, even if you have no fuel pressure, the car still turns over (it cant catch cuz it is missing fuel).
Brimak, i will normally cycle the key on and off a couple of times to build full pressure back up. i dont think you even need to do that. the pump moves a lot of fuel - and a lot of folks dont even realize how much pressure they lose overnight, etc, if their system bleeds pressure off when the car is off.
remember, even if you have no fuel pressure, the car still turns over (it cant catch cuz it is missing fuel).
Brimak, i will normally cycle the key on and off a couple of times to build full pressure back up. i dont think you even need to do that. the pump moves a lot of fuel - and a lot of folks dont even realize how much pressure they lose overnight, etc, if their system bleeds pressure off when the car is off.
Similar threads
